STUDY GUIDE
SOUTH & SW ASIA
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5 Themes of Geography
1. How do people get water in arid places?
(Middle East)
A. desalinization (taking the salt out of ocean water)
B. using ground water
C. rely on rainfall
D. camel spitting
5 Themes of Geography
1. How do people get water in arid places?
(Middle East)
A. desalinization (taking the salt out of ocean water)
B. using ground water
C. rely on rainfall
D. camel spitting
5 Themes of Geography
2. What is causing the Aral Sea to shrink?
A. They are using feeder rivers for
irrigation.
B. They are using water from the Sea for
irrigation.
C. They are using water from the Sea to
cool nuclear power plants.
D. really, really thirsty fish
5 Themes of Geography
2. What is causing the Aral Sea to shrink?
A. They are using feeder rivers for
irrigation.
B. They are using water from the Sea for
irrigation.
C. They are using water from the Sea to
cool nuclear power plants.
D. really, really thirsty fish
5 Themes of Geography
3. Irrigation has been used for thousands
of years along the Indus River. What
problem has been created?
A. The rivers are now dry.
B. Salt is accumulating on the land.
C. It is so efficient, farmers cannot keep up.
D. The farmers are really wet.
5 Themes of Geography
3. Irrigation has been used for thousands
of years along the Indus River. What
problem has been created?
A. The rivers are now dry.
B. Salt is accumulating on the land.
C. It is so efficient, farmers cannot keep up.
D. The farmers are really wet.
5 Themes of Geography
4. How did ships affect the Silk
Road?
A. They dug canals near the road for the
ships.
B. People along the Road became poorer.
C. Camels became useless.
D. They packed up the road, wrapped it in
silk, and shipped it.
5 Themes of Geography
4. How did ships affect the Silk
Road?
A. They dug canals near the road for the
ships.
B. People along the Road became poorer.
C. Camels became useless.
D. They packed up the road, wrapped it in
silk, and shipped it.
5 Themes of Geography
5. Israel and Palestine have disagreed
about ownership of what two places?
A. West Bank and Gaza Strip
B. Kuwait and Iraq
C. India and Pakistan
D.
no jokes
5 Themes of Geography
5. Israel and Palestine have disagreed
about ownership of what two places?
A. West Bank and Gaza Strip
B. Kuwait and Iraq
C. India and Pakistan
D.
no jokes
Climate Zones and Graphs
6. How do the Himalayas help
South Asia (India) have milder
winters?
A. They block the winter rains.
B. They block the hot summer winds.
C. They block the bitter cold winter winds.
D. The air is warmed by yeti burps.
Climate Zones and Graphs
6. How do the Himalayas help
South Asia (India) have milder
winters?
A. They block the winter rains.
B. They block the hot summer winds.
C. They block the bitter cold winter
winds.
D. The air is warmed by yeti burps.
Climate Zones and Graphs
7. What is the dominant
climate of Southwest Asia
(Middle East)
A. Mediterranean
B. monsoons
C. arid (dry)
D. ? Got a joke for me?
Climate Zones and Graphs
7. What is the dominant
climate of Southwest Asia
(Middle East)
A. Mediterranean
B. monsoons
C. arid (dry)
D. ? Got a joke for me?
Climate and Climate Zones
8. What is the temperature in Memphis during
January?
A. 150° Celsius
B. 15° Celsius
C. 7° Celsius
D. colder than
the warts on a
frog
Climate and Climate Zones
8. What is the temperature in Memphis during
January?
A. 150° Celsius
B. 15° Celsius
C. 7° Celsius
D. colder than
the warts on a
frog
Climate and Climate Zones
9. What is the precipitation in Memphis during
October?
A. 6 mm
B. 60 mm
C. 150 mm
D. wetter than
the tail on a
turkey
Climate and Climate Zones
9. What is the precipitation in Memphis during
October?
A. 6 mm
B. 60 mm
C. 150 mm
D. wetter than
the tail on a
turkey
Technology
10. What is the single main goal of the
Green Revolution?
A. to make more money
B. to increase food production
C. to decrease the need for fertilizers
D. to turn MSU fans into WOLVERINES!!
(They need the help)
Technology
10. What is the single main goal of the
Green Revolution?
A. to make more money
B. to increase food production
C. to decrease the need for fertilizers
D. to turn MSU fans into WOLVERINES!!
(They need the help)
Technology
10 … To work well, the Green Revolution
must also address what?
A. population
B. getting monsoon rains to fall in different
places
C. pollution
D. Ohio State fans … ick
Technology
10 … To work well, the Green Revolution
must also address what?
A. population
B. getting monsoon rains to fall in different
places
C. pollution
D. Ohio State fans … ick
Unique Aspects of Culture
11. What is the caste system?
A. A government that owns and shares
everything.
B. Where many countries use the same type
of money.
C. Where people are born into a social level
and cannot leave.
D. Ask JohnE Taylor about his cast
Unique Aspects of Culture
11. What is the caste system?
A. A government that owns and shares
everything.
B. Where many countries use the same type
of money.
C. Where people are born into a social
level and cannot leave.
D. Ask JohnE Taylor about his cast
Unique Aspects of Culture
12. Why were the countries of Pakistan
and East Pakistan (Bangladesh) created?
A. to solve the Jewish/Arab conflict
B. Pakistan was created for the Muslims
C. That’s what Gandhi wanted
D. So Stan could pack his stuff
Unique Aspects of Culture
12. Why were the countries of Pakistan
and East Pakistan (Bangladesh) created?
A. to solve the Jewish/Arab conflict
B. Pakistan was created for the Muslims
C. That’s what Gandhi wanted
D. So Stan could pack his stuff
Unique Aspects of Culture
13. What did the UN do after WWII that caused
problems in the Middle East (SW Asia)?
A. They created ONLY Palestine: a
Muslim country
B. They created ONLY Israel: a Jewish
country
C. They created BOTH Palestine and Israel
D. They created a country for you’uns
Unique Aspects of Culture
13. What did the UN do after WWII that caused
problems in the Middle East (SW Asia)?
A. They created ONLY Palestine: a
Muslim country
B. They created ONLY Israel: a Jewish
country
C. They created BOTH Palestine and
Israel
D. They created a country for you’uns
Unique Aspects of Culture
14. Who tried to destroy Muslim
culture in Central Asia (‘stans)?
A. Palestine
B. al Qaeda
C. Soviet Union
Unique Aspects of Culture
14. Who tried to destroy Muslim
culture in Central Asia (‘stans)?
A. Palestine
B. al Qaeda
C. Soviet Union
Unique Aspects of Culture
15. How does India’s massive
population affect its per capita GDP?
A. They have a lower Standard of Living
than they should
B. They have a higher Standard of Living
than they should
C. They have the same Standard of Living
as the US
D. They sell billions of Maharaja Macs
Unique Aspects of Culture
15. How does India’s massive
population affect its per capita GDP?
A. They have a lower Standard of Living
than they should
B. They have a higher Standard of Living
than they should
C. They have the same Standard of Living
as the US
D. They sell billions of Maharaja Macs