Monsoon Asia Background Scavenger Hunt! (P. 390-398)

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Monsoon Asia Background Scavenger Hunt! (p. 390-398)

Introducing the Region:

1. List 5 countries in Monsoon Asia:

2. The countries of Monsoon Asia are often grouped into three subregions: ______Asia, ______Asia, and ______Asia.

3. The world’s highest mountain is ______and is in the Himalayan Mountain Range in the country of Nepal, on the border with the country of ______.

Climate and Vegetation:

4. What are “monsoons?”

5. During monsoon season between June and September, how many inches of rain does Mumbai, India get? ______. During December to April, about how much rain does Mumbai get? ______.

Human Geography:

6. There are ______countries in the region of Asia we are calling “Monsoon Asia.”

7. The country with the largest population in the world is ______, with more than 1.3 BILLION people! (The entire world has 7 billion.)

8. List two of the world’s largest and most crowded cities that are found in Monsoon Asia:

______, ______and ______, ______

History:

9. China became a united kingdom in the year ______B.C.E. which is ______years ago (add it to 2016 since it’s before the year 0).

10. South Asia’s first civilization arose in the Indus River valley around ______B.C.E., and one of its main cities was ______which was very advanced for its time. This Indus Valley civilization ended around ______B.C.E.

11. The Mauryas conquered and united most of India in the year ______B.C.E. and their empire lasted about ______years.

12. Invaders called Mughals invaded India in ______and ruled it until the early ______.

13. Europeans colonized (took over) many parts of Monsoon Asia starting in the late ______s. By the late 1700s, the British ruled most of the country of ______. In the 1800s, the French took over much of Southeast Asia, including the countries:______, ______, and ______.

14. Around the 1950s, most colonies in Monsoon Asia freed themselves from ______control.

15. Monsoon Asia has some very developed and rich countries like ______, ______, and ______, but some countries still have a lot of poverty.

Population:

16. About how many people live in Monsoon Asia? ______.

17. The population of Monsoon Asia alone is more that ______% of the entire world’s population.

18. In this region, ______% live in urban areas (cities), and ______% in rural areas (countryside), but each year more people are moving to ______areas.

19. The percentages of religions in Monsoon Asia are: ______% Hindu, ______% Buddhist, ______% Christian, ______% No Religion, ______% Other, ______% Indigenous, ______% Muslim (Islam), and ______% Jewish,.

20. In India and Nepal, most people are the religion ______.

21. The world’s largest Muslim population is in the country of ______, where 9/10 people are Muslim. (Most people don’t know this fact and think that the MIddle East is the only Muslim area!)

22. The main religion in Southeast Asia is ______.

Economic Activity:

23. A big economic activity for Monsoon Asia is ______fishing.

24. More than ______% of the world’s rubber (which comes from the sap of rubber trees) is produced in Southeast Asia.

Reflection:

25. Put a star next to the three facts you think are most interesting or important and reflect on at least one in this space: