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- 5. 1,500 miles of mountains forming the northeastern border of the Indian subcontinent; includes Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth
- 7. the largest and tallest plateau on Earth
- 17. an area in the Pacific Ocean having a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes
- 18. popular Indian leader who used non-violence to get the British to withdraw from India
- 21. Korea (50.5 m; Seoul; Korean) its capital is the second most highly populated metropolitan area in the world; known for its fermented foods, such as kimchi; considered the best country in robotics, and home to the electronics company, Samsung; the most protestant country in Asia
- 22. region of Asia consisting of Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos
- 23. a collection of teachings (religious and philosophical) developed in ancient India characterized by reincarnation, the caste system, and karma
- 24. the Buddha ("enlightened one"); Hindu prince who around 500 B.C. rejected Hinduism and left his family and possessions in order to find enlightenment and peace
- 25. major winds over the Indian Ocean which bring heavy rains during the rainy season
- 28. (68 m; Bangkok; Thai) over 90% Buddhist; has the longest-reigning monarch in the world (as of 2016); its national sport is a martial art called "the art of eight limbs"; known as "Siam" until 1948
- 29. the belief that one's good or bad actions affects what happens to them later
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- 1. a religion that teaches detachment from the world in order to reach the perfect peace of nirvana; begun in India but is most popular today in East Asia
- 2. (1.3 b; Beijing; Mandarin) largest country by population and third by land area; birthplace of Confucianism; governed by the Communist Party today; contains the longest fortification in the world
- 3. (28 m; Kathmandu; Nepali) contains the highest percentage of Hindus; has Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth; birthplace of Buddha
- 4. (159 m; Dhaka; Bengali) formerly part of India and won independence from Pakistan in 1971; most densely populated country with more than 10 million people; suffers flooding due to monsoon rains and melting snows from the Himalayas
- 6. a strict social class system in which all people are born into one of four groups which dictate their occupation (job) and rules of behavior
- 8. another term used to refer to South Asia; so-called because of this region's separation from the rest of the Asian continent by the Himalayas
- 9. (103 m; Manila; Filipino) influenced by Spanish and American culture; most Catholic country in Asia; the site of the Bataan Death March in World War II
- 10. Korea (26 m; Pyongyang; Korean) a military dictatorship cut off economically and diplomatically from the rest of the world; has reeducation camps and internment camps for political prisoners; citizens have very little freedom and are trained from a young age to idolize their leaders, the Kim family
- 11. (1.2 b; New Delhi; Hindi) second largest country by population; the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism; known for its curry powder
- 12. the repeating cycle of birth, life, and death; after one dies, their soul returns in another body as a human, animal, or spirit
- 13. (1858-1947) British rule over India
- 14. (92 m; Hanoi; Vietnamese) the site of perhaps the most unpopular war in U.S. history, after which Communists ruled until around the end of the 20th century; largest producer of cashew nuts
- 15. region of Asia consisting of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan
- 16. a philosophy teaching how behave virtuously within one's family and in society
- 19. (255 m; Jakarta; Bahasa Indonesia) fourth largest country by population and most populous Muslim-majority country; an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands
- 20. region of Asia consisting of China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia
- 26. (3 m; Ulaanbaatar; Mongolian) located on the Great Steppe of Eurasia; home of Genghis Khan who united nomadic horse riding tribes and created the largest contiguous empire in history
- 27. (127 m; Tokyo; Japanese) large exporter of electronics (e.g., Nintendo, Sony) and cars (e.g., Toyota, Honda, Nissan); birthplace of sumo wrestling and judo; surrendered in WWII after being hit by two atomic bombs; its capital is the most highly-populated metropolitan area in the world