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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


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