SE Asia Geography

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

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.

What are the two great deserts found in China?

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

Which river flows through India & Bangladesh and empties into the Bay of Bengal?

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Yangtze River
• Mekong River

Which country is a peninsula?

• Japan
• China
• Korea
• Vietnam

Which river is the longest river in China?

• Ganges River
• Mekong River
• Yangtze River
• Huang He River

Which river runs south from Tibet to Vietnam and empties into the South China Sea?

• Indus River
• Mekong River
• Yangtze River
• Huang He River