Deck 9: South Asia: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Islands of the Indian Ocean

Question 1

Competition from China has not hurt Bangladesh's textile industry because:

A)China is too far away
B)Bangladesh has a cheaper labor supply
C)Bangladesh has lower export duties
D)Most of Bangladesh's inputs are local
E)China's textile industry is not as important as Bangladesh's

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Two-thirds of the manufacturing jobs in Bangladesh are related to the _____ industry.

A)Tobacco
B)Coffee
C)Tea
D)Cotton
E)Jute

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Bangladesh is _____ percent urban.

A)10
B)25
C)50
D)75
E)85

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Most Bangladeshis are:

A)Christian
B)Hindu
C)Muslim
D)Animist
E)Bangle

Question 5

The capital of Bangladesh is:

A)Calcutta
B)Chittagong
C)Delhi
D)Dhaka
E)Deoband

Question 6

An important unifying force for Bangladesh is:

A)The Brahmaputra
B)Chittagong
C)Bengali
D)Hinduism
E)Buddhism

Question 7

Surrounded on three sides by _____,Bangladesh also shares a border with _____.

A)East Pakistan; Myanmar
B)The Bay of Bengal; Chittagong Hill Tracts
C)India; China
D)Burma; Pakistan
E)India; Myanmar

Question 8

The world's longest linear settlement has developed along the right bank of the _____ River.

A)Padma
B)Meghna
C)Brahmaputra
D)Ganges
E)Krishna

Question 9

When East Pakistan was created,the key industrial center and port of _____ was lost to _____.

A)Dakha; India
B)Calcutta; India
C)Chittagong; Burma
D)Calcutta: West Pakistan
E)Dhaka: India

Question 10

The basic spatial unit of villages in Bangladesh is the:

A)Bangle
B)Barter
C)Bari
D)Activity space
E)Nuclear family

Question 11

With the installation of tube wells,high-yielding _____ has become prominent in northern Bangladesh.

A)Tobacco
B)Coffee
C)Rice
D)Rubber
E)Wheat

Question 12

Dhaka is:

A)Severely overcrowded
B)One of the world's most polluted cities
C)Ringed by slum communities
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 13

In Bangladesh,_____ covers 80 percent of the cultivated area.

A)Wheat
B)Barley
C)Corn
D)Pulses
E)Rice

Question 14

Bangladesh produces two-thirds of the world's:

A)Cotton
B)Jute
C)Rice
D)Wheat
E)Coffee

Question 15

Upazilas are _____ in Bangladesh.

A)Residential areas outside Dhaka
B)Regional sub-districts
C)Affluent urban areas
D)Industrial regions
E)Slum dwellings

Question 16

In Bangladesh,the rhythms of life follow:

A)The seasons
B)The monsoon
C)Flooding
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 17

Population problems in Bangladesh derive mainly from:

A)Distribution
B)Natural increase
C)Sex ratios
D)Lack of female empowerment
E)Limited activity spaces

Question 18

Most of Bangladesh is:

A)A deltaic,alluvial plain
B)A marshy coastline
C)The Sunderbans
D)Hill country
E)A drainage basin

Question 19

The Sunderbans is a region of ever-shifting:

A)Mudflats
B)Mangroves
C)Islands
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 20

Bangladesh was known as _____ from 1947 to 1971.

A)East Pakistan
B)West Pakistan
C)Pakistan
D)West Bengal
E)Bengal

Question 21

Sri Lanka is divided from India by the _____ Strait.

A)Tamil
B)Palk
C)Cilao
D)Serendip
E)Bengal

Question 22

The most important source of foreign exchange in Maldives is:

A)Agriculture
B)Plantation agriculture
C)Fishing
D)Food processing
E)Tourism

Question 23

Most of Bangladesh is limited to one crop a year.

Question 24

The dominant export crop in Sri Lanka is:

A)Coconuts
B)Coffee
C)Tea
D)Spices
E)Cinchona

Question 25

Because of the monsoon,Bangladesh does not suffer from drought.

Question 26

In Sri Lanka,_____ is regarded as a link-language.

A)Tamil
B)Sinhalese
C)Hindi
D)English
E)All of the above

Question 27

Of the four island groups in the Indian Ocean,Only _____ is independent.

A)Andaman
B)Nicobar
C)Laccadives
D)Maldives

Question 28

In Bangladesh,monsoon rainfall typically peaks from June to September.

Question 29

Sri Lanka experiences:

A)Wet and dry seasons in a semi-yearly cycle
B)A hot and humid summer and a cold,dry winter
C)Four seasons in a yearly cycle
D)Tropical cyclones throughout the year

Question 30

The most well known NGO in Bangladesh is:

A)BRAC
B)Proshika
C)The World Bank
D)The FAO
E)The Grameen Bank

Question 31

Sri Lanka's first commercial crop was:

A)Coconuts
B)Tea
C)Cinchona
D)Coffee
E)Cotton

Question 32

Tamils are _____ migrants from India.

A)Hindu
B)Buddhist
C)Muslim
D)Christian
E)Islamist

Question 33

Bangladesh,for the most part,is linguistically diverse.

Question 34

Jute is a fiber crop used to make such things as rope and carpets.

Question 35

"Bangladesh" means Bengal Nation.

Question 36

The first Europeans to come to Sri Lanka were the

A)British
B)Dutch
C)Portuguese
D)Spanish

Question 37

In terms of textile exports,Bangladesh is most competitive in:

A)Knitwear
B)Garments
C)Shoes
D)T-shirts
E)Bedding

Question 38

Sri Lanka was known as _____ until 1972.

A)Ceylon
B)Cilao
C)Serendip
D)Simhala Dvipa
E)Zelan

Question 39

In Lakshadweep Union Territory,women dominate the production of:

A)Taro
B)Bananas
C)breadfruit
D)Coir
E)boats

Question 40

_____ became the first woman in the world to become a head of state.

A)Sheikh Hasina
B)Benazir Bhutto
C)Cory Aquino
D)Sirimayo Bandaranaike
E)Indira Gandhi

Question 41

In Bangladesh,males and tribal women have the largest activity spaces.

Question 42

In Bangladesh,there are more female than male rural-urban migrants.

Question 43

In Bangladesh,more women than men are either directly or indirectly connected with the fisheries sector for their livelihood.

Question 44

An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef.

Question 45

Even with a tradition of purdah,most middle-class Bangladeshi women work outside the home.

Question 46

The Dutch introduced tea to Sri Lanka in the 19th century.

Question 47

Because of the implementation of sharia,Maldives women are veiled and secluded.

Question 48

Sri Lanka is essentially flat and only a few feet above sea level.

Question 49

The Sinhalese are descended from Aryan invaders from northern India and in time they adopted Islam.

Question 50

Maldives has no hills or rivers.

Question 51

Child labor is no longer common in Bangladesh because of new laws against it.

Question 52

The majority population in the Andaman and Nicobar Union Territory is Indian.

Question 53

In Bangladesh,labor strikes called hartals are common.