Lesson quiz 25-1 (thru 3) India (world geo)
Multiple choice: Hindus considers the ______ sacred
A. Ganges River
Multiple choice: One of India's first environmental movements was led by
A. Himalaya women protecting trees marked for logging.
Which river flows mainly through Pakistan and empties into the Arabian Sea?
A. Indus river
What do the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh have in common?
A. They have a large number of poor people
About half of India's people work in
A. agriculture
The green revolution has been criticized because
A. it uses high quantities of fertilizers and pesticides that cause pollution
Lakshadweep is...
B. a group of nearly 3 dozen islands in the arabian sea
In both villages and cities, wealthy people and Hindus of the higher jatis tend to live
B. in the center of the village or core area of the city
Which factor most threatens farmers in India?
B. poor soil quality
Multiple choice: A rigid social structure based on castes was created by the ...
C. Aryans
What percentage of India's population lives in the Ganges river valley
C. fifty percent
Which area of India has the world's largest protected mangrove forest?
C. the northeastern coast
The only country with a larger population than india is...
China
The Forest Right Act of 2006
D. allows local areas to restrict commercial logging.
India's growing middle class is a result of
D. foreign investments and the deregulation of many industries.
Heavy rains and floods resulting from monsoon winds are most common during the...
D. summer
a low mountain range that borders the Deccan Plateau
Eastern Ghats
Deforestation has resulted in decreased populations of rodents and snakes
False
For decades, India focused more on sustainable growth than economic growth.
False
a very fertile area where most of india's population lives
Gangetic Plain
Matching: A mountain range that stretches about 1,500 miles and includes several peaks that are more than 24,000 feet above sea level
Himalaya
Completion: In hindu belief, the sum of good and bad actions in one's present and past lives is known as...
Karma
Mumbai and New Delhi are examples of ____, or super-sized cities that have several linked metropolitan areas
Megalopolises
a fertile region for growing tea and coffee
Nilgiri Hills
In 1947, Britain divided the subcontinent into two countries: India and _____.
Pakistan
A Hindu belief is that after death people will experience...
Reincarnation
one of two ranges that divides India into northern and southern regions
Satpura Range
Ecotourism is banned in India's tiger reserves.
True
Less than half of India's population has access to toilets and sanitation facilities
True
True or False: Most people depend on firewood from india's forests for cooking and to heat their homes.
True