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1. plateau in China that the Yellow River runs through; loess is the silty, dusty, highly-erodible soil that gives the Yellow River its yellow color
Image: Loess Plateau

2. One of the worlds largest deserts, covers part of China and present-day Mongolia.
Image: Gobi Desert

3. Line that divided Korea - Soviet Union occupied the north and United States occupied the south, during the Cold War.
Image: 38th Parallel

4. A Hindu god considered the creator of the world.
Image: Brahma

5. Technique of stamping and dyeing which is applied to whole cloth, originated from Indonesia.
Image: Batik Printing

6. A temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu.
Image: Angkor Wat

7. The Hindus call their religious beliefs/practice by this name meaning eternal order.

8. The four basic beliefs of Buddhism: 1. All life involves suffering; 2. desire is the cause of suffering; 3. elimination of desire brings an end to suffering; 4. a disciplined life conducted life brings the elimination of desire.
Image: Four Noble Truths

9. Intricate Chinese writing style that has over 2000 symbols. Typically written with ink and a brush.
Image: Chinese calligraphy

10. A measurement of the total goods and services produced within a country.
Image: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

11. world's longest man made structure built to keep invaders from the north out of China
Image: Great Wall of China

12. Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals.
Image: Ganges River

13. A major river that runs from southern China through Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Image: Mekong River

14. The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Image: cultural diffusion

15. Slope opposite the windward side of a hill or mountain that is usually drier and causes a rain shadow. Also, an area located generally downwind from wind and weather systems.
Image: Leeward slopes

16. Agricultural revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; helped to support rising Asian populations.
Image: Green Revolution

17. The cutting out of flat areas (terraces) into near vertical slopes to allow farming.
Image: Terrace Farming

18. Highest mountain in Japan
Image: Mt. Fuji

19. Mountain ranges that run along the coast of southern India, Mountains that border Deccan Plateau.
Image: Western and Eastern Ghats

20. Hurricanes in Asia
Image: Typhoons

21. East Asia's highest plateau region, 'Roof of the World'
Image: Plateau of Tibet

22. Mountains that lie across the center of the sub-continent, dividing India into two different regions
Image: Vindhya Mountains

23. Narrow waterway located between the islands of Sumatra and Java, Body of water connecting the Indian and Pacific Ocean near Singapore.
Image: Strait of Malacca

24. Northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar.
Image: Bay of Bangal

25. a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons
Image: South China Sea