GEOG102: Ch. 8 (South Asia)

AFG has no ethnic minority. (T/F)

F

Hindi is part of the Dravidian language family. (T/F)

F

Hindi is the dominant language of southern IN. (T/F)

F

IN's Muslim population now constitutes less than 2% of the country's population. (T/F)

F

In the FIRST stage of the demographic transition, both birth rates and death rates are HIGH. (T/F)

F

In the SECOND stage of the demographic transition, the overall population EXPANDS. (T/F)

F

PAK's capital city is Karachi. (T/F)

F

Sex ratios in IN are most skewed in the poorer parts of the country. (T/F)

F

The Brahmans form the lowest-ranking social group in the Hindu caste system. (T/F)

F

The Ghats form the southernmost range of the Himalayas. (T/F)

F

The Golden Quadrilateral is a rectangular route followed annually by IN's Hindu pilgrims on their way to the holy city of Varanasi. (T/F)

F

The IN coastal city long known as Bombay is today officially named Kolkata. (T/F)

F

The Malabar-Konkan Coast of IN contains the Eastern Ghats and the city of Chennai. (T/F)

F

The caste system has completely disappeared from IN society. (T/F)

F

The majority of Kashmir's population is Hindu. (T/F)

F

The physiological population density of a country is always lower than the arithmetic density. (T/F)

F

The so-called Untouchables, or Dalits, of the IN caste system are believed to be directly descended from Hindu god. (T/F)

F

According to Fig. 8-15, PAK's current capital is smaller in population size than its former capital, Karachi. (T/F)

T

Buddhism has its origins in IN. (T/F)

T

Dravidian languages are mostly spoken in southern IN. (T/F)

T

IN formally became part of the BR Empire in 1857. (T/F)

T

IN today is the world's second most populous state. (T/F)

T

IN's Naxalite revolutionaries can be referred to a neo-communists. (T/F)

T

IN's energy dilemma is more of an infrastructural problem than a natural resource one. (T/F)

T

Islam, from the beginning, was a faith alien to IN, and the country resisted its penetration. (T/F)

T

Karachi is an important port city in PAK. (T/F)

T

Lahore is the cultural heart of PAK. (T/F)

T

Much of BGL's land lies close to sea level, leaving the country prone to frequent river flooding and long-term sea level rise. (T/F)

T

PAK's Balochistan Province lies along IRN's eastern border. (T/F)

T

Politically, IN is a federal state, composed of States and Territories. (T/F)

T

SA's (wet) monsoon refers to the seasonal rains that usually start in June. (T/F)

T

Sikhism is a blend of Islamic and Hindu beliefs. (T/F)

T

Sinhalese are in the majority on the island formerly known as Ceylon. (T/F)

T

The Ganges and Brahmaputra River valleys converge at their lower ends. (T/F)

T

The Indo-Europeans were also known as the Aryans. (T/F)

T

The Punjab region extends into both PAK and IN. (T/F)

T

The Sikhs are concentrated in IN's Punjab. (T/F)

T

The demographic transition model describes changes in birth rates, death rates, and population growth over time. (T/F)

T

The territory of BGL is constituted by the deltaic plain of the merged Ganges-Brahmaputra river system. (T/F)

T

Under certain circumstances a large population can be considered a human resource. (T/F)

T

Western IN is now developing more rapidly than the east. (T/F)

T

'Hindutva' is/are __________. a) a movement that promotes Hindu nationalism, heritage, and/or patriotism b) a sect of the Hindu religion that practices yoga c) the holiest Hindu shrine in northern IN d) recent converts from Islam e) IN's dominant language

a

BGL was formerly konwn as __________. a) East PAK b) East IN c) Ceylon d) West PAK e) Burma

a

IN's Sikh population is concentrated in __________. a) Punjab b) Asom c) the far south d) the area centered on Mumbai e) the Ganges Delta

a

More than half of PAK's exports consist of __________. a) cotton and textiles b) oil c) automobiles d) minerals e) foodstuffs

a

The Bay of Bengal coast of IN is also called the __________ Coast. a) Coromandel-Golconda b) Ghat c) Malabar-Konkan d) Deccan e) BGL

a

The IN city formerly known as Madras is today called __________. a) Chennai b) Bangalore c) Mumbai d) Kolkata e) Hindubad

a

The approximate percentage of IN's urban population is __________. a) 30 b) 55 c) 70 d) 85 e) 95

