S2 U3 Asia GEO DOK 2

Which letter identifies the Pacific Ocean?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is this?

• Yangtze River

• Huang He River

• Chang Jiang River

• Ganges River

People like to live near fresh water for drinking water and irrigation.

However, there are not a lot of cities right on the banks of the Yellow River in China. WHY?

• Violation of the Hindu religion

• Extremely mountainous terrain makes travel difficult

• Constant flooding

• Scarcity of fertile/arable land

What contributes to the flooding problem in SE Asia?

• setting up clean-up campaigns along the rivers

• logging industries removing trees

• industries improperly disposing of their waste materials

• advocating the use of public transportation

During monsoon season in India, people have to watch out for increased mosquitoes and disease, and their buses and taxis may not be able to drive on their usual roads. What most likely is the cause for these changes?

• Population growth

• Increased flooding

• Hindu festivals

• Decreased building construction

Why are the monsoons important to the people of India?

• windy climates are preferred

• rain is needed for crops

• provide an opportunity to build new homes

• make it easy to raise cattle

Which body of water?

• Arabian Sea

• Ganges River

• Bay of Bengal

• Yellow River

In the Hindu religion, the Ganges River is considered sacred, and ritual bathing in its waters is practiced by an estimated 60,000 people per day. What is the effect of this practice?

• Increased population within cities along the river

• Spread of disease such as ecoli

• Less water for irrigation

• All of the answers are correct effects

How has India's need to develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River?

• Factories along the river dump industrial waste and the chemicals into the river every day.
• No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since the large factories have been built.
• Industries located along the river use so much water that the Ganges is almost dry by the time it reaches the sea.
• Factory owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe in the water or use the water for cooking.

"Reservoirs (water storage spaces) are becoming sewers, filled with trash and smelly water.

Local officials refuse to shut down polluting factories, fearful that unemployment will rise."

The issues mentioned in the passage are primarily related to which problem?

• Pollution in the Yangtze River

• Overpopulation in China

• Air pollution in Beijing

• Deforestation in Hong Kong