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Asian Geography
grade 7 Asian geography and history questions
Question | Answer |
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Which country produces the most oil? | Saudi Arabia |
What is desalination? | The process of removing salt from sea water. |
What are aquifers? | Underground layers where water collects. |
True or False: India is the largest country in Asia? | False |
True or False: Asia is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean | False |
What does the word Mesopotamia mean? | Between the rivers |
What 2 rivers does the Fertile Crescent fall between? | The Tigris and the Euphrates |
What did Darius the Great build to connect his Persian Empire? | Roads with rest stops. |
What was the capital city of Ancient Persia? | Persepolis |
What country was Genghis Khan from? | Mongolia |
What does Genghis Khan mean? | Emperor of all emperors or Oceanic Ruler |
What is the largest mountain range in Asia? | The Himalayas |
What are monsoons? | Heavy rainy season in South Asia that helps the crops grow. |
What is the tallest mountain in the Himalayas? | Mount Everest |
Name any 2 islands (or chain of islands) in Southeast Asia | Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia , Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia |
How are Tsunami's created? | Movement of tectonic plates underwater (earthquakes, volcanoes) |
What year did the worst Tsunami in history occur in the Indian Ocean? | 2004 |
What is mitigation? | Preventative measures taken to reduce the effects of a natural disaster. |