Social Studies

Question 1

What is the main purpose of the study of Asia?

Answer 1

The main purpose of studying Asia is that the Philippines is an Asian country and Filipino is a race in Asia.

Question 2

The division of Asia into regions is based on _______

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Answer 2

Physical Geography, Human Geography, History, and Culture of the nations in the continent

Question 3

What are the 6 Regions of Asia?

Answer 3

1. North Asia 4. West Asia
2. South Asia 5. Central Asia
3. East Asia 6. Southeast Asia

Question 4

North Asia is also known as ______ (based on the Eurocentric Perspective), _______(because the Europeans haven’t explored this part yet), and _______.

Answer 4

1. Central Asia
2. Inner Asia
3. Soviet Asia

Question 5

South Asia is also known as _________.

Answer 5

Land of Mysticism

Question 6

West Asia is also known as ______

Answer 6

The melting pot

Question 7

Refers to a region in Asia between the Captain Sea and Western China

Answer 7

Central Asia

Question 8

Also known as the Chinese Region

Answer 8

East Asia

Question 9

Southeast Asia is known for the label ______ and ______

Answer 9

Father India and Little China

Question 10

What are the 3 Major Perspectives of Asia?

Answer 10

• Eurocentric Perspective
• Orientalism
• Asiancentric perspective

Question 11

Explain the Eurocentric Perspective.

Answer 11

The Europeans’ mindset where they think Europe is the center of the world and that they are superior to all others.

Question 12

Explain the Orientalism Perspective

Answer 12

Europeans’ perspective that they are superior to the Asians in terms of culture and race.

Question 13

Explain the Asiancentric Perspective

Answer 13

To highlight the beauty of the local cultures and history of Asia and to promote it’s own identity.

Question 14

What are the two divisions of geography?

Answer 14

Human Geography and Physical Geography

Question 15

What is human geography

Answer 15

focuses on the human’s daily life and how their routines changed the environment

Question 16

What is Physical Geography

Answer 16

focuses on the physical characteristics of the world

Question 17

Where does the word “Asia” come from?

Answer 17

Came from the Aegean word “Asu” meaning places where the sun rises, and east.

Question 18

Refers to the region or nations in Asia that are near in the east of Europe

Answer 18

Near East

Question 19

Regions or nations in Asia that are farthest east from Europe.

Answer 19

Far east

Question 20

Regions or nations in Asia that are in the center of Asia.

Answer 20

Middle east

Question 21

Vertical lines in the map or globe

Answer 21

meridian

Question 22

Horizontal lines

Answer 22

Parallels

Question 23

the space or distance among meridians

Answer 23

Longitude

Question 23

the Meridian that divides the eastern and western hemisphere

Answer 23

Prime Meridian

Question 23

Spaces or distance between parallels that measure the distance among places.

Answer 23

Latitude

Question 24

Divides the world into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Answer 24

Equator

Question 25

An important element of climate and the degree of hotness and coldness of the atmosphere

Answer 25

Temperature

Question 26

The condition of the air that may change at any time

Answer 26

weather

Question 27

The average condition of the atmosphere

Answer 27

climate

Question 28

The condition where winter seasons is extremely cold with thick snow

Answer 28

permafrost

Question 29

Russian word for forest

Answer 29

Taiga

Question 30

A type of grassland where the roots of the grass are not deeply planted

Answer 30

Steppe

Question 31

Type of grassland where grass is high, and it's roots is deeply planted

Answer 31

Prairie

Question 32

Has grassland and forest. Grassland with scattered individual trees

Answer 32

Savanna

Question 33

means treeless pain

Answer 33

Tunturia

Question 34

Commonly located in the shoreline of Arctic Ocean

Answer 34

Tundra

Question 35

Deepest and oldest lake in the world

Answer 35

Lake baikal

Question 36

AKA Roof of the World because of it's tall mountains

Answer 36

Himalayas

Question 37

World's tallest mountain

Answer 37

Mt. Everest

Question 38

Third highest mountain

Answer 38

Mt. Kanchenjunga

Question 39

Has small but tall mountain ranges

Answer 39

Hindu Kush

Question 40

Made up of rich fertile soil that is good for farming

Answer 40

Anatolia Plateau

Question 41

has dry soil while the Arabian peninsula has vast deserts and dry soil

Answer 41

Iran Plateau

Question 42

Longest river in the East Asian Region

Answer 42

Yangtze river

Question 43

AKA Yellow River and Sorrow of China

Answer 43

Huang Ho River

Question 44

Southeast Asia is divided into two physical regions

Answer 44

Mainland Southeast Asia and Insular Southeast Asia

Question 45

A peninsula surrounded by the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean

Answer 45

Mainland

Question 46

Composed of the islands of the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Indonesia, and East Timor

Answer 46

Insular part