Southern and Eastern Asia Geography Study Guide (SS7G9, SS7G10, SS7G11, SS7G12)
Answer the following questions.
1. What are some causes of pollution on the Ganges River in India?
Human and animal remains, people bathe in the water, factory runoff
2. Which religion originated in India and follows the teachings of one man?
Buddhism
3. What type of physical feature is Indonesia?
Archipelago
4. Which body of water does the Huang He (Yellow River) flow into?
Yellow Sea
5. What is the sacred text of Islam?
Quran
6. What are effects of air pollution in China and India?
Respiratory disease
7. What is reincarnation?
When you die but your soul comes back to life in another form such as an animal or person.
8. What are the two major deserts in China?
Gobi and Taklimakan
9. What are “kami” according to the Shinto religion?
Divine spirits that live in nature
10. Which religion believes in karma?
Hinduism
11. North Korea and South Korea make up which physical feature?
Korean Peninsula
12. Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
13. What is the longest river in China?
Yangtze River/Chang Jiang
14. Who was the founder of Confucianism?
Confucius
15. Which religion does the caste system belong to?
Hinduism
16. The followers of Islam only believe in one god; how would you describe this?
Monotheism/Monotheistic
17. Describe Karma.
Your behavior throughout life determines your fate
18. What are the Five Pillars? Basic obligations that Muslims must live their lives by
19. Which river is sacred to the Hindu religion?
Ganges River
20. Which religion’s sacred text is the Vedas?
Hinduism
21. Which body of water does the Mekong River flow into?
South China Sea
22. Which desert is located in northeast China?
Gobi Desert
23. What are effects of pollution on the Yangtze River?
Fish become contaminated, plants and species die
24. Define polytheism.
Belief in many gods/goddesses
25. What are some causes of air pollution in China and India?
Automobile exhaust, factory smoke, overpopulation
26. What is muddy silt that causes the Huang He to have its yellow tint called?
Loess
27. Define religious group.
A group of with a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature
28. Define ethnic group.
A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations
29. What is the highest mountain region in the world?
Himalayan Mountains
30. What causes floods in China and India?
Monsoons
31. What is the Golden Rule? Who stated this rule? To which religion does the Golden Rule apply? “What you do not like done unto yourself, do not unto others”, Confucius, confucianism
32. Why are rivers important to people living in Southern and Eastern Asia?
Transportation, trading, irrigation
32. Which religion consists of the Four Noble Truths?
Buddhism
33. Which river is the Three Gorges Dam located on?
Yangtze River
34. Where did Islam originate?
Southwest Asia/Arabian Peninsula
35. Which body of water is located between Japan and the continent of Asia?
Sea of Japan
36. Who believed that there were five basic relationships among men? Confucius
37. 80% of the people in India follow which religion?
Hinduism
38. This country has the largest population in the world.
China
39. Who is the prophet in Islam? Who is God?
Muhammad is prophet and Allah is God
40. Which desert is located in northwest China?
Taklimakan
**Please study your countries and physical features on the maps in your interactive notebooks. They will be on the test as well.**