060 Map 5 Exercise Asia & Australia
What is the most likely cause of the seasonal change in wind direction?
A seasonal shift in atmospheric pressure
Which of these cities is not in Indonesia?
Bandar Seri Begawan
What cities does the Grand Canal connect?
Beijing and Hangzhou
In which of these countries is nearly all the land at an elevation greater than 2000 meters?
Bhutan
Which of these countries is landlocked?
Bhutan
What river flows through Bangkok?
Chao Phraya
Which city of Southeast Asia has a fall rainy season?
DaNang, Vietnam
Which body of water does the Hong (Red) River flow into?
Gulf of Tonkin
On what island is Mt. Fuji located?
Honshu
The Inland Sea separates ______________________.
Honshu from Shikoku
In which of these countries would you find the Coromandel Coast?
India
Which country in the region extends farthest to the east?
India
If you were located at 10 degrees north latitude and 80 degrees east longitude, you would be situated in a strait between which two countries?
India and Sri Lanka
Which country has mostly a tropical wet climate?
Indonesia
Which of these countries is part of insular Southeast Asia?
Indonesia and the Philippines
The Amur River begins in _________ and flows through _____________.
Inner Mongolia, the Manchurian Plain
Which of these cities is a national capital?
Kuala Lumpur
Which of these cities is not in the Philippines?
Makassar
In which of these countries is the majority of the land at an elevation of less than 200 meters?
Maldives
If you were in the city of Ambon, in what island chain would you be?
Maluku Islands
Which of these countries is not considered part of South Asia?
Myanmar
Which country in the region extends farthest to the west?
Pakistan
Which of these countries possesses the most extensive region of salinization?
Pakistan
If you were to travel in a northwest direction from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok, which of these cities would you most likely pass through?
Phnom Penh
Which city is the capital of Cambodia?
Phnom Penh
Where does the Mekong River originate?
Plateau of Tibet
Manila is situated closest to which of these cities?
Quezon City
Which of these cities is closest to the equator?
Sarong
If you sailed west from Honshu, what body of water would you be on?
Sea of Japan (East Sea)
Which city has the least seasonal variation in its climate?
Singapore
Which of these countries is a city-state?
Singapore
Which of these countries is an island?
Sri Lanka
Which of these physical features is not found in India?
Sulaiman Range
Which of these countries has a peninsula?
Thailand
Within India, the greatest amount of desertification is occurring along the margins of which of these physical features?
Thar Desert
The Plateau of Tibet is situated between which two physical features?
The takamakan desert and the himalayas
Using the information included in the map below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
Tropical and humid climates dominate in the region. Peak hurricane season in the Caribbean is August to October, the same months as typhoon season in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia has two distinct monsoon seasons.
Which of these cities is located at the highest elevation?
Vientiane
Using the information included in the map below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
Water is a dominant feature in Southeast Asia. Of all the countries of Southeast Asia, Indonesia has the most islands. Southeast Asia is located on four tectonic plates.
The region of India that possesses a tropical monsoon climate best correlates with which of these physical features?
Western Ghats
What would you expect might be the result of the seasonal wind change on the Malabar coast's climate?
Wet summers and drier winters
On what river is the Three Gorges Dam located?
Yangtze
Which of these factors do you think is the most likely cause of the salinization in this country?
agricultural activities
Which way does the monsoon wind blow in January?
from northeast to southwest
During summer the winds along the Malabar Coast are most likely coming from the __________, whereas, during winter the winds are most likely coming from the __________.
southwest, northeast
Chongqing is located in
the Sichuan Basin
The Godavari River flows entirely through regions with which of these climates?
tropical savanna