WorksheetsReligions and Environmental Issues Southeast Asia
Total questions: 89
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the country marked with a star.
a)
Laos
b)
Indonesia
c)
Vietnam
d)
Thailand
2.
Strong winds that change with the seasons bringing either wet or dry weather are called ____?
a)
Tsunamis
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Typhoons
d)
Monsoons
3.
Farmers in Southeast Asia have adapted mountainous areas for agricultural use by __
a)
building levees
b)
constructing terraces
c)
practicing crop rotation
d)
developing contour cultivation
4.
The main religions of SE Asia are Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and
a)
Islam.
b)
animism.
c)
Judaism.
d)
Confuciusm.
5.
Which river runs through Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia?
a)
Mekong
b)
Irrawaddy
c)
Yangtze
d)
Indochina
6.
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Kharma
c)
Nirvana
7.
The god or supreme deity for Buddhism is
a)
Siddartha Gautama
b)
The Dalai Lama
c)
There is no god or supreme deity
d)
The Bodhisattvas
8.
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
a)
Confucius
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Guatama
d)
Attilla
9.
The heart of Buddha's teachings is contained in what?
a)
The Four Noble Truths
b)
Nirvana
c)
Dharma
d)
Illusions
10.
Which belief is shared by both Hindus and Buddhists?
a)
Each soul is reincarnated after death.
b)
Everyone has the same social status.
c)
People must pray five times a day facing Mecca.
d)
Material wealth shows you have the blessings of the gods.
11.
What religion originated in the Indus Valley around 1400 BCE?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Sikhism
12.
Considered India's holiest river.
a)
Ganges River
b)
Nile River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Mississippi River
13.
The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
14.
Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?
a)
reincarnation
b)
caste system
c)
karma
d)
nirvana
15.
What is the name of Hinduism's supreme power?
a)
Brahma
b)
Atman
c)
Varna
d)
Shiva
16.
Collections of songs and prayers that make up the earliest Hindu sacred writings.
a)
Qu'ran
b)
Torah
c)
Vedas
d)
Tripitaka
17.
"What goes around comes around" is a way to describe ____________.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
shiva
d)
caste
18.
Quran is to Islam as _____________ is to Buddhism
a)
Tripitaka
b)
Vedas
c)
Karma
d)
Upanishads
19.
Shinto is ______
a)
the indigenous religion of the islands of Japan.
b)
“the way of the goddesses.”
c)
native to China and Japan.
d)
a hybrid of ancient Buddhism.
20.
Shinto is strongly oriented toward ______
a)
man.
b)
ethics.
c)
nature.
d)
water.
21.
What is the best translation of the word "kami"?
a)
Spirit
b)
Temple
c)
Sacrifice
d)
Gate
22.
Who was Confucius?
a)
the founder of Legalism
b)
the founder of Daoism
c)
The founder of Buddhism
d)
The founder of Confucianism
23.
Confucius said people should know their place in ___________ and _____________.
a)
family, society
b)
town, kingdom
c)
books, magazines
d)
life, death
24.
The 5 Key Relationships were the foundation for
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Confucianism
25.
Where did Confucianism originate?
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
Arabia
d)
China
26.
Confucius had very strict ideas about how people should what?
a)
Cook their food
b)
worship
c)
behave to develop moral character
27.
The statement below refers to which of the THREE philosophies:
respect and obey your parents
respect and obey your parents
a)
confucianism
b)
daoism
c)
legalism
28.
What is valued by followers of Confucianism?
a)
respect
b)
nature
c)
yin and yang
29.
Which religion has no founder?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Shintoism
c)
Buddhism and Hinduism
d)
Hinduism and Shintoism
30.
The Four Noble Truths are the basic beliefs of ??
a)
Confucianism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Buddhism
31.
The now-illegal caste system originated from which religion?
a)
Shintoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Confucianism
32.
Which country is considered a subcontinent?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
North Korea
d)
Indonesia
33.
Which two countries are located on the Korean Peninsula?
a)
Japan and China
b)
India and Vietnam
c)
Vietnam and North Korea
d)
North and South Korea
34.
Which of these countries is located directly south of China?
a)
Indonesia
b)
Vietnam
c)
Japan
d)
South Korea
35.
Which country is located to the East of the Sea of Japan?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Japan
d)
India
36.
Which of the following has the largest population in the world?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
South Korea
37.
