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Which mountain range includes Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world?
Andes Mountains
Alps
Himalayan Mountains
Ural Mountains
I extend southward to Australia.
I am directly east of Africa.
What am I?
Which river is the longest in china?
Ganges
Huang He
Beijing
Yangtze river
What are the two great deserts found in China?
Gobi and Taklimakan
Gobi and Ganges
Huang and Yangtze
Mekong and Taklimakan
Which river flows through India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal?
Indus
Mekong
Yangtze
Ganges
Which sea lies between Vietnam and the Philippines and has violent monsoons and typhoons?
South China Sea
Sea of Japan
Bay of Bengal
Red Sea
What river is sacred in the Hindu religion?
Amazon River
Mekong River
Yellow River
Ganges River
About 90 percent of China’s population lives in the:
North
Desert
Mountains
East
Why is the Ganges River so polluted?
Untreated sewage pours into it.
Animal carcasses are thrown into it.
Trash is thrown into it.
All of the above.
What major environmental problem are both China and India facing?
Air pollution
Deforestation
Nuclear waste
Desertification
What is the seasonal wind that can bring heavy rainfall that leads to flooding?
Hurricane
Monsoon
Tornado
Tsunami
The issues mentioned in the passage are primarily related to which problem?
Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003?
Iraq was threatening Afghanistan with nuclear weapons.
The UN believed Iraq was about to invade Kuwait a second time.
Iraq troops attacked Saudi Arabia.
Saddam Hussein was believed to have weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists.
Group responsible for the 9/11 attacks; led by Osama Bin Laden
Al-Qaeda
Taliban
Northern Alliance
Sunni Muslims
The nation of Israel was created soon after....
World War I
World War II
The Persian Gulf War
The Korean War
Which happened immediately after Israel became a nation?
It took all of the Palestinian land
Palestine became a nation
Neighboring Arab nations attacked
Israel lost all of its land
What large empire broke up after WWI?
Roman Empire
Aztec Empire
Ottoman Empire
Persian Empire
What does the term partitioning mean?
To create
To divide
To break
To expose
Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire?
Britain and Poland
United States
Middle Eastern governments
France and Britain
What problems did the new boundaries in the Middle East cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?
All of the new countries had a low standard of living
The new countries included people who did not have much in common
Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work
People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion
During WWII, six million Jews were killed in what is called:
The Holocaust
Colonialism
Apartheid
Diaspora
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait's harsh dictator
A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying:
Oil fields
Desalination plants
Weapons of mass destruction
Military helicopters
A political movement that establishes a Jewish homeland is called
Isolationism
Nationalism
Zionism
Anti-semitism
This religion studies the book of Koran.
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Sunni and Shia muslims study this religion
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
This religion has the "Star of David" as their religious symbol
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
This religion holds the cross as a sacred symbol
Islam
Chrisitianity
Judaism
This religion is considered a monotheistic religion.
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
All of the above
This religion's followers worship in Mosques
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
This religion's followers worship in synagogues
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
This is the oldest monotheistic religion
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
This religion requires a trip or "pilgrimage" to Mecca
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
This religion considers the Holy Bible their sacred text
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
This religion began in the Middle East
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
All of the above
The Muslim faith is based mostly on the teachings of
Abraham
Muhammed
Jesus
Buddha
The basic cause of disagreement between the Sunnis and the Shias is
how many times a day a person should pray
who should be the successor to Muhammad and the leader of the Islamic community
who should be able to lead the prayer services in the mosque
who owns Jerusalem
Who is the founder of Christianity?
Abraham
Jesus
Moses
Muhammad
What is a group of people that share a belief system called?
Ethnic Group
Spiritual Group
Monotheistic Group
Religious Group
In which system of government does the legislature elect the leader of the government?
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
dictatorship
absolute monarchy
How would you describe the government of China?
rule by one (dictator)
rule by a monarch
rule by many (the people)
rule by few (Communist party officials)
Both India and Japan are considered parliamentary democracies. In this type of government the legislative branch consists of an elected Parliament and the ___ is head of the executive branch.
King
President
State Council
Prime Minister
T/F Agricultural runoff is the main cause of air pollution in India and China
True
False: desertification
False: burning fossil fuels
What is one consequence of China's rapid industrialization?
reduced international trade
decreased natural resources
reduced agriculture industry
air pollution is increasingly unsafe
By building sewage treatment plants, India...
has attempted to address air pollution in it's major cities.
has attempted to address the pollution of the Ganges River.
is able to import food from other countries.
has restricted when and where people can drive.
Domestic sewage, Industrial discharge, and Agricultural runoff are...
significant sources of pollution to the Ganges River.
significant sources of pollution to the Chang Jiang River.
significant sources of air pollution in Shanghai.
significant sources of pollution in the Himalayan Mountains.
Major cause of air pollution in India
low standards for vehicle emissions
businesses not following strict government regulations
low standards for hydroelectric power plants
low standards for disposal of household and industrial waste
The _______ used by farmers contaminate the Chang Jiang River and contribute to poor water quality.
land clearing techniques
livestock
poorly regulated business policies
fertilizers
The spread of disease is mostly related to which of the following?
air pollution near New Deli, India
pollution of the Ganges River
air pollution near the Chang Jiang River
air pollution near Shanghai, China
Cooking and heating with _______ is a major source of indoor pollution in India and China.
gas stoves
electric microwaves
biomass fuels such as wood or dung
solar ovens
Mudslides, landslides, drought, death, and destruction are all possible negative affects of ______ in Southeast Asia.
hydroelectric power
monsoons and flooding
air pollution
water pollution
Capital refers to...
The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.
people with all their efforts and abilities
the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services
individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.
Entrepreneurs are...
people with all their efforts and abilities
individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.
The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.
the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services
A natural resource is:
Gifts of nature. What the earth makes naturally
Human workers
Man made things that help make a good or service
A person who risks their time and money to start a business
Which is an example of a human resource?
Solar energy
Wind
Cups
Cashier
In the Middle East, countries with ___________ tend to have higher GDP's than countries that don't have oil.
feathers
spoons
technology
oil
