geography exam three :)
the current population of India is roughly
A. 1.328 billion
the dominant colonial power that unified South Asia into a single political system were the
A. British
what is the longest river in Southeast Asia?
A. Mekong
Hinduism
B. is the majority religion in India
the Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its Southeast Asain Colonies
C. France
which country of Southeast Asia has been troubled by tensions from its orthodox Muslim region known as Aceh?
C. Indonesia
the wet monsoon, under normal conditions will arrive in South Asia during
C. June
Upon which industry is Nepal heavily reliant?
C. international tourism
what is the name of India's untouchable class?
D. Dalits
what is the approximate population of Southeast Asia?
E. 600 million
why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?
E. the Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation, health or education in the region
which two nations in South Asia are overwhelmingly Muslim?
E. Bangladesh and Pakistan
what language has been suggested as a unifying national language in India?
E. English
what is the most widely spoken language in South Asia?
E. Hindi
what is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?
E. flooding
which group of Muslims brought Islam to Southeast Asia?
E. merchants
high demand for these products in East Asia drives large scale international logging in Southeast Asia
E. plywood and paper pulp
what environmental damage is not caused by logging in Southeast Asia?
E. soil salinization
the primary faith found on mainland Southeast Asia is
A. Buddhism
the two nations formed because of the Partition in 1947 were
A. India and Pakistan
what two countries in South Asia have nuclear weapons?
A. India and Pakistan
which two nations of South Asia comprise the largest population in the region?
A. India and Pakistan
the two rivers which dominate South Asia are the?
A. Indus and Ganges
who was the father figure of Indian Independence?
A. Mohandas Gandhi
What country in Southeast Asia is a city-state?
A. Singapore
Which island bore the brunt of the December 26, 2004 earthquake and subsequent tsunami which killed more than 100,000people locally?
A. Sumatra
what environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation?
A. salinization
what is the mission of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?
B. ASEAN fosters regional cooperation and regional coherence
what country has Vietnam emulated as it works to improve its economy?
B. China
Sikhism is a blend of what two religions?
B. Hinduism and Islam
which of the following is not one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia?
B. Indentured workers from Japan
which country is the worlds most populous Muslim country?
B. Indonesia
what factor was the basis for the creation of the states in India?
B. Language
which nation with a large English speaking population has become a major "call-center" for American companies for customers to contact when they need IT support?
B. Phillippines
which nation in Southeast Asia remained uncolonized throughout the colonial period?
B. Thailand
what factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance?
B. deforestations effect on greenhouse gases
Orographic precipitation requires which two physical features to occur?
B. desert and mountains
what role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?
B. it provides low interest credit to fund small scale enterprise
plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia
B. now often focuses on speciality crops like pineapples for export abroad
The Vietnam War
B. resulted in a reunified Vietnam
the islands of Indonesia
B. straddle the equator
what territory in South Asia is claimed by both India and Pakistan?
C. Kashmir
which country of Southeast Asia lies north on the mainland and in the islands of the region?
C. Malaysia
which nation in the region did the United States maintain as a colony during the first half of the 20th century?
C. Phillippines
the British East India Company was
C. a private firm acting as an arm of the British government that gained economic and military dominance over much of South Asia
which of the following phrases best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?
C. an agricultural success, but an ecological and social failure
which of the following statements best describes the 21st century in economic realities of India?
C. an emerging middle class numbering some 270 million people with large numbers of people still well below the poverty line
which of these statements regrading migration within South Asia is true?
C. people from across northern, central and eastern India have been migrating to Mumbai
on mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands?
C. rice
population density in Southeast Asia
C. tends to cluster in major river deltas on the mainland and on volcanic islands in the insular regions
under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?
C. when the population densities remain low, and where upland people control enough land
According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be
D. Laos and Cambodia
what climatic factor dominates South Asia?
D. Monsoons
Bangladesh was a part of which nation from 1948 until 1971
D. Pakistan
the two predominantly Catholic nations of Southeast Asia are
D. Philippines and East Timor
what is the main crop in the Ganges Valley of South Asia?
D. Rice
After the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, the Pakistan Government
D. agreed to aid the United States in its fight against the Taliban
The Western Ghats
D. are a range of mountains that separate the narrow western coast of India from the rest of the country
what is education like in Southeast Asia?
D. emphasis on basic education, but inadequate attention given to university and technical education
which of the following is not one of the environmental problems of South Asia?
D. insecure nuclear waste disposal
why is Bangladesh internationally competitive in textile and clothing manufacture?
D. its wages are low
what was the primary force behind the formation of the Himalayas?
D. the erosion of the landscape north and south of the region that would become the mountains
What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sudna Islands?
D. volcanoes
the Green revolution in South Asia largely concentrated on which two crops?
D. wheat and rice