WEBQUEST – GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA
Today, we will be starting our unit on Asia. The first assignment you have to complete is a webquest on Asia’s geography. To complete this project, you must answer the questions found below. To find the correct answers, you will travel to each of the websites under the questions and read the information provided. Since you are working in partners, you can take turns finding the answers or work together cooperatively. You cannot simply “google” the answers, because I am looking for specific results that will only be given on the websites provided. If you have difficulty with any of the websites, you should go to the following website where you can click on each individual link under Webquest tab:
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*Answers to your questions should be written on the Webquest Answer Sheet provided
1. In reference to the Himalayan Mountains, the world’s tallest mountain range, what does “Himalaya” mean?
2. Which countries border the “Sea of Japan?”
3. Which countries does the “Mekong River” flow through?
4. The Yangtze River absorbed more than ______% of China’s waste water, and ______% of it is untreated.
5. How has the Indian government tried to eliminate some of the pollution that occurs in the Ganges River?
6. Only ____% of China’s city-dwellers breathe air that is considered safe by the European Union.
7. What caused massive flooding in Beijing, China during the summer of 2012?
8. Where do most people in China live?
- (click on map “PNG version – English towards the bottom)
9. When will India pass China as the most populous country in the world?
10. Although India covers only 2.4% of the world’s land, it supports over ____% of the world’s population?
11. According to Buddhists, what is included within the “4 Noble Truths?”
12. Where are the main locations that “Hinduism” is practiced?
(it will take you to ask.com…type in the question “where is Hinduism practiced today?” Click on the first link shown…answer to this question is listed in the box under 2-regions)
13. How many people in Southeast Asia practice “Islam?”
14. In the world of Shintoism, who are the “kami?”
15. Why do many people consider “Confucianism” to be a philosophy instead of a religion?
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