Exam #2
Dalits
"the untouchables" Had to do lowest tasks like cleaning the streets, etc. Impure Jobs
Salinization
Buildup of salt in fields. Problem in Pakistan and northwestern India
Green Revolution
Efforts to breed high-yield varieties of rice and wheat. South Asia became self-sufficient and India doubled its annual grain production
Sri Lanka has a Hindu majority living on its north coast.
False
What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?
Flooding
What is the most widely spoken language in South Asia?
Hindi
Which country of South Asia has the largest population in the region?
India
What territory is South Asia is claimed by both India and Pakistan?
Kashmir
According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communist , the 2 next would be who?
Laos and Cambodia
Linguistic nationalism
Linking of a specific language with political goals
Indian diaspora
Migration of Indians to foreign counties. Gujaratis.
What climatic factor dominates South Asia, often causing summer floods?
Monsoons
Which of the following best describes the geography of religion in India?
Most of the people are Hindu, but about 15% are Muslim.
Hindu
Most widely spoken language of South Asia. More than 500 million native speakers
What physical feature is needed for orographic precipitation to occur?
Mountains
Urdu
National language of Pakistan. A Persian-influenced literary form of Hindi written in Arabic characters and used as a literary language since the 1300s
In which of the following counties of South Asia is Hinduism the majority religion?
Nepal
How long does Southeast Asia's dry and hot season last?
November to April
What country of South Asia has been one of the most successful in the region in reducing its fertility rate?
Pakistan
Which of the following statements about Pakistan is incorrect?
Pakistan is made up of a small group of islands
British East India Company
Private organization that acted as an arm of the British government, was free to carve out its own South Asian empire. 1840's British control over South Asia was almost complete.
Hindu nationalism
Promotes Hindu values as the foundation of Indian society.
The Green Revolution in South Asia..
Relied in part on newly developed varieties of crops
Sanskrit
Sacred language of Hindus religion.
Indian subcontinent
South Asia as a whole forms a distinct langmass separate from the rest of the Eurasian continent
South Asia is will most likely not experience the following effects of climate change
South Asia is at such low elevation that 50% of its land area will be under water.
Bustees
Sprawling squatter settlements. Exist in and around urban areas.
Which of the following countries of South Asia is an island?
Sri Lanka
Jainism
Stressed nonviolence, taking creed to its ultimate extreme. Emerged same times as Buddhism in northern India
Caste system
Strict division of society into hereditary groups that are ranked as ritually superior or inferior to one another.
A thousand years ago, what was the major unifying force in South Asia?
Syncretism
Sikhism
Tension between Hinduism and Islam in northern South Asia gave rise to this religion. Originated in the 1400's in Punjab. India-Pakistan.
Why is Bhopal, India known?
Was the site of a 1984 gas leak at a fertilizer factory that killed cover 2,500 people.
About what % of people in South Asia live in cities?
about 33%
Dravidian language
strictly South Asian language family that includes such important languages as Tamil and Telugu; Once spoken throughout most of the region, it is now largely limited to southern South Asia
Orographic rainfall
uplifting and cooling of moist monsoon winds over the Western Ghats and the Himalayan foothills
Why did the Bengalis in the former East Pakistan fight for independence?
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What country near the region of Southeast Asia has sent a very large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia?
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About how many metropolitan areas in India have populations over 1 million inhabitants?
40
Approximately how many Muslims are there in South Asia?
500 million
Maharaja
A local king subject to British advisors. Took place in Kashmir by a Hindu.
What is the Tamil Tigers?
A rebel force in Sri Lanka
Rain-shadow effect
Area of low rainfall found on the downwind side of a mountain.
Which of the following statements about India is incorrect?
Bangladesh gained its independence from India in 1971
What is the most isolated country in South Asia?
Bhutan
What work are Sikh men noted for?
Bodyguards
Buddha
Born into a wealthy family in northern India.
What is the name for Indian's secluded or untouchable caste?
Dalits
Mughal (or Mogul) Empire
During the 16th and 17th century the most powerful of the Muslim state, dominated much of the region from its power center in the upper Indus-Ganges Basin.
Which country in South Asia is only 6ft about sea level at its highest point, and therefor is most threatened by raising sea levels?
The Maldives
Monsoon
The seasonal change of wind direction that corresponds to wet and dry periods.
As of 2012, the worlds largest rice exporters were Thailand and Vietnam.
True
India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons.
True
The Islamic religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
True
Swidden agriculture
depletes soil nutrients within a few years
The Philippines
has the second highest PPP in Southeast Asia