1. Geographic Understandings To play the game, go to the next slide and click on an point value to go to a question. To go to final Wrap-Up click on Final Wrap-Up at the bottom of the main screen.

2. Reading a Map Physical Features Climate Environmental Issues Vocabulary Natural Resources

3. Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4 Team 5 Wager board

4. What river is labeled as #11?

5. score board Yangtze River

6. What geographic feature is labeled as #4?

7. Himalayan Mountains score board

8. What body of water is labeled as #12?

9. South China Sea score board

10. What number marks the Mekong River?

11. #9 scoreboard

12. What waterway is labeled as #1?

13. Bay of Bengal score board

14. What is India’s most famous river?

15. Ganges River score board

16. What mountain range forms the southern border of China?

17. Himalayans score board

18. What two deserts are found in China?

19. Gobi and Taklimakan score board

20. What river begins in the Tibet Plateau and runs south until it empties into the South China Sea?

21. Mekong River score board

22. What river is called the Yellow River?

23. Huang He score board

24. What are the two most important minerals found in South and North Korea?

25. Zinc and lead score board

26. How have the Japanese created farmland in mountainous regions?

27. They have terraced the land. score board

28. Why does Japan import large quantities of fuel?

29. Japan has no oil or gas. score board

30. What fossil fuel is mined in North Korea, South Korea, India, and China?

31. Coal score board

32. Which country in this region has the fewest natural resources?

33. Japan score board

34. What is the best way to describe the climate of China?

35. It has nearly every type of climate. score board

36. What geographical feature has a major impact on the climate of Japan?

37. Ocean currents score board

38. What type of climate makes Vietnam an ideal location for growing rice?

39. Tropical score board

40. What seasonal winds affect the climate of India?

41. Monsoons score board

42. What are two geographical features that affect climate?

43. Oceans, mountains, deserts, latitude, wind patterns score board

44. What is the main cause of high levels of nitrogen found in the waters of the Yangtze River?

45. The chemicals used in fertilizers run from the fields into the river. score board

46. What is the effect of the growth of algae in the Yangtze River?

47. The algae causes oxygen levels to fall, resulting in the death of fish. score board

48. What is the most important environmental problem in India?

49. Air pollution score board

50. What are the two leading causes of death in China attributed to air pollution?

51. Respiratory and heart disease score board

52. How has the Indian practice of cremating the dead become a problem for the Ganges River?

53. The ashes of human bodies that have been placed in the river cause pollution. score board

54. What is another name for the silt (soil) which is carried by rivers?

55. Loess score board

56. What is the name for a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water?

57. Peninsula score board

58. What is the name for a seasonal wind that brings heavy rain?

59. Monsoon score board

60. What word describes water that contains waste products?

61. Sewage score board

62. What term is used to describe something found in the environment that can be used?

63. Natural resource score board

64. Make your wager on the scoreboard scoreFinal Question

65. Into what country does the Ganges River flow after it leaves India?

66. Bangladesh score board