Asia Study Guide

1. Who founded Buddhism? What did he realize sitting under the fig tree?

Siddhartha Gautama. He realized that life is full of suffering.

2. What geographical problems do China and Japan share?

Seismic activity (earthquakes)

3. List the 4 Nobel Truths. What is the key word in all the truths?

Life is full of suffering.

Desire and illusions are the cause of suffering

There is a state of mind free from suffering.

There is a way to end suffering.

Key word: Suffering

4. What is the 8 Fold Path? Why was it created?

Right Viewpoint, Right Values, Right Speech, Right Actions, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness , Right Meditation

They were created to end suffering

5. What is the caste system? What are the names of the highest and lowest castes?

How people are organized in India based upon their economic status. Similar to class system. The highest caste was the Brahman and the lowest caste was the untouchables

6. What is reincarnation and how does karma affect it?

Reincarnation is when your soul leaves your body at death and is reborn into another living thing. In Hinduism, Karma determines if you will be reborn into a higher or lower caste.

7. List two push and pull factors on the continent of Asia

Push: geographic problems like earthquakes, overpopulation

Pull: jobs, religion, tourist attractions

8. Why are many Hindus and Buddhists vegetarians?

They believe that every living thing has a soul

9. In Hinduism, what two things are considered “holy”?

Ganges and cows

10. Which early civilization had a famous city called Mohenjo-Daro?

Indus River Valley Civilization

Both were polytheistic

  1. List a geographic or economic characteristic for the Huang He River and the Indus River valley civilization.

Geographic: both located by a river

Economic: both farmed

  1. Identify and explain a positive and negative consequence for the building of the Three Gorges Dam in China

Positive: clean energy, flood control, tourism

Negative: people had to relocate, dam break, increase in water pollution

  1. How does a leader gain power in a dictatorship?

Through force

  1. List one similarity and one difference between the teachings of Buddhism and Hinduism

Similar: reincarnation and karma

Difference: soul can reach nirvana in Buddhism, Buddhism rejects caste system

  1. What is the name of the major mountain range in Asia

Himalayas

  1. What major river was a part of the Huang He River Civilization?

Yellow River or Huang He River

  1. What is the Ring of Fire?

Volcanic activity around the Pacific Ocean that could affect trading

  1. What is urbanization?

The spread of cities

  1. What is another word for seismic activity?

Earthquakes

Data on Malaysia

  1. What industry makes the most money in Malaysia? Support answer with data.

Services 48%

  1. What type of jobs do the fewest people do in Malaysia? Support answer with data.

Agriculture 11%

  1. What types of geography can you infer about this country? Identify 2 and support with evidence.

Trees because they export timber. Have rubber trees

Very urban because a lot of industry

Desert because petroleum is an industry

  1. Based on the data above, does Malaysia have a good economy? Explain and support your reasoning with 2 pieces of evidence

Yes because they have an extremely low unemployment rate of 3.1%, a middle GDP per capita $17,500 which is good for Asia, and make most of their money from services and industry, which is higher paying than agriculture