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Intro to SE Asia
Quiz - Intro to SE Asia
Question | Answer |
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The cultural influence in Asia has been from which 3 groups? | Indian, Chinese, Western |
Name a city state of SE Asia. | Singapore |
The huge lake located in Myanmar where you can learn to leg-row is _______________. | Inle Lake |
Marco Polo was impressed with the city of Bogan and called it "the guilded city" because of _________________________. | the many beautiful Buddhist temples |
Komodo dragons can be found ___________________. | in Komodo National Park |
What is the name of the Indian River that is heavily polluted? | The Ganges River |
The Ganges flows through what major countries? | India and Bangladesh |
The Huang He River (Yellow River) has the nickname of ___________. | China's Sorrow |
Why is the Huang He River nicknamed "China's Sorrow?" | It is called "China's Sorrow" because of it's frequent flooding which causes many deaths. |
The Yangtze River is the largest/longest in _______________ and it is important because it provides hydroelectricity, water for irrigation, and transportation. | China |
What ocean lies between Africa to the west, Asia to the north, Australia to the east, and the Southern Ocean to the south? | Indian Ocean |
What body of water lies between China and Korea and has the Yellow River empty into it? | Yellow Sea |
What important river flows south through China, Vietnam, and 4 other countries before emptying into the South China Sea (it has rich farmland and rice is grown there)? | Mekong River |
The ______________ Desert is Asia's largest desert. | Gobi |
The ____________________ Desert is located in China and is over 600 miles long. | Taklimakan |
This physical feature is sometimes called "the rooftop of the world" and stretches for 200 miles. | Himalayan Mountains |
Which landform has been divided into 2 countries since 1948 and is located attached to NE China and found between the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan? | Korean Peninsula |
India is a ___________________ which means it is a large land area that is mostly separate from the rest of Asia. | subcontinent |
The Himalayan Mountains is created from __________________ that are crashing into another. | tectonic plates |
______________________ is the world's largest democracy. | India |
________________________ has the world's largest population | China |
A _______________________ is a landform that is surrounded on three sides by water. | peninsula |