Physical Features and Environmental Issues of SE Asia

What is the name of the peninsula that is divided into North and South Korea?

• Arabian Peninsula

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Korean Peninsula

• Azuero Peninsula

Which mountain range is sometimes called the “roof of the world?”

• Himalayas

• Rockies

• Alps

• Andes

Which desert is the world’s longest desert?

• Sahara

• Taklamakan

• Gobi

• Namib

Which desert is known as “Shamo”. What does that mean?

• Sahara

• Taklamakan

• Gobi

• Namib

Which river starts in the Himalayas and flows SE through India and Bangladesh for more than 1,500 miles?

• Yangtze

• Ganges

• Yellow River

• Amazon

What is the name of Asia’s largest desert?

• Namib

• Gobi

• Sahara

• The Outback

Which river is considered sacred to the Hindu religion?

• Yellow River

• Yangtze

• Ganges

• Amazon

Which sea is seeing issues with a decline in fish because of overfishing?

• South China Sea

• Bay of Bengal

• Japan Sea

• Pacific Ocean

What is the name of the river that flows into the Yellow Sea?

• Huang He (Yellow River)

• Chang Jiang (Yangtze)

• Amazon

• Pearl River

Which sea becomes the East China Sea south of the Korean Peninsula?

• East China Sea

• Yellow Sea

• Sea of Japan

• Bay of Bengal