India chapter 12 review

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What do experts believe will happen by 2030?

India will become the world's most populous nation

Why is the Indian government working to improve infrastructure?

India's population is growing very quickly

How is India's government like that of the United States?

It has three branches

On average, how has India's Gross Domestic Product changed over the last 20 years?

It increased 7 percent a year

What is true of India's middle class?

It is equal to the population of the United States

How do the films produced in Mumbai and Chennai differ?

Mumbai makes films in Hindi while Chennai makes films in Tamil

Which place would you probably find many government employees driving on the Golden Quadrilateral?

New Dehli

According to Hindu belief, what is a Brahman?

One spiritual force that unifies the universe

What is the name for sacred Hindu texts that date back to Aryan civilization?

Vedas

What is Bhangra?

a form of folk dance and music from the Punjab

Why have Pakistan and India had tense relations for several decades?

conflict over control of Kashmir

How has the caste system changed in the last 50 years?

discrimination has been outlawed by the constitution

What characteristic of Pakistan has been an obstacle to unity?

division into provinces

What are the Mahabaharata and Ramayana?

epic poems that teach Hindu beliefs

What is the pull factor that helps explain the way the rural and urban population of India is changing?

factory jobs in the city

According to Hindu belief, what determines the form that a soul will take in the next life?

karma

Why does Bangledesh have difficulty finding products to export?

no surplus crops

What is one of the main causes of poverty in Bangladesh?

overpopulation

What term is used for a community developed near a major city to relieve overcrowding?

secondary city

What has been a big part of India's economic growth?

the outsourcing of US service jobs

Why do pilgrims travel to the city of Varnasi?

to worship by the Ganges, which they believe is sacred


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