Asia Review

A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms

• Sikhism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into the slopes

• Terraced farming

• commercial farming

• fishing

customs or beliefs handed down from generation to generation

• Traditions

• Monsoons

• Tsunami

seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months

• Monsoon

• subcontinent

• typhoons

• plate tectonics

theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth's crust shifts

• Monsoon

• subcontinent

• typhoons

• plate tectonics

Which of the following countries IS NOT part of South Asia?

• Pakistan
• Bhutan
• China
• India

Which of the following bodies of water DOES NOT surround, or IS NOT located near, South Asia?

• Indian Ocean
• Bay of Bengal
• Atlantic Ocean
• Arabian Sea

What is a Monsoon?

• A song by Jack Johnson
• weather fronts that carry massive amount of snowfall
• seasonal winds
• same as a hurricane

Which of the following is the most important river in India?

• Nile 
• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Ganges

This is a class system in India that determines a person's job, life partner and social order?  

• Caste System
• Political System
• Cable System
• Life System