Asia Unit Review

Asia Unit Review

A map that shows you countries and capitals
vs
A map that shows you mountains, deserts, rivers, oceans, etc.

Asia Physical & Political Geography

Review Questions 3 & 4

Asia Physical & Political Geography

Review Questions
10, 15, 17, 23, 25

Multiple Choice

Choose the option that has the map type and description matched correctly

• Political- labeled countries & capitals

  Physical- rivers, oceans, mountains etc

• Physical- labeled countries & capitals

  Political- rivers, oceans, mountains etc

Multiple Choice

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

• Mt. Fuji

• K2

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Rainier

Multiple Choice

Which of the following countries is NOT an archipelago (island chain)

• Japan

• Philippines

• Thailand

• Maldives

• How do mountains impact people in Asia?

  • movement- mountains make it more difficult for people to travel

  • climate- higher elevations are colder, mountains affect the monsoon in India

  • population- fewer people settle in the mountains

• *Also physical landforms like mountains can hold cultural significance

  • Mount Fuji in Japan is considered sacred in the shinto religion

  • The Ganges River in India is sacred in the Hindu religion

Asia Physical & Political Geography

Review Questions
24, 27, 28

• The population of Asia is not evenly distributed with some areas being densely populated and some areas being sparsely populated, for example:

  • Most people live in the eastern part of China- Why?

    • the geography of western China + the draw of urban areas

• What are the two most populous countries in Asia?

Asia Population &
Economy

Review Questions
2, 6, 9, 16

• Many countries in Asia have arable land that is good for farming

  • tropical crops like tea, sugar cane, coffee, rubber, & cocoa are commonly grown (what method is commonly used to clear land for farming in Asia?)

  • Green Revolution- period of advancements in Agriculture that saw the invention and use of better fertilizers, pesticides, and genetically modified high-yield crop varieties.

  • many people in Asia are still practicing subsistence farming

    • the most common subsistence crop grown worldwide is rice- what are rice fields called? what is special about them?

Asia Population &
Economy

Review Questions
1, 12, 14, 19, 29

• 3 Types of Economic Systems:

  • Free Market Economy, Mixed Economy, Command Economy

• Countries that are considered developed in Asia?

  • Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea

    (characteristics of developed countries?)

• The Silk Road is an important and ancient trade route that spanned across Asia and the Middle East (has been used for more than 1500 years)

Asia Population &
Economy

Review Questions
8, 13, 22

Multiple Choice

This mountain is considered sacred in the Shinto religion

• Mt. McKinley

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Fuji

• K2

Multiple Choice

What rivers runs through India and is considered sacred in the Hindu religion?

• Yangtze River

• Mekong River

• Indus River

• Ganges River

Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of economic systems?

(3 are correct)

• Command Economy

• Free Market Economy

• Fixed Economy

• Mixed Economy

Multiple Choice

Mountains have all of the following affects on human populations in Asia EXCEPT

• Mountains affect how people move

• Mountains affect climate

• Mountains offer access to tropical plants

• Less people settle in the mountains

Multiple Choice

Which of these farming methods is the least commonly used in Asia

• Terracing

• Subsistence Farming

• Slash and Burn Method

• Large Commercial Farming

Multiple Choice

This type of farming provides you with enough food for you and your family for the year without any extra

• Commercial

• Subsistence

Multiple Choice

This map is an example of a cartogram (a map that is distorted to illustrate some other variable) what do you think this map is trying to show?

• distorted country size based on GDP

• distorted country size based on population

• distorted country size based on average age of population

• Languages that use Ideograms-

  • Ideograms are symbols that represent words or ideas

    • Chinese, Korean, Japanese

Asia Cultural Geography

Review Question 31

Asia Cultural Geography

• Hinduism:

  • One of the oldest religions in the world

  • Predominantly practiced in India- (what is the caste system?)

  • Sacred texts are the Vedas, Upanishads, and Sutras

• Buddhism:

  • 4 noble truths, karma, reincarnation

• Christianity:

  • The Philippines & East Timor are predominantly Catholic

• Confucianism:

  • began in China

  • concerned with ethics- how citizens and rulers should behave

• Shinto:

  • native religion of Japan

  • worship spirits called Kami

• Islam:

  • countries that are predominantly Muslim are Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh

Review
Questions
5, 7, 11, 18, 26, 30, 32

Multiple Choice

One of the oldest religions in the world- practiced predominantly in India

• Hinduism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Shintoism

Multiple Choice

A native religion of Japan- they worship spirits known as Kami

• Taoism

• Hinduism

• Shintoism

• Islam

Multiple Choice

True or False

Buddhist believe in the Four Noble Truths, Karma, & Reincarnation

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is NOT a sacred text in the Hindu Religion

• Upanishads

• Sutras

• The Vedas

• Quran