a

The city located closest to the Ganges Delta is __________. a) Kolkata b) New Delhi c) Chennai d) Brahmaputra e) Karachi

a

The component(s) of IN in which tensions continue to boil over border demarcation is __________. a) Jammu and Kashmir b) the Bombay (Mumbai) metropolitan region c) the central Gangetic Plain d) the States to the northeast of BGL e) the southernmost States of the peninsula

a

The majority of IN's languages belong to the language family known as: a) Indo-European b) Dravidian c)Sino-Tibetan d) Offshore Asian e) Malay-Polynesian

a

The physiologic density of IN is __________ the arithmetic population density. a) greater than b) less than c) equal to d) the universe of e) directly proportional to

a

Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language? a) Telugu b) Hindi c) Bengali d) Punjabi e) Gujarati

a

Which of the following is NOT located in PAK? a) Deccan Plateau b) Sindh c) Punjab d) Islamabad e) Karachi

a

Which of the following is located in the core area of PAK? a) Punjab b) Sindh c) the Indus Delta d) the Tribal Areas e) Balochistan

a

A territory whose control is hotly disputed by IN and PAK is: a) Punjab b) Jammu and Kashmir c) the MLD d) northern Sri Lanka e) the Tribal Areas

b

A widening regional economic disparity in IN since 2000 has opened between __________. a) Hindu and Muslim areas b) the east and west c) the north and south d) the coastal zone and the interior e) the uplands and riverine lowlands

b

Dominant crops in IN's agricultural system include all BUT which of the following? a) wheat b) soybeans c) rice d) millet e) chickpeas

b

Fig. 8-19 shows that the most dominant crop in the eastern part of the Ganges River Valley in IN is __________. a) wheat b) rice c) millet d) cotton e) corn

b

Fig. 8-4 shows that the Indus Valley civilization was located in which of SA's physiographic regions? a) the Northern Mountains b) the River Lowlands c) the Southern Plateaus d) the Eastern Highlands e) the Central Grasslands

b

In comparing IN with CN, which statement is INCORRECT? a) IN's population growth rate continues to grow, whereas CN's is starting to shrink. b) IN has a larger middle class than CN. c) The Chinese economy employs more people in manufacturing than IN's. d) IN's IT industry is more important than CN's. e) IN's government is open and democratic, whereas CN's communist.

b

Of IN's more than 1.2B population, about __________% are Muslims. a) 4 b) 15 c) 26 d) 62 e) 88

b

The Buddhist-majority population of Sri Lanka are known as the __________. a) Ceylonese b) Sinhalese c) Tamil Tigers d) Dravidians e) Eelams

b

The Muslim minority constitutes approximately __________% of the total population of IN. a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 30 e) 45

b

The Untouchable caste in IN is also known as the __________. a) Hindu Kushes b) Harijans c) Brahmans d) Sikhs e) Tamils

b

The coastal edges of the Deccan plateau are marked by highlands known as the __________. a) Afghans b) Ghats c) Aryans d) Muslim Kushes e) Hindus Kushes

b

The direct political administration of IN by the BR government (the raj) lasted for __________. a) 18 years b) 90 years c) 124 years) d) 163 years through 2016, and still continues e) 247 years

b

The highest-ranking, priestly caste in IN is known as the __________. a) Hindutva b) Brahmans c) Touchables d) Sikhs e) Dalits

b

The so-called Tribal Areas are located in which province of PAK? a) Sindh b) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa c) Kashmir d) Punjab e) Balochistan

b

Which State is located in southern IN? a) Orissa b) Kerala c) Uttar Pradesh d) Kashmir e) Maharashtra

b

Which of the following cities is NOT connected to the Golden Quadrilateral superhighway that links IN's main urban centers? a) Mumbai b) Dhaka c) Delhi d) Kolkata e) Chennai

b

Which of the following is NOT one of IN's newer State? a) Chhattisgarh b) Punjab c) Jharkhand d) Uttarakhand e) Telangana

b

Which of the following pair of states emerged from the 1947 partition of BR-IN? a) BHT and NEP b) IN and PAK c) Kashmir and AFG d) Ceylon and Sri Lanka e) BGL and Burma

b

Which of the following statements about NEP is INCORRECT? a) Deforestation is a problem. b) Agriculture is a success story. c) The Himalayas form its dominant feature. d) It shows signs of being a failed state. e) Its capital is located in the country's core area.

