________Asia lies almost entirely in the low latitudes.
_________ Asia lies almost entirely in the middle latitudes.
_________ Asia is split between the low and the middle latitudes.
A. East
B. South
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
C. Southeast
Which of the following statements about the rivers of Monsoon Asia is NOT TRUE?
Chinese civilization began along the Yellow River (Huang He) in northern China.
The Brahmaputra River joins with the Ganges to form a common delta that makes up most of Bangladesh.
The Indus River is an exotic stream through much of Pakistan.
Indian civilization began along the Ganges River in northern India.
The most important commercial waterway of mainland Southeast Asia is the Mekong River.
3. Monsoon Asia is dominated by _______________ landforms.
4. Sri Lanka is dominated by _______________ landforms.
Mongolia is dominated by what landform?
Peninsular India is dominated by what landform?
The Indo-Gangetic Plain is dominated by what landform?
5. What type of plate boundary is associated with the Ganges River?
What type of plate boundary is associated with the archipelagos of East and Southeast Asia?
What type of plate boundary is associated with the Indus River?
. What type of plate boundary is associated with the Ganges River?
What type of plate boundary is associated with the archipelagos of East and Southeast Asia?
What type of plate boundary is associated with the Indus River?
6. What area of Monsoon Asia is MOST likely to have large reserves of gemstones and other non-fuel minerals?
A. Deccan Plateau
C. Inner Mongolia
E. Tibet
B. Himalayan Mountains
D. Sunda Shelf
7. Which of the following areas of Monsoon Asia is MOST likely to have petroleum deposits?
A. Laos
C. Sunda Shelf
E. Tibet
B. Afghanistan
D. Deccan Plateau
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B.
C.
D.
E.
Which of the following statements about monsoons is NOT TRUE?
In the summer, the prevailing wind direction is from sea to land because of low pressure over Central Asia.
In the winter, the prevailing wind direction is from land to sea because of high pressure over Siberia.
Monsoons are the heavy rains common in much of Asia.
Summer brings the highest precipitation levels in most of Monsoon Asia.
Wind blows from high pressure to low pressure.
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B.
C.
D.
E.
Which of the following statements about the islands of Southeast Asia is NOT TRUE?
Most of the islands of Southeast Asia are in the middle latitudes
Most of the islands of Southeast Asia lie on or near convergent plate boundaries..
Most of the islands of Southeast Asia are volcanic islands.
Most of the islands of Southeast Asia have tropical rainforest climates.
The dominant landform of the islands of Southeast Asia is alpine.
10. The dominant climate of Cambodia (North Korea, South Korea, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Singapore, Southern China, the
Tarim Basin, the Tibetan Plateau) is __________.
11. Which of the following climates is NOT found in Monsoon Asia?
A. Desert
D. Tropical Rainforest
B. Humid Subtropical
E. Undifferentiated Highland
C. Mediterranean
12. The Tibetan Plateau is over three miles high.
A. True B.
False
13. Why is the Tarim Basin / Western China so dry?
14. As you travel from the mouth of the Yellow River (Ganges River) to its source, the climate becomes (more/less) dry.
15. Which of the following rivers is exotic for most of its course?
Mekong
Yellow River
Yangtze River
Ganges River
Indus River