Southeast Asia Study Guide

What landform forms the border between China and India?

• Taklamakan Desert

• Himalayan Mountains

• Ganges River

• Rocky Mountains

What is Asia's largest desert that is mostly bare rock?

• Taklamakan Desert

• Ganges River

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara Desert

What country on the Korean Peninsula is communist?

• North Korea

• South Korea

• Vietnam

• China

What river is sacred to the Hindu religion?

• Ganges River

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• South China Sea

What is the world's largest continent?

• Australia

• Asia

• North America

• China

Why do very few people live in southwestern China and northern India?

• the Himalayan Mountains

• the Gobi Desert

• the Ganges River

• the Amazon Rainforest

What are many of the largest cities in Asia located on or near?

• bodies of water

• deserts

• mountains

• schools

Which area(s) in SE Asia has the lowest population density? Choose all that apply.

• Deserts

• Rivers

• Mountains

• Oceans

What is the climate like in the desert?

• extreme temperatures and very dry

• hot and rainy

• cold and snowy

• extreme temperatures and very rainy

Why do more people not live in the desert?

• because it's too dry and the temperatures are extreme

• because it's too rainy

• because there are too many people living there already

• because there are too many camels