The Concept of Asia

Question 1

True or False.

Asia covers 2/3 of the Earth’s land surface.

Answer 1

False, only covers 1/3

Question 2

True or False.

More than half of the world’s population lives in Asia.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True or False.

Asia was a site for early human settlement.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False

Asia is home to 2 of the four early civilizations of the world.

Answer 4

False, home to 3 of the four early civilizations of the world

Question 5

What is Shang now known as?

Answer 5

It is known as the present-day China.

Question 6

What is Indus now known as?

Answer 6

It is known as the present-day Pakistan.

Question 7

What is Mesopotamia now known as?

Answer 7

It is known as the present-day Iraq.

Question 8

Give 5 religions or philosophies that originated in Asia.

Answer 8

Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Confucianism, Shinto

Question 9

True or False

Many of the past events that had global significance happened in Asia.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What are the oceans that surround Asia?

Answer 10

Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean

Question 11

What is the direction of the three oceans listed below with Asia as the point of reference?

1. Arctic Ocean-
2. Indian Ocean-
3. Pacific Ocean-

Answer 11

1. North
2. South
3. East

Question 12

Why were people back then “nomads”?

Answer 12

They didn’t have a specific home and they kept moving around. But as time passed on, they stayed in one place and started building cities.

Question 13

What are the northern boundaries of Asia?

Answer 13

Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, East Siberian Sea, Chukchi Sea (near Alaska)

Question 14

What are the eastern boundaries of Asia that separate the continent from the northwest part of North America?

Answer 14

Bering Sea, Bering Strait

Question 15

What are the southern boundaries of Asia that sets southeast Asia apart from Australia?

Answer 15

Timor Sea, Arafura Sea

Question 16

What are the western boundaries that separates west Asia from Africa?

Answer 16

Gulf of Aden (below Saudi Arabia), the Bab-el Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Suez

Question 17

Asia is bounded on the West by?

Answer 17

By the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmarra, the Bosporus Strait, the Black Sea, and the Caspian Sea

Question 18

What are the 2 mountain ranges that set Asia apart from the eastern section of Europe?

Answer 18

1. Ural Mountains (considered as the border between western Asia and Eastern Europe)
2. Caucasus Mountains (between Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia in Asia, and Russia in Europe)

Question 19

True or False.

Asia is the largest among the seven continents.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Define geography in simple terms.

Answer 20

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. It also deals with the study of the description of the earth and the relation of these geographic features to the people’s way of life in the area.

Question 21

True or False.
The division of territories into continents and the division of continents into regions does not depend on the personal opinion of the geographer.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

True or False.

The concept of regional division is only a human construct.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Asians were the ones who created the terms “Far East”, “Middle East” and “Near East” with Asia as the point of reference.

Answer 23

False, it was Europe who created the terms when they went beyond the barriers that separated them from Asia in the 16th century. Europeans created the terms with Europe as their point of reference.

Question 24

Define a region.

Answer 24

A region is an area marked by similar features and unifying characteristics.

Question 25

True or False. | Regional labels can change in accordance with the people's perceptions.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What is the Eurocentric POV?

Answer 26

It is Asia from the western perspective. Emphasis is on the contributions of the Europeans to the Asian culture.

Question 27

What is the Asian-centric POV?

Answer 27

It is Asia from the Asians' perspective. The focus is on the role of Asians in molding their own history and culture of Asia.

Question 28

True or False. | The origin of the word "Asia" was known since long ago.

Answer 28

False, the origin is still uncertain

Question 29

What may be the origin of the word "Asia"?

Answer 29

It may have been derived from the Aegean word "asis" which means "muddy", or the Semitic word "asu" which means "rising" or "light" in reference to the sun.

Question 30

Who is a great Greek historian, and is also known as the "Father of History"?

Answer 30

Herodotus

Question 31

Why was Asia referred to as ORIENT?

Answer 31

It is because "Orient" means East and Asia was located east of Europe.

Question 32

True or False. | The word ASIA and referring to the continent as ORIENT is based on a Eurocentric POV.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

True or False. | The division of Asia into 5 regions shows a Eurocentric POV.

Answer 33

False, it shows an Asian-centric POV

Question 34

What are the 5 regional divisions of Asia?

Answer 34

East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia, and North Asia

Question 35

North Asia was composed of countries previously known as ___.

Answer 35

Soviet Central Asia

Question 36

North Asia is also known as ___ or ___.

Answer 36

Central Asia/ Inner Asia

Question 37

West Asia was first known as ___ then later as ___.

Answer 37

Near East, Middle East

Question 38

West Asia is the primary source of ___ in the world.

Answer 38

oil

Question 39

South Asia was formerly called by the western scribes as ___.

Answer 39

Central Asia

Question 40

South Asia was often called ____ because of the beliefs contained in philosophies and religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.

Answer 40

land of mysticism

Question 41

It also includes the subcontinent of India, a _____ whose size was nearly half of the US.

Answer 41

triangular peninsula

Question 42

East Asia was formerly known as ___, the area fronting the ___ Ocean.

Answer 42

Far East, Pacific

Question 43

East Asia is composed of ___, a country with the biggest population in the world and ___, one of the richest countries in the world.

Answer 43

China, Japan

Question 44

Southeast Asia is known as the ____ and ____ because of the Indian and Chinese influence on the region.

Answer 44

Farther India, Little China

Question 45

It became the crossroad of Indian and Chinese culture because of its strategic location.

Answer 45

Southeast Asia

Question 46

Say which region the country is from. | Uzbekistan

Answer 46

North Asia

Question 47

Say which region the country is from. | Myanmar

Answer 47

Southeast Asia

Question 48

Say which region the country is from. | Nepal

Answer 48

South Asia

Question 49

Say which region the country is from. | Afghanistan

Answer 49

West Asia

Question 50

Say which region the country is from. | Bangladesh

Answer 50

South Asia

Question 51

Say which region the country is from. | Mongolia

Answer 51

East Asia

Question 52

Say which region the country is from. | East Timor

Answer 52

Southeast Asia

Question 53

Say which region the country is from. | Pakistan

Answer 53

South Asia

Question 54

Say which region the country is from. | Kuwait

Answer 54

West Asia

Question 55

Say which region the country is from. | North Korea

Answer 55

East Asia

Question 56

Say which region the country is from. | Laos

Answer 56

Southeast Asia

Question 57

Say which region the country is from. | Syria

Answer 57

West Asia

Question 58

Say which region the country is from. | Sri Lanka

Answer 58

South Asia

Question 59

Say which region the country is from. | Maldives

Answer 59

South Asia

Question 60

Say which region the country is from. | Brunei

Answer 60

Southeast Asia

Question 61

Say which region the country is from. | Israel

Answer 61

West Asia

Question 62

Say which region the country is from. | Lebanon

Answer 62

West Asia