World Geography Test 2
Mao Zedong's "Great Leap Forward" caused a famine that killed 20 - 45 million people in China and was part of the ____.
"General Crisis of Asia"
Polynesia
"Many Islands"
Asia has approximately ____ of the worlds total population.
52%
____ is a major banking and commercial center, located in Thailand.
Bangkok
The Yang-Tse River is a major river located in ____.
China
The religion which is most common in the Philippines is?
Christianity
East Asia's most plentiful energy resource is ____.
Coal
"Loyalty Up, Loyalty Down"
Confucianism
The country of Thailand speaks a ____ languages; its name means "Land of the Free".
Daic
Tibetan Buddhist Leader
Dalai Lama
"Winter Monsoon"
Dry Season in much of Asia
Highest two mountains on Earth
Everest, K2
T/F China is the largest democracy on Earth.
False
T/F Most countries of Asia are in stages one of the demographic transition and growing rapidly.
False
T/F The Monsoon is important in the coastal country of Mongolia.
False
Most people in ____ Southeast Asia live in small villages, and are known for their diversity and sense of independence.
Highland
The ______ are the biggest mountains on Earth and are located in the Asian Inner Core.
Himalayas
Verna (Caste) and reincarnation
Hinduism
____ the national religion of _____ places a great deal of emphasis on Verna, or inborn social roles.
Hinduism/India
The ____ speak a Meo-Yao language, and live in the mountains of Vietnam and Laos.
Hmong
_____ and _____, both nuclear powers, have fought several wars over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
India and Pakistan
The major language family in Northern India is ______.
Indo-European
____ is the largest Islamic country on Earth, in terms of populations.
Indonesia
The ____ Archipelago is home to an important U.S. ally, and had the third-largest economy on Earth.
Indonesian
The Gobi Desert is located in the _____ physical region of Asia.
Inner Core
The Cambodian Communist group responsible for the "Killing Fields" were the ____.
Khmer Rouge
The primary language of China is ______.
Mandarin, or Han, Chinese (Putonghua)
"Dark Islands"
Melanesia
The name of this Pacific Island region means "Small Island" ______.
Micronesia
_____ is one of the most beautiful and isolated countries on Earth, and livestock are very important in its economy, especially sheep.
New Zealand
Asia's most unfree country is probably ______.
North Korea (DPRK)
The country of ______ has the second-largest economy on earth, and a very significant military with nuclear weapons.
People's Republic of China
The largest country in the world in terms of population is?
People's Republic of China
In most of Asia, the Summer Monsoon in the:
Rainy Season
_____ is the national religion of Japan.
Shintoism
____ is currently occupied by China, but many there would like it to be independent.
Sinkiang
Where in Asia would you find the greatest amount of language diversity?
Southeast
Asia's "Shatter Belt" is located in _____.
Southeast Asia
This beautiful, gem-rich country had a thirty year long civil way that only recently ended.
Sri Lanka
Wet seasons in much of Asia
Summer Monsoon
Republic of China (R.O.C.)
Taiwan
T/F Hainan is an isolated island and is part of Communist China.
True
T/F Indonesia is the largest archipelago on Earth.
True
T/F Minerals and agriculture are important parts of Australia's economy.
True
T/F Sino= Tibetan is the largest language family in Asia, and includes the world's largest language.
True
T/F The "Bare Branches" generation in China and India are a result of a skewed sex ratio.
True
T/F The country of Laos is known for its natural beauty and mysterious "Plain of Jars".
True
T/F The country of South Korea is a prosperous democracy and an ally of the U.S.
True
Three wars from 1945 to 1982
Vietnam
Singapore is an example of _____.
a microstate
