AKS 50a - Geography of South Asia & East Asia

What does the Ganges river empty into

• Bay of Bengal
• Bay of fundy
• Paradise Bay
• Guanabara Bay

Why is the Ganges river important to the people in India?

• Beliefs and their needs
• Fishing
• Transportation

What disease can u NOT catch from the ganges river?

• hepatitis
• cholera
• tuberculosis
• typhoid

Where is the source of the Ganges?

• Allahabad

• Nepal

• Himalayas

• Pakistan

Why is the Huang He River sometimes called "China's Sorrow"?

• The river runs dry leaving farmers to starve
• Floods along this river cause suffering
• No one can drink the water because of the pollution
• The river is not good for transportation

Why are the Himalayan Mountains called the "roof of the world"?

• Little water comes out of the mouton range in the form of streams & rivers
• The Himalayan Mountains are generally quite easy to travel.
• The Himalayan Mountains are so rugged that no people can live there.
• The world's highest mountains are found in this area.

Why is the Huang He River referred to as the Yellow River?

• No one knows where the name came from
• The river was given name by order of Chinese Government
• Yellowish dust from the desert blows into the water causing the yellow color
• Villagers living along this river are famous for producing cloth using yellow dye.

What is loess?

• Name for the canals built along a river's path.
• Another name for heavy seasonal rains.
• Silt that is carried in river water
• Small fish that live in China's rivers.

What are the two great deserts found in China?

• Gobi & Ganges
• Gobi & Taklimakan
• Huang He & Yangtze
• Mekong & Taklimakan

Which is the MOST LIKELY reason that some of the largest deserts in this world are found to the north of the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau?

• No water can be found in either the Himalayan Mountains or the Tibetan Plateau
• The year-round cold temperatures in these areas led to the creation of these deserts.
• Years of poor farming led to erosion of the soil and the gradual development of desert.
• These high mountains and plateau block rains & moisture that would come from the seas further to the south.