Flashcards On Asia

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New Dheli is the capital of which Asian country?

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India

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What is the largest city in India?

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Mumbai

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This is the large movie making company in India

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Bollywood

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Eighty percent of India practices this religion.

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Hinduism

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This blue Hindu god is the god of life and protection

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Vishnu

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This Hindu god has the body of a man and the head of an elephant

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Ganesh

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This is the Hindu god of death and warfare

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Khali

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The Brahmin, the Kshatriya, the Vaisya, the Sudra, and the Untouchables are all part of this system

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The Caste system

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Pratriba Patil is the current president of this Asian country

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India

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Because of its size and regional diversity, this country is considered a sub-continent

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India

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This is considered a sacred river in india

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The Ganges River

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This British company cashed in on India's ability to to grow tea, and cotton

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The British East India Trading company

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This well educated indian man used non-violent protesting to regain India's independence from England

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Mahatma Ghandi

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What is the currency of India?

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The Rupee

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What are the three major exports of India?

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Textiles, petrolium, and jewelry

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What country is known as the stronghold of Islam?

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Pakistan

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What is the capital of Pakistan?

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Islamabad

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What is the largest city in Pakistan?

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Karachi

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Pakistan has the 2nd largest population of this type of Muslum

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shia

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Dhaka is the capital of this country

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Bangladesh

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This is considered a sacred river in india

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The Ganges River

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This British company cashed in on India's ability to to grow tea, and cotton

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The British East India Trading company

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This well educated indian man used non-violent protesting to regain India's independence from England

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Mahatma Ghandi

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What is the currency of India?

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The Rupee

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What are the three major exports of India?

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Textiles, petrolium, and jewelry

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What country is known as the stronghold of Islam?

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Pakistan

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What is the capital of Pakistan?

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Islamabad

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What is the largest city in Pakistan?

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Karachi

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Pakistan has the 2nd largest population of this type of Muslum

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shia

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Dhaka is the capital of this country

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Bangladesh

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Bangladesh is on the mouth of this river delta

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The Ganges

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Sri Jayawardenapura kotte is the capital of this country

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Sri Lanka

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kathmandu is the capital of what country?

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Nepal

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Siddharta Guatama is better known by what name?

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Budda

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This mountain is 5.5 miles tall

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Sagramatha or Mount Everest

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What group of Nepalese people are warriors, and are sometimes hired as mercinaries?

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The Gurkas

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What group of Nepales people are great mountain climbers?

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The Sherpas

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This country's name means "The Land of the Thunder Dragon"

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Bhutan

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What is the capital of Bhutan?

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Thimpu

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Naypyidaw is the capital of what country?

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Myanmar

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What is the largest city of Myanmar?

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Yangon (Rangoon)

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The Shwe Dagon Pagoda is the largst temple in the world for what religion?

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Buddhism

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These three countries make up the "Golden Triangle"

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Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand

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The countries of the "Golden Triangle" grow what kind of plant?

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Opium

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A Junta is a military leader of what country?

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Myanmar

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The women who stretch their necks are known as this

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kayans

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Bangkok is the capital of what country/

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Thailand

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The Asian elephant is a very important animal to what country?

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Thailland

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Thailand is famous for starting this style of martial arts

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Muay Thai

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What is the capital of Laos?

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Vientiane

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What is the largest city of Myanmar?

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Yangon (Rangoon)

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The Shwe Dagon Pagoda is the largst temple in the world for what religion?

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Buddhism

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These three countries make up the "Golden Triangle"

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Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand

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The countries of the "Golden Triangle" grow what kind of plant?

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Opium

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A Junta is a military leader of what country?

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Myanmar

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The women who stretch their necks are known as this

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kayans

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Bangkok is the capital of what country/

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Thailand

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The Asian elephant is a very important animal to what country?

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Thailland

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Thailand is famous for starting this style of martial arts

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Muay Thai

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What is the capital of Laos?

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Vientiane

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What is the largest city of Myanmar?

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Yangon (Rangoon)

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The Shwe Dagon Pagoda is the largst temple in the world for what religion?

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Buddhism

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These three countries make up the "Golden Triangle"

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Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand

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The countries of the "Golden Triangle" grow what kind of plant?

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Opium

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A Junta is a military leader of what country?

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Myanmar

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The women who stretch their necks are known as this

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kayans

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Bangkok is the capital of what country/

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Thailand

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The Asian elephant is a very important animal to what country?

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Thailland

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Thailand is famous for starting this style of martial arts

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Muay Thai

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What is the capital of Laos?

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Vientiane

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What is the important river in Laos?

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The Mekong River

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What is the capital of Cambodia?

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Phrom Penh

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What is the Angkor Wat?

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A giant temple in Cambodia

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This man was the leader of the khmer rouge and was killed by his own people

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Pol Pot

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Hanoi is the capital of of what country?

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Vietnam

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Who is the man that started the Gheurilla armies in Vietnam?

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Ho Chi Minh

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During the Vietnam War, what was the attack that broke through the American and Southern Vietnamese front line

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The Tet Offensive

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What is the capital of Malaysia

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kuala lampur

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Sixty percent of Malaysia practices what religion?

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Islam

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Beijing is the capital of what country?

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China

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What city in China is the most Westernized?

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Hong Kong

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What is the largest city in China?

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shanghai

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China has 7000 miles of coastline on which sea?

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The South China Sea

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What country borders more countries than any other country in the world?

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China

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What are th two major river systems in China?

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The Huang He, and the Yangtze

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On what river is Chinese civilization believed to have begun on

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The Huang He

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The Gobi Desert is known as this kind of desert

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A rain-shadow desert

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What is the once fought over northern plain of China called?

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Manchuria

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What are dynastics?

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Families of Chinese kings that passed their crowns down to their children

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Who started th Cultural Revolution?

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Mao Tse Tung

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What are the two major separations of the Chinese language

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Mandrin and Cantanese

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What is the currency of china?

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The Yuan