Which is the longest river in China?
a)
Yellow river
b)
Ganges River
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Yangtze River
38.
What are the two deserts located in China?
a)
Gobi and Sahara
b)
Gobi and Taklimakan
c)
Sahara and Taklimakan
d)
Mohave and Sahara
39.
The South China Sea is located directly south of where?
a)
India
b)
Indonesia
c)
China
d)
Japan
40.
Which body of water borders India to the East?
a)
Bay of Bengal
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
South China Sea
d)
Yellow Sea
41.
Which ocean is located south of India?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
42.
Which body of water is located between China and the Korean Peninsula?
a)
Yellow Sea
b)
Yellow River
c)
Sea of Japan
d)
South China Sea
43.
Which body of water is located between the Korean Peninsula and Japan?
a)
South China Sea
b)
Sea of Japan
c)
Yellow Sea
d)
Yangtze River
44.
Which mountain range is located south of China and North of India?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Himalayan Mountains
45.
Which landform is North and South Korea located on?
a)
India
b)
Indonesia
c)
Korean Peninsula
d)
China
46.
Which river flows from China into the Yellow Sea?
a)
Yangtze River
b)
Yellow River
c)
Ganges River
d)
MeKong River
47.
Which is a cause of Air Pollution in Asia?
a)
Factories
b)
Cars
c)
Large Population
d)
All of the Above
48.
What is a cause of water pollution in the Ganges River?
a)
Religious Ceremonies
b)
Factory Waste
c)
Poor Sewage Systems
d)
All of the Above
49.
Which group list EFFECTS of pollution in Asia?
a)
Factories, Sewage, Cars
b)
Sickness, early death, loss of work
c)
Sickness, Factories, Cars
d)
Dead animals, travel, sewage
50.
Which of these is a cause of flooding in India and China?
a)
Droughts
b)
Desertfication
c)
Monsoons
d)
Factories
51.
Around which physical feature does the largest concentration of people in India live around?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Indus River
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Gobi Desert
52.
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. In what mountain range is it found?
a)
Andes
b)
Gobi
c)
Taklimakan
d)
Himalayas
53.
Which is the largest continent in the world?
a)
Europe
b)
North America
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
54.
Around which physical feature would you expect more people to live in China?
a)
Himalayan Mountains
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Korean Peninsula
d)
The coastline
55.
Which of these is a seasonal wind bringing heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding?
a)
Monsoons
b)
Tsunami
c)
Drought
d)
Taklimakan
56.
Which of these is a seasonal wind bringing heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding?
a)
Monsoons
b)
Tsunami
c)
Drought
d)
Taklimakan
57.
Into what country does the Ganges River flow after it leaves India?
a)
China
b)
Pakistan
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Afghanistan
58.
Which is true about the Ganges River?
a)
The river is ignored by Indian religious rituals
b)
People do not drink the water because it is polluted
c)
Many people use the river for transportation as well as a water supply
d)
Plant and animal life have not been affected by the poor quality of the river's water
59.
How has India's need o develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River?
a)
Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river every day
b)
No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since the large factories have been built
c)
Industries located along the river use so much water that the Ganges is almost dry by the time it reaches the sea
d)
Factory owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe in the water/use the water for cooking
60.
How has the Indian practice or cremating their dead been a problem for the river?
a)
People are not allowed to go near the river when cremation are taking place
b)
The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there.
c)
Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream
d)
The bodies of dead animals, as well as the ashes of human beings, have been placed in the river causing problems.
61.
What was the purpose of the Ganges Action plan begun in the 1980's?
a)
to try and clean up the river
b)
the bring an end to the cremations
c)
to end using the river for drinking water
d)
to slow down the building of new factories
62.
Why has the Indians government had such a hard time making much progress in cleaning up the Ganges River?
a)
Most people in India do not feel the river is polluted so they are not worried about it
b)
The government of India has not made the cleaning up of the Ganges River one of its goal.
c)
Few people have gotten sick from the water in the Ganges River, so it it hard to get money for clean-up operations.
d)
India's combination of growing population and run-off from farming makes it hard to see much progress in controlling pollution
63.
Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China?
a)
Water from the Yangtze is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert
b)
The Yangtze is the international border between China and India
c)
People can use the Yangtze River to get over the Himalayan Mountains
d)
It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial use.
64.
Into what body of water does the Yangtze flow?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
East China Sea
d)
South China Sea
65.
