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Asia, Oceania,
and Australia
Unit 10 Review
Part of a barrier that separates the South Asian subcontinent from the rest of Asia
Himalaya Mountains
Which of these is a violent storm with high dangerous winds and rain?
Cyclone
A group of islands...
What is the average temperature of New Delhi?
____________ means "separation" and refers to the division of India into two
countries, India and East and West Pakistan.
What was the organization British used to control the economy of India?
British East India Company
The primary method used by Gandhi and his supporters to end
British rule in India...
nonviolent
resistance
The ultimate goal of a Buddhist is to attain ______.
Nirvan
a
About 75% Sri Lanka’s population is made of the Buddhist group known as _____.
What makes Afghanistan,
Nepal, and Bhutan different
from other South Asian
countries?
Landlocked
Which cultural practice still influences modern Indian society despite being
outlawed in 1947?
Caste System
Name 4 characteristics of Buddhism
Four Noble Truths
Reincarnation
Siddhartha Gautama
Eightfold
Path
Why is the region of Kashmir a source of conflict among nations of South Asia?
The people of Kashmir are majority Muslim, but
it is controlled by India which is mostly Hindu.
Name 3 effects of environmental consequences of India's rapid population
growth...
Air
Pollution
How have the long practiced Hindu rituals in and along the Ganges
affected the river?
The Ganges has become one of the most polluted
rivers in the world.
Adaptation or Modification?
The Hindu idea of cause and effect, that your actions of one life are revisited in
later lives...
Karma
Hinduism is a __________theistic religion.
poly-
The tallest mountain in the world...
Mount
Everest
The growth of cities due to mass movements of people from the countryside to
cities is known as...
Urbanization
Name the film industry in India.
Bollywood
What country was once West Pakistan? When did it become its own country?
Bangladesh, 1971
A belief system that teaches that the individual should ignore the social
order and seek harmony with nature...
Taoism
__________ refers to the uprising by the Chinese against the control of
European nations such as Britain, France, Germany, and Russia.
Boxer Rebellion
A series of rulers from the same family...
Dynasty
___________ refers to a nation that has a highly industrialized economy and
trades with nations around the world.
Economic Tiger
Name a nation considered to be an
economic tiger.
Taiwan
Largest city in North Korea...
Pyongyang
Largest city in South Korea...
Seoul
Countries within the ring of fire are
susceptible to...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
The leader of the Communists in China from 1949 until his death in 1976...
Mao Zedong
Where did the Chinese Nationalists migrate to after
losing to the Communists?
Taiwan
Name a positive and a negative effect of
the Three Gorges Dam.
flood control; displacement of people
Describe cultural diffusion...
The Great Wall of China was built to keep out which group?
Mongol Invaders
Describe the “One Child Policy”
Only one child per couple to slow China’s population growth
Why was the Silk Road important?
permitted a significant exchange of culture and goods
What happened to Japan in 2011?
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear disaster
What East Asian country has a long history
of nomadic life?
Mongolia
How could this help Japan?
Protect from
coastal areas
from tsunamis
The type of colony that Great Britain established in Australia
Penal Colony
The original inhabitants of Australia
Aborigines
An economy in which families produce only enough food, shelter, and
clothing to satisfy their own needs
subsistence activities
An early government regime that existed in what is now Cambodia
Khmer Empire
Australia's agricultural and sheep-raising endeavors have suffered
greatly due to__.
overpopulation of rabbits
Which region of Oceania has a name that
means "tiny islands"?
Micronesia
The _________ were the original settlers of New Zealand.
Maori
Why is there a potential for conflict over the Spratly and Paracel Islands?
The islands are not well marked on charts, and nobody knows who owns them.
Locations!
Indonesia
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Burma (Myanmar)
Japan
India
Mongolia
Maldives
Thailand
South Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Nepal
Vietnam
China
Indus River
Indian Ocean
Mekong River
Gobi Desert
Mt. Everest
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Yangtze River
Taklimakan Desert
Mt. Fuji
Hindu Kush Mts
Himalayas
Huang He (Yellow) River
Great Indian (Thar) Desert
Pacific Ocean
Australia
New Zealand
Murray River
Darling River
Great Victoria Desert