Special Sub-Topic: Geography Bee III Authored by: TrailBlazer34 Sub-topic of: Asia

What island in the Japanese archipelago is the most important to the country of Japan?

Honshu. Tokyo, the center in Asia and the world of technology and also the cultural center of Japan, is on the central island of Honshu.

Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea, has two main religious groups, one of which is Islam. What is the other major religion of Lebanon?

Christianity. Lebanon, the only Middle Eastern country without any region of desert land, was home to the ancient culture of the Phoenicians whose claim to fame was the alphabet and their purple dyes.

The Sabah and Sarawak regions provide a unique variety of plants and animals. What country do the Sabah and Sarawak regions belong to?

Malaysia. The Sabah and Sarawak are both on Malaysia's Borneo territory in the eastern region. Borneo has the record for the island with the most countries on it - Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

What type of physical geography feature is Indonesia's Krakatoa?

Volcanic island. The volacano Krakatoa, the world's biggest eruption, occurred in 1883. It spread ashes all the way across the world and darkened the sky in some places.

What country's Caspian sea coast is known as 'The Land of Fire' because of the numerous flames coming off the oil wells in the sea?

Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan, a country in the Caucasian mountain range, has discovered oil in the Caspian Sea off the coasts of its capital, Baku.

What region in China is known as the 'Roof of the World'?

Tibet & Plateau of Tibet & Tibetian Plateau.

What country on the Arabian Peninsula has coastlines on both the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea?

Yemen. The Gulf of Aden separates the country of Somalia from the Arabian Peninsula while the Red Sea, named for its red seaweed, separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula.

The Zagros and Alborz mountain ranges are in what country?

Iran.

What Asian archipelago in the Indian Ocean is being threatened by the rise of ocean waters?

Maldives. The Maldives, whose average height is only six feet, are predicted to be submerged by the ocean in the next 50-200 years, depending on global warming and the melting of ice in Antarctica.

What oddball eastern Asian archipelago's most commonly used language is English and main religion is Christianity?

Philippines. These factors are due to the fact that the United States and Spain both owned Philippines for some time and apparently their effects have lasted longer than expected. The official language is Filipino.