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33) Approximately how many Muslims are there in South Asia? - PG 405 - R

175 million

2) Why is Bhopal, India known? - PG 395 - L

1981 gas leak of a fertilizer plant killed more than 2,500

21) About how many metropolitan areas in India have populations over 1 million inhabitants?

30+ ?

46) Despite widespread poverty in the country of India, approximately how many Indians are able to purchase modern consumer goods such as televisions?

300 million

36) About how many distinct languages are spoken in Indonesia? - PG 443 - R

50

13) What country of South Asia has been one of the most successful in the region in reducing its fertility rate? - PG 401 - R

Bangladesh

48) What is the most isolated country in South Asia?

Bhutan

7) By what other name is Kalimantan also known? - PG 429 - R

Borneo

26) What group of people is at the top of the Hindu caste (varna) system? - PG 405 - R

Brahmins (priests)

46) In 2011, this country was ranked along with Afghanistan as the third most corrupt country in the world.

Burma

39) With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated? - PG 447 - L

Cambodia

23) A thousand years ago, what was the major unifying force in South Asia? - PG 405 - L

Caste system

19) What country near the region of Southeast Asia has sent a very large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia? PG 442 - figure

China

49) What country has Vietnam emulated as it works to improve its economy?

China ?

41) During the Vietnam War, with which country did North Vietnam ally itself? - PG 446 - R

China and Soviet Union

11) How were the Himalayas formed? - PG 399 - R

Collision of northward moving peninsular India with Asian landmass.

14) Where do most people in South Asia live? - PG 401 - R

Compact rural villages

20) What are "hutments"? - PG 403 - L

Crude shelters built on formerly busy sidewalks

25) What is the name for India's secluded or untouchable caste? -PG 405 - R

Dalits

16) What is the main reason why urbanization is increasing in South Asia? - PG 401 - R / 402 - L

Desperate conditions for lack of work in the countryside and employment opportunities in the cities

36) What language has been suggested as a neutral national language in India? - PG 409 - R

English

8) What activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia? - PG 428 - L / R

Export of wood to other countries

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

Felt treated as 2nd class citizens by govt

40) The Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its Southeast Asian colonies? - PG 446 - R

France

9) What factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance? - PG 431 - L/R

Green-house gas from deforestation

49) Which of the following is one of the main reasons that Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth? - PG 418 - R

High defense costs Landlord class working agricultural land with little to no taxation

35) What is the most widely spoken language in South Asia? - PG 407 - R

Hindi

27) What religion dominates in India? PG 405 - R

Hindu

31) Sikhism is a blend of what two religions? - PG 406 - L

Hinduism and Islam

24) What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia?

Java

45) What territory in South Asia is claimed by both India and Pakistan? - PG 414 - L

Kashmir

25) Which of the following factors helps to explain the historical lack of settlement in Southeast Asia?

Lack of transportation

42) According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be - PG 447 - L

Laos and Cambodia

50) Why is Bangladesh internationally competitive in textile and clothing manufacture? - PG 418 - R

Low wage rate

21) What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

Luzon

28) Where in India do Muslims live? - PG 405 - R

Pakistan

1) Which country in Southeast Asia contains the largest number of islands? - PG 428 - L

Philippines

27) Which Southeast Asian country is primarily Roman Catholic? - PG 437 - R

Philippines

38) Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia to colonize the region? - PG 446 - L

Portuguese (around 1500)

43) What are the Tamil Tigers? - PG 415 - L

Rebel force known as Liberation Tigers of the Tamil in Sri Lanka

17) Where is the population in Vietnam concentrated?

Red River Delta in the north and the Mekong River Delta in the south. Hanoi and Ho Chi Min City

42) What are the sources of ethnic violence in Sri Lanka? - PG 415 - L

Religious and linguistic differences

26) What is transmigration? - PG 438 - R

Relocation of population from one region to another within its national territory

18) On mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands? - PG 437 - R

Rice

17) What environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation? - PG 403 - L

Salinization of the soil

12) Of what material is the Khorat Plateau composed? - PG 432 - L

Sandstone

4) What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh? - PG 395 - R

Seasonal flooding

47) India's economy is most advanced in what economic activity? - PG 420 - L

Software / software development

32) What work are Sikh men noted for? - PG 406 - L

Soldiers and bodyguards

37) In what part of India are Dravidian languages most likely to be spoken? - PG 407 - R

Southern India

19) What are bustees? - PG 403 - L

Sprawling squatter settlements

9) Which of the following countries of South Asia is an island? - see map / PG 393

Sri Lanka Maldives

20) What agricultural system is sometimes referred to as "slash and burn"? - PG 436 - R

