Geo. Ch. 12
In what year did the British withdraw from India?
1947
The Green Revolution began in which decade?
1960s
The dominant colonial power that unified South Asia into a single political system were the
British
What religion dominates in Bhutan?
Buddhism
What language has been suggested as a unifying national language in India?
English
What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?
Flooding
The state of Uttar Pradesh is dominated by which language?
Hindi
What is the most widely spoken language in South Asia?
Hindi
The majority of people in South Asia are
Hindu
Sikhism, founded in a geographical area between Pakistan and India, is a blend of what two religions?
Hinduism and Islam
The two nations formed because of Partition in 1947 were
India and Pakistan
What name is sometimes given to the region of South Asia?
Indian subcontinent
The two rivers which dominate South Asia are the
Indus and Ganges
What trend is threatening the survival of the Zoroastrian community?
Intermarriage and low fertility
Upon which industry is Nepal heavily reliant?
International tourism
Hinduism
Is the majority religion in India
With which religion was the Mughal Empire of South Asia identified?
Islam
Which of the following is a forward capital?
Islamabad
What role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?
It provides low-interest credit to fund small-scale enterprise
Why is Bangladesh internationally competitive in textile and clothing manufacture?
Its wages are low
What territory in South Asia is claimed by both India and Pakistan?
Kashmir
What factor was the basis for the creation of the states in India?
Language
Who is the father-figure of Indian independence?
Mohandas Gandhi
Which climatic factor dominates South Asia?
Monsoons
What is the larges city in South Asia (based on population)?
Mumbai (Bombay)
The population of Pakistan is primarily
Muslim
About what percentage of people in South Asia live in cites?
Nearly 35%
Which nation is dominated by the Himalayas?
Nepal
What behavior does the South Asian religion of Jainism emphasize over all others?
Nonviolence
Bangladesh as part of which nation form 1948 until 1971?
Pakistan
The Buddha
Preached that the path to enlightenment ("nirvana") was open to all
You are a member of the Sikh faith. You most likely live in
Punjab
After the September 11th terrorist attack on the United States, the Pakistan government
Reluctantly agrees to aid the United Sates in its fight against the Tabliban
What environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation?
Salinization
You live in Karachi. You more than likely speak which two languages?
Sindhi and Urdu
The two ethnic groups involved in the violence in Sri Lanka are
Sinhalese and Tamils
Which of the following statements about the Himalayan Mountains of South Asia is correct?
The Himalayas are the tallest mountains in the world
The Green Revolution is South Asia largely concentrated on which two crops?
Wheat and rice
Which of the following phrases best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?
An agricultural success, but an ecological and social failure
What nation did the Bengalis in the former East Pakistan establish after independence 1971?
Bangladesh
Which two nations in South Asia are overwhelmingly Muslim?
Bangladesh and Pakistan
What is a reason why urbanization is increasing in South Asia?
Changes in the economics of agriculture resulting in greater mechanization
Almost all fo India's rapidly growing electricity demand is being met by what source?
Coal
What is the name for India's untouchable class?
Dalits
The area of India where on is most likely to find wheat harvested is ________________ while the region most likely to find rice under cultivation is _____________.
The Indian sates of Punjab and Haryana, in the lowlands of India's eastern and western coasts
What was the primary force behind the formation of the Himalayas?
The collision of peninsular India with the Eurasia continental plate
Which of the following statement is TRUE regarding population density patterns in South Asia?
There are two primary population clusters on running the length of the Ganges, the other along the Indus in neighboring Pakistan
Sikh men have a distinct physical appearance because
They do not cut their hair or beards and wrap their hair in turbans