b

Which of the following statements about agriculture in IN is INCORRECT? a) Wheat is grown in areas that are not moist enough to support rice cultivation. b) Wheat is grown in the east while rice dominates the west. c) About half of rural families own less than 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of land. d) IN contains more than 500,000 villages that cannot be accessed by truck or car. e) IN's agricultural population is still larger than its urban population.

b

BGL is overwhelmingly __________ in its religious complexion. a) Hindu b) Buddhist c) Muslim d) Christian e) Atheist

c

During the 20th century, a majority of the 10 costliest disasters in the world struck __________. a) IN b) ID c) BGL d) PAK e) Sri Lanka

c

Fig. 8-7 shows that the territory called Aksai Chin is currently under this country's political control: a) IN b) PAK c) CN d) AFG e) NEP

c

IN today is probably in the __________ stage of its demographic transition. a) first b) second c) third d) fourth e) final

c

Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam are ____________________. a) border provinces of IN, facing the Arabian Sea b) four major cities in PAK, all located on the Brahmaputra River c) four leading Dravidian languages spoken in southern IN d) the political divisions of Sri Lanka, created after independence in 1963 e) the four islands that constitute the MAL

c

The earliest and fullest conversion of adherents to Islam in the SA realm occurred in the __________. a) Ganges Valley b) Deccan Plateau c) Indus Valley d) Double Delta e) Brahmaputra Valley

c

The reason for BGL's vulnerability to natural disasters is its __________. a) mountainous terrain subject to landslides b) locations on the Pacific Ring of Fire c) lowland physiography d) proximity to volcanoes e) frequent earthquakes

c

The southwestern Arabian Sea coast of IN is known as the __________ Coast. a) Coromandel b) Ivory c) Malabar d) Deccan e) Golcanda

c

The two countries of SA's Mountainous North are __________. a) Sri Lanka and Ceylon b) PAK and BGL c) NEP and BHT d) Asom and Punjab e) Jammu and Kashmir

c

Which of the following countries does NOT share a border with PAK? a) IRN b) CN c) BGL d) AFG e) IN

c

Which of the following provinces of PAK received the largest refugees from AFG? a) Sindh b) Punjab c) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa d) Kashmir e) Balochistan

c

East PAK became BGL in __________. a) 1857 b) 1918 c) 1947 d) 1971 e) 1991

d

IN's IT industry is concentrated in several major cities throughout the country. In which of the following is it NOT significant? a) Bengaluru b) Hyderabad c) Delhi/New Delhi d) Kolkata e) Mumbai

d

The belt of river lowlands that extends across northern SA lies between ____________________ and ____________________. a) the Himalaya; the Deccan plateau b) the Ganges; Indus rivers c) the Eastern Ghats; Western Ghats d) PAK; BGL e) Punjab; AFG

d

The caste system is most associated with which of the following religions? a) Taliban b) Islam c) Buddhism d) Hinduism e) Sanskrit

d

The huge volcanic plateau that extends across most of southern IN is known as the __________. a) Ghats b) Double Delta c) Sindh d) Deccan e) Malabar

d

The leading river of PAK is the __________. a) Tigris b) Ganges c) Brahmaputra d) Indus e) Irrawaddy

d

The small group of islands that constitute a country lying about 400 mi southwest of IN are the __________. a) Tamils b) Sri Lankans c) Dravidians d) Maldives e) Tribal Areas

d

Which of the following associations is INCORRECT? a) Sri Lanka and Colombo b) BGL and Dhaka c) NEP and Kathmandu d) PAK and New Delhi e) BHT and Thimphu

d

Which of the following countries in the SA realm has NOT had a female prime minister? a) Sri Lanka b) IN c) BGL d) NEP e) PAK

d

According to Fig. 8-3, which of these locations benefits LEAST from the summer monsoon rains in SA? a) the Western Ghats b) the North Indian Plain c) the Ganges Delta d) BGL e) PAK

e

Economic growth in the SA realm has come about mostly as a result of __________. a) a free-trade agreement with the US b) increased trade with CN c) an emphasis on modernizing agrculture d) migration to the UK and US e) neoliberal reforms

e

The country located immediately northwest of IN is __________. a) CN b) Kashmir c) BGL d) AFG e) PAK

e

Which of the following cities is located in PAK's Sindh region? a) Dhaka b) Kabol c) Islamabad d) Lahore e) Karachi

e

Which of the following industries speaheaded the economic development of Bengaluru (Bangalore) over the past decade? a) coal mining b) oil refining c) textiles d) gambling and tourism e) information technology

e