Transcript study_game_unit_1 (With answers)

Third Nine Weeks-Unit 1
Asian Geography/Religions
Which river is extremely valuable
because it flows through a desert
area of Pakistan
Indus River
Seasonal winds accompanied with
rain the blow across Southern Asia
Monsoons
What river is this?
Ganges
India’s developing of industries has
caused what type of problems?
Industrial waste in the Ganges
The belief that a soul returns to
life in another body after death
Reincarnation
What desert is this?
Gobi
Desert
Who believes that to be truly
happy you most give up greed and
greedy desires?
Buddhist
What are spirits that followers of
Shinto believe exist in things all
around them?
Kami
What
country is
this?
Vietnam
Who taught more about ethics
and behavior than about religious
ideas?
Confucius
The elephant and ____???___ are
considered scared to Hindus.
Why?
COWS-They give freely of
themselves, work and
milk
What
country is
this?
China
What is the dominant religion of
India?
Hinduism
Of the beliefs we have studied in
this unit, which is a philosophy
and not a religion?
Confucianism
What desert is this?
Taklamakan
Desert
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which of the following castes is
known as the warriors and
leaders?
Kshatriya
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha
What country is this?
Mongolia
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which of the following castes is
known as the merchants and
landowners?
Vaishyas
What is the dominant religion of
Indonesia?
Islamic
What river is this?
Chang Jiang /
Yangtz River
What is the dominant religion of
Japan?
Shinto-Buddhism
How many Noble Truths are there
in Buddhism?
FOUR
What body of water
is this?
Indian
Ocean
Who brought Hinduism to India
The Ayrans
What
country is
this?
South Korea
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which is known as the priest?
Brahmans
What river is this?
Huang He
(Yellow)
Why did India and Pakistan
became two separate nations in
the 1940s?
Differences in
religions
What
country is
this?
North Korea
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which is known as the
commoners?
Sudras
What was brought to India by
Aryan invaders?
Hinduism
What country is this?
Japan
What Mountains are
these?
Himalayas
What river has its delta in
southern Vietnam?
MEKONG
What river is this?
Indus
River
Besides fresh water, why do so
many people live along River
Plains?
Fertile Soil
for growing food
The Yantze River is found in
In India, during the summer,
monsoon winds lose
moisture as the air climbs
over the _____________________.
Himalaya
Mountains
What river is this?
Ganges
Why is western China far less
populated than eastern China?
Desert and mountain terrain
South Asia
subcontinent
What is the triangular shaped landmass
that is part of Asia called?
This Asian nation is an excellent
example of an archipelago…
Indonesia, Japan,
Philippines
What country is this?
Pakistan
How does the Huang He River gets
its nickname- Yellow River
Yellowish Silt
from Mountain
Loess
Which river runs south from Tibet
in the north to the South China
Sea?
Mekong
What country is this?
Nepal
Of the religions we have studied,
which is considered one of the
oldest in the world?
Hinduism
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which of the following castes is
known as the commoners?
Sudras
What body of water
is this?
Bay of
Bengal
The Yangtze River is found in
What is Karma?
The Hindu belief
that your actions
determine your fate
What country is this?
Indonesia
What is the term given for
Enlightened One?
Buddha
Shintoism was founded in what
Asian country?
Japan
What body of water
is this?
Sea of Japan
The Huang He River is found in
Good character and virtue in the
people were the keys to social
order and peace , according to
what?
What country is this?
India
Who was the founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha
Gautama
Of the religions we have studied,
which one follows the 4 Noble
Truths?
Buddhism
What
country is
this?
North Korea
Of the religions we have studied,
which one follows the 4 Noble
Truths?
Buddhism
What is a group of islands called?
Archipelago
Name the river
Mekong
What is the holy river of the
Hindus?
Ganges
What word means to be passed
down from generation to
generation?
hereditary
Name the body of water
Bay of Bengal
What is the Ring of Fire?
hundreds of active
volcanoes around the
Pacific plate
What is the tallest mountain in
Japan?
Japan
Name the body of water
South China Sea
What is the religion that has a
Golden Temple where men never
cut their hair or beards?
Sikhism
What is the word used by Jains to
mean complete nonviolence?
Ahimsa
Name the body of water
Yellow Sea
What is the largest native language
in India?
Hindi
What is the largest ethnic group in
China?
Han