What are some of the main causes of high levels of nitrogen in the waters of the Yangtze River?
a)
The waste is from nuclear power plants
b)
the bodies of dead animals are thrown into the water.
c)
The chemicals used in fertilizers run from the fields into the river
d)
The exhaust fumes are from the millions of cars driven in this area of Asia.
66.
How would building sanitary landfills along the Yangtze River help reduce pollution in the water?
a)
The garbage could go into landfills instead of into the river
b)
The landfills would reduce the general need for more electricity.
c)
The chemicals would no longer run into farmers' fields and into the river
d)
All of the garbage would be recycled in landfills and there would be no waste.
67.
What have been the effect of the rapid growth of algae in the Yangtze River?
a)
The oxygen levels in the water go down and fish die
b)
The river dolphins and porpoises can rely on the algae as a food source.
c)
The Yangtze River can longer be used for shipping and transportation.
d)
The algae have provided a good source of fertilizer for those who live along the river.
68.
Which is one of the most common industrial pollutants found in the Yangtze River?
a)
Arsenic
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Nuclear Waste
d)
human sewage
69.
Why are India's urban areas having a problem with air pollution?
a)
Few people in India feel that air pollution is a problem
b)
There are not government efforts to control air pollution
c)
There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today.
d)
The rapidly growing population, heavy industry, and thousands of automobiles have caused the problem.
70.
How is air pollution a problem in rural areas?
a)
Millions of people cook over wood and coal fires
b)
Many heavy industries have relocated in rural areas because the land is cheap
c)
People living in small villages drive a long distance to work in cars and trucks
d)
Waste from nuclear power plants has made the air in rural areas dangerous to breathe
71.
What has been the effect of heavily polluted "Brown clouds" that are now common in some parts of India?
a)
Rainfall has decreased and temperatures are cooler
b)
Heavy rains have led to widespread flooding in India
c)
There is an increase in the crops harvested, as they are not burned by the sun
d)
The Indian government has decided to reduce the number of cars allowed on India's highway
72.
Why has the Indian government had problems reducing air pollution?
a)
They do not want to slow economic growth.
b)
There are no effective ways to regulate air pollution in the world today.
c)
No one in India is concerned about the amount of air pollution in India.
d)
Health problems related to air pollution have shown up in the Indian pollution.
73.
Why is acid rain dangerous to the environment in China?
a)
May cause chemical fires
b)
can harm plants and animals
c)
often leads to massive flooding
d)
it causes an increase in air temperature
74.
Which is a leading cause of death in China?
a)
skin cancer
b)
respiratory and heart disease
c)
injuries from automobile accidents
d)
injuries related to industrial and factory accidents
75.
Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?
a)
The shrinking population
b)
use of coal-burning power plants for energy
c)
the gradual drop in the number of new factories
d)
the lack of automobiles and trucks in rural areas
76.
Which economic argument does teh World Bank make to urge countries to do whatever they need to do to clean up serious environmental problems quickly?
a)
Health problems disappear very quickly once pollution problems are solved
b)
The process of cleaning up serious environmental problems is usually very easy to do.
c)
Most serious pollution problems can be taken care of without spending a lot of money .
d)
The long-term costs of pollution are often more expensive than the clean-up effort would be.
77.
When Beijing, China was awarded the 2008 Olympics, which environmental issue was a big concern for many of the athletes?
a)
the city's air pollution
b)
lack of fresh drinking water
c)
temperatures would be too hot in the summer in China
d)
Heavy seasonal rains that come to China in the summer
78.
About 80% of india's people follow this religion
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
79.
The Vedas is the name of the sacred text of this religion
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
80.
Which religion is monotheistic?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Shintoism
81.
This religion is unique to Japan
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Islam
82.
The Golden Rule is part of which philosophy?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
83.
The caste system is part of which religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Islam
84.
Followers build shrines to worship kami (spirits) in which religion?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Islam
85.
Allah is the god for which religion
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Shintoism
86.
What religion is primarily found in Southern and Eastern Asia?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Confucianism
87.
This religion country of origin is India
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
88.
The two predominant environmental issues in Southeast Asia are
a)
air pollution and lack of food
b)
water pollution and lack of jobs
c)
air pollution and water pollution
89.
Deforestation in Africa and Southeast Asia can lead to
a)
flooding, soil erosion, and famine
b)
pesticide runoff, soil erosion, and drought
c)
there is no deforestation in Africa or Southeast Asia
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