South and East Asia Geography Review

Which marks the Ganges River?

• 2

• 3

• 9

• 11

Why is the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) so important to the population and economy of China?

• Water from the river is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert.

• The Yangtze forms the border between India and China.

• People use the Yangtze to travel through the Himalayan Mountains.

• It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial uses.

The climate of India is affected by seasonal winds called ________.

• typhoons

• monsoons

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

People in Southern and Eastern Asia usually live near _________.

• water

• deserts

• plateaus

• peninsulas

Physical feature "F" (Covering Nepal and forms the border between China and India)

• Mt. Everest

• Himalaya Mountains

• Gobi Desert

• Ganges River

Japan has

• limited farmland and poor soil for agriculture.
• excellent soil and large amounts of farmland.
• large farms within urban areas.
• many huge farms that produce a variety of crops.

The two main deserts of East Asia are:

• Tian Shan and Taklimakan
• Sahara and Tarim
• Gobi and Tian Shan
• Gobi and Taklimakan

Thousands of Hindu pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the _____.

• monsoons
• alluvial plains
• Ganes River
• estuary

80% of individuals living in India are _____, and the majority of individuals living in Pakistan are ______.

• Hindus ; Buddhists

• Hindus; Muslims

• Muslims : Hindus

• Christians ; Muslims

What is a system of beliefs and traditions that are reflected in many East Asian cultures that people show a strong respect for elders and ancestors?

• United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
• Confucianism
• Silk Route
• East Asia