ch 9
A 2011 report found that undernourishment affected
40% of children and 36% of women.
What percentage of India's urban population lacks municipal sewerage and water systems?
60
Pakistan and neighboring _________ have a substantial population of Pashtuns.
Afghanistan
The "Silicon Valley of India" is in
Bengaluru
Fig. 9-8. Which country is dominated by Buddhism?
Bhutan
Which is not true of British colonialism in South Asia?
Britain committed genocide against the Muslims of South Asia
The Indian leader who helped gain independence from Great Britain in 1947 was
Gandhi
Which country colonized South Asia?
Great Britain
Text and Fig. 9-8. Which religion now dominates India?
Hinduism
In India there is communal unrest and violence between
Hindus and Muslims
About 13% of Indians, as well as most Pakistanis and Bangladeshis are of this religion
Islam
India has done well with industries anchored in information technology and business services, but these only employ __ of the country's workforce.
2
India's fertility has fallen from around 6 in the 1960s to less than ___ by 2011.
3
After independence, South Asia was divided into new states based on religion. This ultimately resulted in
Muslim Pakistan and Bangladesh; Hindu India
An extremist for of Islam has become deeply entrenched in ________ and Osama bin Laden was killed while residing there.
Pakistan
Which is a combination of Hinduism and Islam?
Sikhism
The disputed region of _________ has been related to ongoing insurgency and terrorist acts.
The disputed region of _________ has been related to ongoing insurgency and terrorist acts.
What is Nepal known for?
adventure tourism
India's fertility has fallen due to
all of these
What is Bangladesh known for?
being a large exporter of inexpensive, ready-made clothing such as t-shirts and jeans
What is the system in Hinduism that institutionalizes social status and economic role, where upward mobility is only achievable cyclical rebirth?
caste system
In cultural groups and regions with greater gender inequality, fertility tends to be higher. This is because
couples will keep having children until they have at least two surviving sons.
Forty three percent of Indians speak ____, and another informal official language is ______.
hindi, english
India has not become a major industrial producer like China. This is because the Indian government has protected local companies, which are often low-tech and labor intensive, from foreign competition. This type of protection is known as
import substitution
Which is the second most populous country after China?
india
Pakistan is a _______ country with a conservative feudal __________ serf-like __________.
poor; landlord class; peasant farmers
The United States has used affirmative action programs to promote underrepresented minorities in jobs and education. The Indian equivalent, to promote lower castes refers to the
scheduled castes
Food production has __________ population growth in India.
kept pace with
Bollywood (the Indian Hollywood), corporate headquarters, and the national stock exchange are located in
mumbai
The urban poor, especially lower caste migrants from rural areas, see the city as a place of
opportunity
Kolkata is a ____ city, in part because it was controlled by a _______ government from 1977 to 2011.
poor/communist