Swidden system - small plots of acres of forest or brush cut by hand then burned

8) South Asia is likely to experience the following effects of climate change, EXCEPT

TBD

37) What language did Philippine nationalists choose as a language to unite their country? - PG 443 - R

Tagalog (Filipino)

48) What kind of economic activity has the Indonesian government been trying to foster in order to improve its economy? - PG 453 - R

Technology oriented businesses

16) What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia? - PG 432 - R

Tropical

24) Who brought Islam to South Asia? - PG 405 - L

Turkish speaking Muslims

7) What physical feature is needed for orographic precipitation to occur? - PG 396 - R

Uplifting and cooling of moist monsoon winds over Western Ghats and the Himalayan foothills

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Uplifting and cooling of moist monsoon winds over Western Ghats and the Himalayan foothills

13) What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands? - PG 432 - R

Volcanos

23) Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable? - PG 436 - R

When population densities remain relatively low

22) What is the chief product of the "Golden Triangle" of Southeast Asia? - PG 436 - R

Opium

3) What are the causes of deforestation in South Asia? - PG 396 - L

Agriculture then urban and industrial expansion.

33) What religion did the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia practice before the arrival of religions from elsewhere? - PG 443 - L

Animism

6) What is the rain-shadow effect? - PG 396 - R

Area of low rainfall found in the downwind side of a mountain

12) Which country of South Asia has the largest population in the region? - PG 400 _ R

India

44) What two countries in South Asia have nuclear weapons?

India and Pakistan

1) What name is sometimes given to the region of South Asia? - PG 392 - R

Indian subcontinent

29) What country has the highest population in Southeast Asia? - PG 438 figure

Indonesia

30) In what Southeast Asian country is transmigration most common, and a policy of the national government? - PG 438 - R

Indonesia

31) What country is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in the Southeast Asia? - PG 442 - L

Indonesia

44) The recently independent country of East Timor was formerly part of what country of Southeast Asia? - PG 449 - R

Indonesia

34) What trend is threatening the survival of the Zoroastrian community? - PG 407 - L

Intermarriage and low fertility

22) What is the cause of urban unrest in Karachi, Pakistan? - PG 404 - L

Main conflict with Sindis, native inhabitants and Muhajairs the Muslim refugees from India

2) Which country of Southeast Asia lies both on the mainland and in the islands of the region? - PG 427 - figure

Malaysia

10) Which country in South Asia is only 6 feet above sea level at its highest point, and therefore is most threatened by rising sea levels predicted to accompany climate change? - PG 398 - L

Maldives

47) What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam?

Market economics, while mainly communist state ?

14) How long does Southeast Asia's hot and rainy season last? - PG 432 - R

May to October (5 months)

11) What is the longest river in Southeast Asia? - PG 432 - L

Mekong River

38) Who is the father-figure of Indian independence? PG 413 - R

Mohandas Gandhi

5) What climatic factor dominates South Asia, often causing summer floods? - PG 395 - R

Monsoon rains?

18) What is the largest city in South Asia (based on population)? - PG 403 - L

Mumbai (Bombay)

30) What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh? - PG 405 - R

Muslim

39) With which religion was the Mughal Empire of South Asia identified? - PG 411 - R

Muslim

35) What group of people brought Islam to Southeast Asia? - PG 441 - R

Muslim merchants from South and Southwest Asia

45) Modern-day Indonesia was once a colony of which European country? - PG 448 - R

Netherlands

6) On which island of Indonesia are the forests still extensive? - PG 429 - R

New Guinea

3) Indonesia's islands stretch for a length that is about the same distance as the mileage between which of the following pairs of cities? - PG 428 - L

New York to San Francisco

29) What behavior does the South Asian religion of Jainism emphasize over all others? - PG 407 - L

Non-violence

15) How long does Southeast Asia's dry and hot season last? - PG 432 - R

November to April (5 months)

15) About what percentage of people in South Asia live in cities? - PG 401 - R

One - third (1/3)

5) What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia? - PG 428 - L

One has heavy rainfall over most fo the year, the other has long dry seasons

10) What country in Southeast Asia is a city-state? - PG 438 - L

Singapore

28) What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total Fertility Rate—a rate so low (below replacement level) that its population may soon begin to decline? - PG 438 - L

Singapore

32) What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized?

Singapore

4) "Insular" Southeast Asia refers to which of the following locations? - PG 432 - R

The insular region of Southeast Asia includes the countries of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and the Philippines Countries located on the islands

34) What is the major reason for animosity toward Chinese immigrants in the countries of Southeast Asia? - PG 441 - R

The wealth the Chinese communities have, they have prospered as merchants

43) Who are the Karen?

tribal ethnic minority based primarily in Burma and Thailand ?