World Geography ch: 25-26

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Which of the following is not a major religion in the Indian Perimeter?

Christianity

________ is the capital of Bangladesh?

Dhaka

The highest order in the Indian caste system is the DALITS.

False: Brahmins

SANSKRIT is an official language of India.

False: Hindi

In terms of religion, the majority of Pakistanis are followers of HINDUISM.

False: Islam

The people living in the region of Kashmir are predominantly BUDDHIST.

False: Islam

Babur, a descendant of Timur, founded in the DRAVIDIAN Empire.

False: Mughal

What is the Kanchenjunga?

India's highest point

What is the capital of Pakistan?

Islamabad

Which city is the center of India's movie industry?

Mumbai

Which countries are mountainous enough to generate hydroelectric power?

Nepal and Bhutan

Which two countries of the Indian Perimeter are landlocked?

Nepal and Bhutan

The largest country of the Indian Perimeter is _____?

Pakistan

Agriculture in the Indian Perimeter is strongly affected by MONSOONS.

True

India must import OIL to meet its energy needs.

True

India's most important resources are its rivers and SOILS.

True

MOHANDAS GANDHI led peaceful protest marches and urged boycotts to achieve India's independence from Great Britain.

True

More than 70% of the Indian population lives in VILLAGES.

True

Nepal and BHUTAN are landlocked countries in the Himalayas.

True

Powerful tropical cyclones that occur in the western Pacific Ocean are known as TYPHOONS.

True

The first europeans to arrive in India were the PORTUGUESE.

True

What is Pongal?

a harvest festival

India has the fourth-largest reserves of?

coal

Many of India's current problems are related to?

rapid population growth

What is India's leading export?

textiles

Who reunited the Mughal Empire and expanded it into central India

Akbar

Which country has limited tourism in order to preserve the environment?

Bhutan

Which language is spoken by the largest number of indian people?

Hindi

India is not the world's leading producer of which crop?

rice

Very high waves that wash ashore are called _______?

storm surges

The capital of India is MUMBAI.

False: New Delhi

India's current form of government is a THEOCRACY.

False: democracy

Almost half of the labor force of pakistan works in MANUFACTURING.

False: farming

The basis of India's economy is MANUFACTURING.

False: farming

India is separated from the rest of Asia by the WESTERN GHATS.

False: himalayas

The majority of Indians practice the BUDDHIST religion.

False: hinduism

Literacy rates in the indian Perimeter are generally HIGH.

False: low

The capital of Sri Lanka is COLOMBO.

True

The first highly developed civilization in India was the HARAPPAN civilization.

True

The subcontinent of India was once part of the supercontinent GONDWANA.

True

What is jute?

a plant fiber used to make burlap and rope

Who controlled India for the British in the 1700s

the British East India Company


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