GEOS 145 Module 5

What virtually uninhabited territory in northern Kashmir did China gain control from India after a brief war in 1962?

Aksai Chin

The national language of Indonesia comes from which language family?

Austronesia

Which South Asian country has committed to be a world leader in sustainability, pledging to remain carbon-neutral for all time?

Bhutan

Which country in South Asia had, until recently, purposefully disconnected from the modern world economy?

Bhutan

What neighboring states of India are the least developed, populous, and extremely poor?

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

The Karen and Kachin are minority ethnic groups fighting against the majority government of which country?

Burma (Myanmar)

The Khmer Rouge briefly ruled over

Cambodia

Which of the following places will receive the most orographic rainfall?

Cherrapunji

Which country has Vietnam followed in order to develop its economy?

China

What language has been advocated as a neutral national language in India?

English

Two islands of Indonesia where Christianity is prevalent are

Flores and Timor

Chinese migrants to Southeast Asia have historically come from which two provinces?

Guangdong and Fujian

What Indian state, linguistic group, is most heavily represented in the Indian diaspora?

Gujaratis

What religion dominates in India?

Hinduism

Which religion in South Asia is closely associated with the caste system?

Hinduism

Which country of South Asia has the largest total population in the region?

India

Which statement is FALSE regarding the partition of South Asia?

India was formed as a Muslim-majority and Pakistan as a Hindu-majority

Which Southeast Asian country is most associated with transmigration?

Indonesia

Which country did Timor-Leste, formerly East Timor, gain its independence from in 2002?

Indonesia

Which country in Southeast Asia is an island archipelago?

Indonesia

Which country is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in the Southeast Asia?

Indonesia

What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?

Islam

What religion was associated with the Mughal Empire of South Asia?

Islam

Which is a main reason that Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth?

It is burdened by high levels of defense spending, political instability, and ethnic unrest

Which of the following has not been a major external cultural influence on Southeast Asia?

Japanese immigrants

What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia?

Java

Which Southeast Asian country has the lowest proportion of internet users in the region?

Laos

Which country is undertaking a massive dam-building program to expand its hydroelectric output?

Laos

According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be

Laos and Cambodia

Indonesia's islands include all of the following EXCEPT

Luzon

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

Luzon

Which Indian state has the highest GDP?

Maharashtra

Which country is located on both the mainland and insular portions of Southeast Asia?

Malaysia

The highest life expectancy for male and female is found in

Maldives

What is the major reason for animosity toward Chinese immigrants in the countries of Southeast Asia?

Many of Chinese immigrants are rather prosperous compared to local people

The longest river in Southeast Asia is the

Mekong

Which city is the financial, industrial, and commercial hub of India?

Mumbai (Bombay)

In which South Asian country has Maoism posed the biggest challenge?

Nepal

The nation with the lowest GNI per capita in South Asia is

Nepal

Which South Asian country had a ruling monarchy until 2008 when the king stepped down from power?

Nepal

On which island of Indonesia are the forests still extensive?

New Guinea

Which of the following statement is TRUE about the conflict in Sri Lanka?

Northern Sri Lanka is dominated by Hindu Tamils, but the majority of Buddhist and speaks Sinhalese

Which South Asian country has the world's largest refugee population?

Pakistan

Where in South Asia is the densest Muslim concentration?

Pakistan and Kashmir

The lowest Net Migration is found in

Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Which area of South Asia is most prone to desertification?

Pakistan and northwestern India

Extensive slums and squatter settlements are found in all of the following EXCEPT for

Singapore

The highest GNI per capita in Southeast Asia is found in

Singapore

The largest recipient of direct foreign investment in the region is

Singapore

Which Southeast Asian country is commonly referred to as an entrepôt?

Singapore

Which country in Southeast Asia is essentially a city-state?

Singapore

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids for Singapore and the Philippines?

Singapore has a lower natural increase rate than the Phiippines

The Mughal Empire by 1700 ruled all (or part of) the following present-day regions EXCEPT for

Sri Lanka

Which of the following countries of South Asia is an island?

Sri Lanka

What regional language did Philippine nationalists choose following independence as the language to replace English and unify the new country?

Tagalog

Which country does NOT have a claim over the Spratly Islands?

Thailand

Which nation in Southeast Asia was not colonized by Europeans?

Thailand

Which two Southeast Asian countries are dominated by Theravada Buddhism?

Thailand and Cambodia

Tai-Kadai languages are largely spoken within which two countries?

Thailand and Laos

Why were Japanese companies originally attracted to investing in Thailand?

Thailand had low wages and a reasonably educated workforce

What new nation in Southeast Asia gained its independence in 2002?

Timor-Letse

The city-state of Singapore is located in which climate zone?

Tropical rainy

Which language did Pakistan opt to become the national language in 1947?

Urdu

The popular dish known as pho originated in which country?

Vietnam

Which statement best describes the current economic and political system in Vietnam?

Vietnam embraces market economics while retaining the political forms of a communist state

What are the Tamil Tigers?

a rebel group in Sri Lanka

The most densely populated areas of South Asia are

along the Ganges and Indus river valleys

Which phrase best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?

an agricultural success, but an ecological and social failure

How were the Himalayas and other neighboring mountain chains formed?

by the northwest collision of peninsular India with the Asian landmass

What natural resource does India rely on for its electricity?

coal

What are "hutments"?

crude shelters built on formerly busy sidewalks in India

What significant natural hazard is a major environmental issue in densely populated Bangladesh?

flooding

Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to recent air pollution in Southeast Asia?

global climate change causing warmer temperatures

What is NOT a method combatting sexual discrimination in South Asia?

government subsidies for Indian families with dowry payments

Where is the population in Vietnam concentrated?

in the deltas of the Mekong and Red Rivers

Swidden or shifting cultivation is sustainable when

population densities remain relatively low

Bangkok is an example of

primate city

What are the sources of ethnic violence in Sri Lanka?

religious and linguistic differences

The Vietnam War

resulted in a reunified Vietnam under the control of the government in Hanoi

Dravidian languages are found in which part of South Asia?

southern India-Tamil

What agricultural system is alternatively referred to as shifting cultivation?

swidden

What private organization acted as an arm of the British government during much of the colonial era in South Asia?

the British East India Company

What name is sometimes given to the region of South Asia?

the Indian subcontinent

Indonesia was once a colony of

the Netherlands

Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most greatly influence by American colonialism?

the Philippines

Which Southeast Asian country is a major global source of female labor migrants to wealthy countries of the Persian Gulf?

the Philippines

What role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?

it provides low-interest credit to fund small-scale enterprise

The climate dynamics of the South Asian monsoon are best described as

low pressure cell builds on land during the summer, bringing precipitation to South Asia

What group of Muslims arrived to Southeast Asia starting around the 13th century CE to convert the local population to Islam?

merchants

What percent of people in India live on less than $3.10 a day?

more than 50%

The insular region of Southeast Asia refers to countries located

on islands

What is NOT one of the problems facing Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India?

poor quality educational institutions and cultural attractions

Transmigration is

the formal relocation of citizens from populated to unpopulated areas within its territory

What are bustees?

the sprawling squatter settlements in South Asian cities

What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia?

the total amount of rainfall

Why did Bengalis in the former East Pakistan fight for independence?

they complained they were treated like second-class citizens

The Indian metropolis of Mumbai is located in which climate zone?

tropical wet-dry savanna (Aw)

What geological feature is frequently found on the islands of insular Southeast Asia?

volcanoes