GEOS 145 Module 5
What virtually uninhabited territory in northern Kashmir did China gain control from India after a brief war in 1962?
Aksai Chin
The national language of Indonesia comes from which language family?
Austronesia
Which South Asian country has committed to be a world leader in sustainability, pledging to remain carbon-neutral for all time?
Bhutan
Which country in South Asia had, until recently, purposefully disconnected from the modern world economy?
Bhutan
What neighboring states of India are the least developed, populous, and extremely poor?
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
The Karen and Kachin are minority ethnic groups fighting against the majority government of which country?
Burma (Myanmar)
The Khmer Rouge briefly ruled over
Cambodia
Which of the following places will receive the most orographic rainfall?
Cherrapunji
Which country has Vietnam followed in order to develop its economy?
China
What language has been advocated as a neutral national language in India?
English
Two islands of Indonesia where Christianity is prevalent are
Flores and Timor
Chinese migrants to Southeast Asia have historically come from which two provinces?
Guangdong and Fujian
What Indian state, linguistic group, is most heavily represented in the Indian diaspora?
Gujaratis
What religion dominates in India?
Hinduism
Which religion in South Asia is closely associated with the caste system?
Hinduism
Which country of South Asia has the largest total population in the region?
India
Which statement is FALSE regarding the partition of South Asia?
India was formed as a Muslim-majority and Pakistan as a Hindu-majority
Which Southeast Asian country is most associated with transmigration?
Indonesia
Which country did Timor-Leste, formerly East Timor, gain its independence from in 2002?
Indonesia
Which country in Southeast Asia is an island archipelago?
Indonesia
Which country is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in the Southeast Asia?
Indonesia
What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?
Islam
What religion was associated with the Mughal Empire of South Asia?
Islam
Which is a main reason that Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth?
It is burdened by high levels of defense spending, political instability, and ethnic unrest
Which of the following has not been a major external cultural influence on Southeast Asia?
Japanese immigrants
What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia?
Java
Which Southeast Asian country has the lowest proportion of internet users in the region?
Laos
Which country is undertaking a massive dam-building program to expand its hydroelectric output?
Laos
According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be
Laos and Cambodia
Indonesia's islands include all of the following EXCEPT
Luzon
What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?
Luzon
Which Indian state has the highest GDP?
Maharashtra
Which country is located on both the mainland and insular portions of Southeast Asia?
Malaysia
The highest life expectancy for male and female is found in
Maldives
What is the major reason for animosity toward Chinese immigrants in the countries of Southeast Asia?
Many of Chinese immigrants are rather prosperous compared to local people
The longest river in Southeast Asia is the
Mekong
Which city is the financial, industrial, and commercial hub of India?
Mumbai (Bombay)
In which South Asian country has Maoism posed the biggest challenge?
Nepal
The nation with the lowest GNI per capita in South Asia is
Nepal
Which South Asian country had a ruling monarchy until 2008 when the king stepped down from power?
Nepal
On which island of Indonesia are the forests still extensive?
New Guinea
Which of the following statement is TRUE about the conflict in Sri Lanka?
Northern Sri Lanka is dominated by Hindu Tamils, but the majority of Buddhist and speaks Sinhalese
Which South Asian country has the world's largest refugee population?
Pakistan
Where in South Asia is the densest Muslim concentration?
Pakistan and Kashmir
The lowest Net Migration is found in
Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Which area of South Asia is most prone to desertification?
Pakistan and northwestern India
Extensive slums and squatter settlements are found in all of the following EXCEPT for
Singapore
The highest GNI per capita in Southeast Asia is found in
Singapore
The largest recipient of direct foreign investment in the region is
Singapore
Which Southeast Asian country is commonly referred to as an entrepôt?
Singapore
Which country in Southeast Asia is essentially a city-state?
Singapore
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids for Singapore and the Philippines?
Singapore has a lower natural increase rate than the Phiippines
The Mughal Empire by 1700 ruled all (or part of) the following present-day regions EXCEPT for
Sri Lanka
Which of the following countries of South Asia is an island?
Sri Lanka
What regional language did Philippine nationalists choose following independence as the language to replace English and unify the new country?
Tagalog
Which country does NOT have a claim over the Spratly Islands?
Thailand
Which nation in Southeast Asia was not colonized by Europeans?
Thailand
Which two Southeast Asian countries are dominated by Theravada Buddhism?
Thailand and Cambodia
Tai-Kadai languages are largely spoken within which two countries?
Thailand and Laos
Why were Japanese companies originally attracted to investing in Thailand?
Thailand had low wages and a reasonably educated workforce
What new nation in Southeast Asia gained its independence in 2002?
Timor-Letse
The city-state of Singapore is located in which climate zone?
Tropical rainy
Which language did Pakistan opt to become the national language in 1947?
Urdu
The popular dish known as pho originated in which country?
Vietnam
Which statement best describes the current economic and political system in Vietnam?
Vietnam embraces market economics while retaining the political forms of a communist state
What are the Tamil Tigers?
a rebel group in Sri Lanka
The most densely populated areas of South Asia are
along the Ganges and Indus river valleys
Which phrase best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?
an agricultural success, but an ecological and social failure
How were the Himalayas and other neighboring mountain chains formed?
by the northwest collision of peninsular India with the Asian landmass
What natural resource does India rely on for its electricity?
coal
What are "hutments"?
crude shelters built on formerly busy sidewalks in India
What significant natural hazard is a major environmental issue in densely populated Bangladesh?
flooding
Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to recent air pollution in Southeast Asia?
global climate change causing warmer temperatures
What is NOT a method combatting sexual discrimination in South Asia?
government subsidies for Indian families with dowry payments
Where is the population in Vietnam concentrated?
in the deltas of the Mekong and Red Rivers
Swidden or shifting cultivation is sustainable when
population densities remain relatively low
Bangkok is an example of
primate city
What are the sources of ethnic violence in Sri Lanka?
religious and linguistic differences
The Vietnam War
resulted in a reunified Vietnam under the control of the government in Hanoi
Dravidian languages are found in which part of South Asia?
southern India-Tamil
What agricultural system is alternatively referred to as shifting cultivation?
swidden
What private organization acted as an arm of the British government during much of the colonial era in South Asia?
the British East India Company
What name is sometimes given to the region of South Asia?
the Indian subcontinent
Indonesia was once a colony of
the Netherlands
Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most greatly influence by American colonialism?
the Philippines
Which Southeast Asian country is a major global source of female labor migrants to wealthy countries of the Persian Gulf?
the Philippines
What role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?
it provides low-interest credit to fund small-scale enterprise
The climate dynamics of the South Asian monsoon are best described as
low pressure cell builds on land during the summer, bringing precipitation to South Asia
What group of Muslims arrived to Southeast Asia starting around the 13th century CE to convert the local population to Islam?
merchants
What percent of people in India live on less than $3.10 a day?
more than 50%
The insular region of Southeast Asia refers to countries located
on islands
What is NOT one of the problems facing Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India?
poor quality educational institutions and cultural attractions
Transmigration is
the formal relocation of citizens from populated to unpopulated areas within its territory
What are bustees?
the sprawling squatter settlements in South Asian cities
What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia?
the total amount of rainfall
Why did Bengalis in the former East Pakistan fight for independence?
they complained they were treated like second-class citizens
The Indian metropolis of Mumbai is located in which climate zone?
tropical wet-dry savanna (Aw)
What geological feature is frequently found on the islands of insular Southeast Asia?
volcanoes
