Unit 8 Vocab Quiz - Asia

A sacred river in India and Bangladesh, vital for agriculture and religious practices.

• Silk Road

• Monsoon
• Ganges River

• Himalayas
• Ring of Fire

An ancient trade route connecting Asia with Europe, facilitating cultural and economic exchanges.

• Silk Road
• Monsoon
• Archipelago
• Himalayas
• Ganges River

A group of islands, such as the Philippines or Indonesia.

• Taiga

• Archipelago

• Himalayas
• Dynasty

• Ring of Fire

The mountain range in Asia, home to Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak.

• Himalayas
• Monsoon
• Archipelago
• Ganges River
• Ring of Fire

Seasonal winds in South and Southeast Asia, often bringing heavy rainfall.

• The Great Wall

• Archipelago
• Himalayas
• Monsoon

• Aquaculture

1. a large, distinguishable part of a continent,

• Silk Road

• Aquaculture

• Archipelago
• Subcontinent

• Ganges River

160-mile-long, 2.5-mile-wide buffer zone established in 1953 separating North and South Korea

• Dynasty

• Monsoon
• DMZ

• Silk Road

• Ganges River

A sequence of rulers from the same family, prominent in China’s history (e.g., Tang Dynasty).

• Dynasty
• Monsoon
• Archipelago
• The Great Wall

• Subcontinent

cultivation of seafood.

• Aquaculture
• Monsoon
• Archipelago
• Himalayas
• Ganges River

massive defensive fortification that stretches along northern China

• Ring of Fire

• Monsoon
• The Great Wall

• Himalayas
• Ganges River