Asia Review

Physical Geography

  1. What are the 3 regions of Asia? Know which countries are in each region!
  2. What is a subcontinent? Which country is considered a subcontinent?
  3. What country makes up 75% of South Asia?
  4. How long ago were the Himalayas formed?
  5. What is the highest peak in the world?
  6. What 3 river systems originate in the Himalayas?
  7. Where does 3/5 of India’s population live?
  8. What is a monsoon? When can a monsoon bring rain?
  9. How are monsoons good and bad?
  10. What are the major rivers in China?
  11. Why is the Huang He River called the Yellow River?
  12. Why is the Huang He River called China’s Sorrow?
  13. Which river in China serves as a major trade route?
  14. What is a tsunami?

Human Geography of South Asia

  1. What Europeans came to India?
  2. What was the Raj?
  3. Where did Gandhi study law?
  4. Where did Gandhi practice law and first encounter discrimination?
  5. What kind of protesting methods did Gandhi practice?
  6. How was India partitioned following independence?
  7. Explain how Bangladesh and Pakistan were created.
  8. What is India’s government like today?
  9. What are India’s economic challenges?
  10. What agricultural product has been a major product in India?
  11. What is India’s commercial center?
  12. Describe life in India and what has influenced it.
  13. How has Islam influenced culture in Pakistan and Bangladesh?

Human Geography of East Asia

  1. How was China isolated from the rest of the world?
  2. Why was the Great Wall of China built?
  3. Who are Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong?
  4. How did Japan change its government after WWII?
  5. How was Korea divided after WWII?
  6. What was the outcome of the Communist Revolution in China?
  7. Explain the conflict between China and Taiwan.
  8. What areas do most people live in China?
  9. What is the history of Mongolia?
  10. Explain how the emperor and shogun work together in Japan.
  11. What kind of government does Japan create following WWII?
  12. Describe Japan’s economy.

Human Geography of Southeast Asia

  1. What places have influenced the culture of Southeast Asia?
  2. How has colonialism impacted Southeast Asia?
  3. Explain the Vietnam War.
  4. Why does Vietnam lack industries?
  5. What are the different religions found in Southeast Asia? What accounts for these differences?
  6. How has religion influenced the region?
  7. Describe the difference between village life and city life in Southeast Asia.

Religions of Asia

  1. Hinduism
  2. Buddhism
  3. Jainism
  4. Sikhism
  5. Shinto
  6. Taoism
  7. Confucianism
  8. Islam

Reading

  1. In Thin Air
  2. 3 Gorges Dam
  3. China and Taiwan
  4. Kashmir
  5. Singapore
  6. Pacific Rim

China: The World’s Most Populous County

  1. What was the Great Leap Forward?
  2. What challenges did it create for China?
  3. How does the One Child Policy try to address the challenges of China’s large and growing population?
  4. What are the pros and cons of the One Chile Policy?
  5. What challenges does China face in supplying energy to its population?
  6. How is the Three Gorges Dam intended to help China address those challenges?
  7. What are the pros and cons of the Three Gorges Dam?
  8. How did China’s economy work under Mao Zedong?
  9. How were the special economic zones intended to help China’s
  10. What are the pros and cons of SEZs?

Japan: Life in a Crowded Country

  1. How does Japan’s high population density affect transportation?
  2. How does Japan’s high population density affect housing?
  3. How does Japan’s high population density affect land use?
  4. How does Japan’s high population density affect health?

Ethnic Groups

  • Be able to identify/describe the major ethnic groups in Asia

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