geography exam three :)

the current population of India is roughly

A. 1.328 billion

the dominant colonial power that unified South Asia into a single political system were the

A. British

what is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

A. Mekong

Hinduism

B. is the majority religion in India

the Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its Southeast Asain Colonies

C. France

which country of Southeast Asia has been troubled by tensions from its orthodox Muslim region known as Aceh?

C. Indonesia

the wet monsoon, under normal conditions will arrive in South Asia during

C. June

Upon which industry is Nepal heavily reliant?

C. international tourism

what is the name of India's untouchable class?

D. Dalits

what is the approximate population of Southeast Asia?

E. 600 million

why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?

E. the Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation, health or education in the region

which two nations in South Asia are overwhelmingly Muslim?

E. Bangladesh and Pakistan

what language has been suggested as a unifying national language in India?

E. English

what is the most widely spoken language in South Asia?

E. Hindi

what is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?

E. flooding

which group of Muslims brought Islam to Southeast Asia?

E. merchants

high demand for these products in East Asia drives large scale international logging in Southeast Asia

E. plywood and paper pulp

what environmental damage is not caused by logging in Southeast Asia?

E. soil salinization

the primary faith found on mainland Southeast Asia is

A. Buddhism

the two nations formed because of the Partition in 1947 were

A. India and Pakistan

what two countries in South Asia have nuclear weapons?

A. India and Pakistan

which two nations of South Asia comprise the largest population in the region?

A. India and Pakistan

the two rivers which dominate South Asia are the?

A. Indus and Ganges

who was the father figure of Indian Independence?

A. Mohandas Gandhi

What country in Southeast Asia is a city-state?

A. Singapore

Which island bore the brunt of the December 26, 2004 earthquake and subsequent tsunami which killed more than 100,000people locally?

A. Sumatra

what environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation?

A. salinization

what is the mission of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?

B. ASEAN fosters regional cooperation and regional coherence

what country has Vietnam emulated as it works to improve its economy?

B. China

Sikhism is a blend of what two religions?

B. Hinduism and Islam

which of the following is not one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia?

B. Indentured workers from Japan

which country is the worlds most populous Muslim country?

B. Indonesia

what factor was the basis for the creation of the states in India?

B. Language

which nation with a large English speaking population has become a major "call-center" for American companies for customers to contact when they need IT support?

B. Phillippines

which nation in Southeast Asia remained uncolonized throughout the colonial period?

B. Thailand

what factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance?

B. deforestations effect on greenhouse gases

Orographic precipitation requires which two physical features to occur?

B. desert and mountains

what role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?

B. it provides low interest credit to fund small scale enterprise

plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia

B. now often focuses on speciality crops like pineapples for export abroad

The Vietnam War

B. resulted in a reunified Vietnam

the islands of Indonesia

B. straddle the equator

what territory in South Asia is claimed by both India and Pakistan?

C. Kashmir

which country of Southeast Asia lies north on the mainland and in the islands of the region?

C. Malaysia

which nation in the region did the United States maintain as a colony during the first half of the 20th century?

C. Phillippines

the British East India Company was

C. a private firm acting as an arm of the British government that gained economic and military dominance over much of South Asia

which of the following phrases best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?

C. an agricultural success, but an ecological and social failure

which of the following statements best describes the 21st century in economic realities of India?

C. an emerging middle class numbering some 270 million people with large numbers of people still well below the poverty line

which of these statements regrading migration within South Asia is true?

C. people from across northern, central and eastern India have been migrating to Mumbai

on mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands?

C. rice

population density in Southeast Asia

C. tends to cluster in major river deltas on the mainland and on volcanic islands in the insular regions

under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?

C. when the population densities remain low, and where upland people control enough land

According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be

D. Laos and Cambodia

what climatic factor dominates South Asia?

D. Monsoons

Bangladesh was a part of which nation from 1948 until 1971

D. Pakistan

the two predominantly Catholic nations of Southeast Asia are

D. Philippines and East Timor

what is the main crop in the Ganges Valley of South Asia?

D. Rice

After the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, the Pakistan Government

D. agreed to aid the United States in its fight against the Taliban

The Western Ghats

D. are a range of mountains that separate the narrow western coast of India from the rest of the country

what is education like in Southeast Asia?

D. emphasis on basic education, but inadequate attention given to university and technical education

which of the following is not one of the environmental problems of South Asia?

D. insecure nuclear waste disposal

why is Bangladesh internationally competitive in textile and clothing manufacture?

D. its wages are low

what was the primary force behind the formation of the Himalayas?

D. the erosion of the landscape north and south of the region that would become the mountains

What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sudna Islands?

D. volcanoes

the Green revolution in South Asia largely concentrated on which two crops?

D. wheat and rice