9th Grade Abeka World Geography Test 2

Taiwan

island that provided refuge for the Chinese Nationalists after the Chinese Revolution

China

world's most populous country

Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan

located on the Indian subcontinent

Suez Canal

man-made body of water that separates Asia from Africa

oil

??? provides the major source of income for many major Middle Eastern countries

Mecca and Medina

Muslims regard 2 Saudis Arabian cities as holy

the Philippines

only country in Asia where Catholicism is the majority religion

Himalayas

Earth's largest and highest mountain range

Ural and Caucasus

2 mountain ranges that divide Europe from Asia

Dead Sea

lowest point on land

Palestine Liberation Organization

full name of the militant organization that uses terrorism to demand land for an independent Palestinian state

Abraham

Both Arabs and Jews are descendant of the biblical patriarch??

Honshu

Japan's largest island

Middle East

"Crossroads of the Ancient World"

Borneo

Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia occupy the island

Soviet Union

modern empire controlled Central Asia for most of the 20th century

Hinduism

Because of India's main religion , ????, forbids the slaughter of cattle, India has abundant livestock but is one of the poorest countries in the world

1948

year modern state of Israel was created

Yangtze

China's two most important rivers and there Huang He and the ????

38th parallel

North and South Korea were divided along ??

Mt. Fuji

highest point in Japan

Central Asia

Amu Darya and the Sir Darya are the 2 principal rivers of ??

Great Wall of China

world's longest fortification

Mt. Everest

world's highest point on land