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Unit 7 Top 25

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are Asian governments reluctant to solve environmental issues?

a)

They don't care about the environment

b)

They don't want to slow the growth of their economy

c)

They don't know how to help the environment

d)

They have so much money that it doesn't matter how the environment is damaged

2.

Identify the belief system:


Kami & Torii Gates

a)

Shintoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

3.

Cat/truck exhaust and burning fuels such as wood, coal, and animal dung contribute to...

a)

river pollution

b)

air pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

noise pollution

4.

What is the cycle of life, death, rebirth called?

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

samsara

d)

nirvana

5.

Which answer choice DOES NOT correctly match the belief system to where it was founded?

a)

Hinduism - India

b)

Buddhism - Vietnam

c)

Shintoism - Japan

d)

Confucianism - China

6.

Which feature do Hindus use for ritual bathing and discarding the cremated remains of the deceased?

a)

Bay of Bengal

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

Ganges River

d)

Yangtze River

7.

Spread of disease and harm to wildlife are two effects of...

a)

air pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

increased gross domestic product

d)

increased standard of living

8.

Where do most people live in Southern & Eastern Asia?

a)

near a water source - coastline, river

b)

in the Taklimakan & Gobi Deserts

c)

near the Himalayas

d)

on the Korean Peninsula

9.

What is the farming practice that creates flat areas on mountain slopes called?

a)

slash and burning

b)

commercial farming

c)

terracing

d)

subsistence farming

10.

Which belief system is being described?


Tripitaka, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

11.

Which two belief systems share the following ideas?


Reincarnation, Karma, Samsara, India

a)

Hinduism and Confucianism

b)

Confucianism and Shintoism

c)

Buddhism and Shintoism

d)

Buddhism and Hinduism

12.

The tally of good and bad deeds in your life that determines your fate in your next life is known as...

a)

dharma

b)

nirvana

c)

samsara

d)

karma

13.

Which answer choice correctly matches the causes of flooding in India & China?

a)

India: Yangtze River

China: Yellow River

b)

India: Ganges River

China: monsoons

c)

India: monsoons

China: Yangtze River

d)

India: monsoons

China: Yellow River

14.

Mount _____ is the highest point in the world, located in the _____ system.

a)

Gobi, Taklimakan

b)

Taklimakan, Gobi

c)

Everest, Himalaya

d)

Himalaya, Everest

15.

What is the same of the system depicted in the image?

a)

samara

b)

nirvana

c)

Four Noble Truths

d)

caste

16.

Respiratory & heart disease and climate change caused by the Asian Brown Cloud are effects of...

a)

water pollution

b)

flooding

c)

monsoons

d)

air pollution

17.

The ultimate goal of Hindus is _____; the ultimate goal of Buddhists is _____.

a)

karma / dharma

b)

caste / samsara

c)

moksha / nirvana

d)

nirvana / samsara

18.

Why is the Yellow River nicknamed "China's Sorrow"?

a)

its pollution is an embarassment

b)

its devastating floods

c)

it used to be a river, but now it is a dry creek bed

d)

it was used to transport migrants

19.

Which belief system believes in Brahman and that the Ganges River is sacred?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Confucianism

20.

The idea that the soul does not die with the body, but is reborn into another living being is called...

a)

sasara

b)

cremation

c)

dharma

d)

reincarnation

21.

Fill in the blanks.


_____ is the found of Buddhism. _____ is the founder of Confucianism.

a)

Muhammad; Moses

b)

Siddhartha Guatama; Confucius

c)

Kami Torri, Confucius

d)

Confucius, Shin To Torri

22.

What is the name of the layer of smog, smoke, & fog pollution 2 miles deep that stretches from the Arabian Peninsula to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Asian Brown Cloud

b)

Asian Dust Cloud

c)

Asian Dust Bowl

d)

Asian Black Cloud

23.

Human & animal waste, chemicals from factory use, and run-off from agricultural fertilizers are causes of...

a)

air polution

b)

water pollution

c)

monsoons

d)

flooding

24.

Seasonal winds that bring immense rain to Southern Asia are known as...

a)

typhoons

b)

tsunamis

c)

monsoons

d)

hurricanes

25.

The belief system characterized by the five relationships, the golden rule, and respect for elders is called...

a)

Shintoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism