9th Grade Abeka World Geography Test 2

the Philippines

only country in Asia where Catholicism is the majority religion

Soviet Union

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

China

world's most populous country

Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan

located on the Indian subcontinent

Central Asia

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

Ural and Caucasus

2 mountain ranges that divide Europe from Asia

Suez Canal

man-made body of water that separates Asia from Africa

Middle East

"Crossroads of the Ancient World"

Mecca and Medina

Muslims regard 2 Saudis Arabian cities as holy

Himalayas

Earth's largest and highest mountain range

Taiwan

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

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

1948

year modern state of Israel was created

Great Wall of China

world's longest fortification

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

Yangtze

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

Mt. Everest

world's highest point on land

38th parallel

North and South Korea were divided along ??

Mt. Fuji

highest point in Japan

Borneo

Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia occupy the island

oil

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

Abraham

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

Honshu

Japan's largest island

Arabian Sea

D

Bering Strait

O

Caspian Sea

F

Ganges River

H

Indian Ocean

S

Mekong River

R

Red Sea

C

Asia Minor

X

Gobi Desert

Yu

Indochina

T

Korean Peninsula

N

South China Sea

U

New Guinea

W

Tibet

L

Ural Mountains

G

Afghanistan

M

Bangladesh

EE

China

S

Cyprus

E

India

R

Iraq

F

Japan

Y

Malaysia

FF

Vietnam

DD

Baghdad

G

Beijing

V

Jerusalem

D

Riyadh

I

Seoul

BB

Tokyo

Z