global studiessss asia

Abraham

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all acknowledge ______ as a patriarch

Jordan

Economic reforms were implemented by king Abdullah 11 to improve the long term outlook on ___

exploit

In order to ___ the interior of India, the British moved their capital from Kolkata to New Delhi

african transition zone

North Africa is separated from sub-saharan Africa by the _____

both a and b are correct

Palestinians living in ____________

the West Bank and gaZA strip

Palestinians now live in which two main areas

the muslim league

____ was res for the formation of a united Pakistan a predominantly muslim state for south asian muslims

dalits

_____ could leave their hindu caste by converting to Christianity, buddhism, or islam

israel

although most of the population in the middle eat is islamic there is exceptions

muslims_______ india to pakistan;hindus ... pakistan to india

as a result of the 1947 partition of brit India ___ migrated from _____while _____ migrated from

yemen

as the lone democracy on the peninsula

freshwater

availability and control of ________

palestine

before Israel was set in 1948 the country was called

religious states

countries are called ______ when religious codes take precedence over civil law

all of the above are correct

differences in ______________

fertigation

drip irrigation mixed with fertilizers is called

civil law

false

in order to compete in global arena

false

islam and christianity

false

the gov of pakistan

false

indian ocean

if you are located at -11 latitude and +58 longitude you are

a jewish state

in a 1945 meeting in San Francisco the united national accepted a proposal to create

food production

in oman, __________ is/are a primary concern because the population now has more than 24 million increasing rapidly

population control

in spite of Bangladesh is an islamic country, practical approaches and common sense in

Islam

is considered the worlds second largest religion

gross national happiness

is used to determine the impact of a project on the culture and people of bhutan

The land on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea is frequently referred to as the

levant

Punjab

means land of the fire rivers in the Punjabi language

egypt

modern _____ has become the cornerstone of the arab world

sunni

one division of muslims thought Muhammads successor should be a blood relative. This division led to the __ branch of islam

gov has instituted polices to ensure a large population of agricultural laborers

population growth is high in South Asia for all of these reasons except

both a and b

rural and urban life within the Indian subcontinent varies according to

kurdish

sunni group that is ethically _____ dominates northern iraq

caste

the _______ a person was born into is considered to be based on what they had done in a past life.

east India company

the _________ was a seat of the British ops in south asia and evolved to become administrative gov of the region v

energy

the continued industrialization and urbanization in India foretells an increase in demand for

saudi arabia

the holy cities of Mecca and medina are located in

eurasian plate

the landmass of South Asia was formed by the India plate colliding with the _________

aral sea

the main rivers of Uzbekistan have been heavily diverted for irrigation and are often depleted before reaching their destination at the

a religious

the result of Pakistans inadequate funding for public schools is ____ education

the maldives

the south asian island nation that is extremely vulnerable to climate change because much of it lies less than one meter above sea level is

villlages

the vast majority of south asians live in

dry or arid type B

though various climate types can be found in this realm, the ---- climate dominates and covers most of the physical area

Europe is the core

true

both presidents bush

true

india is worlds largest democracy

true

the Punjab is a densely populated

true

to justify invading kuwait

true

the Lebanon mts

truee

Ottoman Empire

turkey is the only remaining country of the vast ____, which ruled the region for nearly seven hundred years

bangladesh

what nation was formed in 1971 as a result of the civil war in pakistan

monsoon

when the seasonal reversal of winds called the _____ arrives every year

jerusalem

which city in North Africa/southwest Asia is sacred to judaism, christianity, and islam

the pollution levels found in city water and air decrease both male and female fertility

which does not explain lower fertility levels

saudi arabians

which of these groups considers itself arabs

membership in a specific caste requires following a particular occupation

which of these is not true of the caste sys today

while microcredit has somewhat been successful more than half the loans were not repaid

which of these statements is not true of the microcredit sys in south asia

slaughtering animals

which of these tasks was traditionally done by dalitas

the partition of India into two states, India and pakistan

which of these was the most damaging outcome of Britains; colonial denomination of India