WRLD GEO 1106 fles tset

Afghanistan

A.

mongolia; central and western china

A. Central Asia

4 noble truths; nirvana; noble eightfold path

A. buddhism

hong kong

AA.

In south Asia, the Hindu Kush mountain range divides ______________ into three geographic regions- The northern plains, the central highlands, and the southwestern plateau.

Afghanistan

Pakistan

B.

india and surrounding countries

B. Indic Asia

based on Jesus Christs birth, life, death and resurrection

B. christianity

macau

BB.

land of the Bengalis; elevation not much above sea level

Bangladesh

indus river

C.

between the mediterranean sea and pakistan

C. Islamic Asia

founded on the instruction on Confucius; combination of political theory and a theory of human nature

C. confucianism

fujiyama

D.

major religion in India; caste system; reincarnation

D. hinduism

part of Kazakhstan and from southern Russia to the artic ocean

D. north asia

india

E.

Muhammad; the Koran; Allah

E. Islam

north and south Korea; Japan; Taiwan; and part of China

E. inic Asia

arabian sea

F.

peninsulas and islands between India and China

F. Southeast Asia

Old Testament religion: jews; based on keeping the law

F. judaism

maldives

G.

native to Japan; involves the worship of many deities at shrines

G. shinto

the ____ desert, the largest desert in Asia, is located in northern china and ____

Gobi

indian ocean

H.

belief that everything dissolves into nonbeing

H. taoism

worlds highest mountain range

Himalayas

Missionary to China; " Gods work, done in Gods way, will never lack Gods supplies."

Hudson Taylor

Sri Lanka

I.

2nd largest population in the world

India

____ is the largest country in South Asia

India

mount everest

N.

Yangtze river

O.

china

P.

____ has existed as a country since 1947, but the regions history dates back to before 1500 B.C

Pakistan

____, India, and China dispute ownership of some of Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan

gobi desert

Q.

mongolia

R.

Yellow Sea

S.

beautiful island; once called Ceylon

Sri Lanka

north Korea

T.

____ was once a colony of Japan called Formosa

Taiwan

tomb of the wife of an Indian Emperor

Taj Mahal

marshy jungle in Nepal; rich agricultural region in Nepal

Tarai

south Korea

U.

sea of Japan

V.

japan

W.

missionary to India; "expect great things from god, attempt great things for god"

William Carrey

K2

X.

pacific ocean

Y.

the longest river in Asia is the ____ river

Yangtze

Taiwan

Z.

the ____ is the largest endorheic lake, and ____ is the deepest freshwater lake on earth

caspian sea, lake baikal

the ____ system is a major influence in the lives of Indians

caste

temporary islands located in some rivers in Bangladesh

chars

a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China operates like a separate country but is governed by China on matters of foreign policy and national ____

defense

fortress monastery in Bhutan

dzong

the highest point of earth is the peak of mount ____, and the lowest point on land is on the shore of the ____

everest, dead sea

religious _____ are limited in many countries in East and South Asia

freedoms

the ____ of China is the worlds longest man-made structure

great wall

____, which has no capital, and ____, which has no rivers, are SARs of china

hong kong, macau

____ is the largest and ____ is the southernmost of japan's 4 islands

honshu, kyushu

largest alluvial plain on earth; where most indian people live

indo-gangetic

An active volcano known as Fujiyama is the highest peak in ____

japan

____ is the only country not considered a developing country

japan

Asia is the ____ continent and has the longest coastline

largest

smallest independent country in Asia; over 1000 small coral islands and sandbanks

maldives

Outer Mongolia is known today as __________, while inner Mongolia is an autonomous region in _________

mongolia, northern china

Although japan has few____, it has the world's 2nd largest gross national products

natural resources

After WW2, ____ was controlled by the Soviet Union and ____ was controlled by the US

north Korea, south Korea

China has the largest ____ of any country

population

southeast asia is a ____ zone, which is an area where two or more strong ____ share dominance

shatter, cultures

All major industries in China are owned by the ________

state

Bay of Bengal

J.

Bangladesh

K.

nepal

L.

bhutan

M.

____ is the most crowded place in the world

Macau

Proverbs 21:20

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.