Deck 9: South Asia

Question 1

BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, ________, China.

A) Indonesia
B) Iraq
C) Tibet
D) India

Answer 1

India

Question 2

Aquifers are sources of underground ________.

A) natural gas
B) water
C) petroleum
D) coal

Answer 2

water

Question 3

In the caste system, the ________ perform the dirtiest, most polluting jobs.

A) Brahmins
B) Mughals
C) dalits
D) Sikhs

Answer 3

dalits

Question 4

Varanasi is a city at the crossroads of geography and religion because it is the location of the:

A) sacred Ganges River
B) library of Upanishads, the sacred Hindu writings
C) place where the Mohammed ascended to heaven
D) remains of St. Thomas

Question 5

An uncompromising allegiance to a particular ethnic or religious group is:

A) caste-ism
B) mercantilism
C) communalism
D) Jammu-ism

Question 6

The British East India Company ruled via tax collector-landlords called:

A) zamindar
B) Sikhs
C) Dravidians
D) Mughals

Question 7

From smallest to largest by land area are these South Asia countries:

A) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
B) Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
C) Nepal, India, Bangladesh
D) India, Maldives, Nepal

Question 8

-This is the correct order of South Asian cities from north to south:

A) Islamabad, Colombo, Dhaka
B) Thimpu, Dhaka, Bangalore
C) Colombo, Delhi, Kathmandu
D) Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi

Question 9

- These rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: Mahanadi, Gadavari, and ________.

A) Mississippi
B) Narmada
C) Indus
D) Ganges

Question 10

- The highest elevations in South Asia occur in the:

A) north
B) south
C) southeast
D) central highlands of India

Question 11

India is planning hydroelectric projects on the Sutlej River, a tributary of the Indus. Because of a treaty, India will need to seek the permission of ________ before proceeding.

A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Pakistan

Question 12

In order from earliest to latest, these major religions originated in or influenced South Asia:

A) Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
B) Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
C) Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism
D) Sikhism, Judaism, Islam

Question 13

Choose the correct order of empires or rulers in South Asia from earliest to latest.

A) East India Company, Genghis Khan, Aryans
B) Aryans, Harappan, Mughal
C) Harappan, Mughal, East India Company
D) Dravidians, East India Company, United States

Question 14

Western Pakistan is dominated by languages of the ________ family.

A) Tibeto-Burman
B) European
C) Austroasiatic
D) Iranic

Question 15

The lowest population densities in South Asia occur in Pakistan and the ________ region.

A) Sri Lanka
B) Ganges
C) Bangladesh
D) Himalaya

Question 16

The caste system was contested during the British imperial rule by Christian missionaries and:

A) labor unions
B) Jews
C) concerned upper-caste Indians
D) female suffragettes

Question 17

After independence, India adopted the ________ model of industrialization.

A) Soviet
B) British
C) American
D) Sri Lankan

Question 18

In 2011, industry accounted for only ________% of India's GDP.

A) 1
B) 10
C) 28
D) 48

Question 19

India's motion picture industry is centered in:

A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Bengaluru
D) Kolkata

Question 20

The Digital Divide refers to uneven access to ________ among India's population.

A) IT resources
B) cell phones
C) automobiles
D) food

Question 21

By 2001, India's population was ________% urban.

A) 12
B) 28
C) 44
D) 57

Question 22

Indians living abroad make up the:

A) working class
B) Indian diaspora
C) Indian egress
D) Indian traders

Question 23

The rice producing regions of India are in the east and:

A) north
B) south
C) west
D) northeast

Question 24

The tea producing region of India is found in the:

A) north
B) south
C) east
D) west

Question 25

The wheat producing region of India is found in the:

A) north
B) south
C) east
D) west

Question 26

Hindus would use all the following products from cattle except:

A) milk
B) yogurt
C) steaks
D) ghee

Question 27

India's wheat yield per acre is behind all of the following except:

A) Mexico
B) China
C) United States
D) It is behind all of these

Question 28

Foreign direct investment in India peaked in:

A) 1990
B) 2000
C) 2008
D) 2013

Question 29

Which of these urban-industrial regions is NOT a major center of government industrial investment?

A) Mumbai
B) Bhopal
C) Nagpur
D) Hyderabad

Question 30

Nepal and Bhutan have significant mineral deposits of:

A) chrome
B) manganese
C) copper
D) lead

Question 31

The center of India's electronics and software industries is:

A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Bengaluru
D) New Delhi

Question 32

The spread effect is the filtering through of wealth from central, prosperous areas, to peripheral, less wealthy areas. An example of this is the city of ________, which receives investment due to the presence of nearby Mumbai.

A) Colombo
B) Jaypore
C) Dhaka
D) Pune

Question 33

Some 74 percent of Sri Lanka's 21 million people are Sinhalese-speaking Buddhists, with much of the balance being

A) Pakistani-speaking Muslims
B) French-speaking Catholics
C) English-speaking Christians of British descent
D) Tamil-speaking Hindus of Dravidian descent

Question 34

Among the unique wildlife in Sundarban are crocodiles, otters, and:

A) tigers
B) lions
C) orangutans
D) manatees

Question 35

________ is the home to eight UNESCO World Heritage sites, the most of India's South Asian neighbors.

A) Bangladesh
B) Pakistan
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka

Question 36

Pakistan's agricultural regions are found primarily:

A) along the Indus River
B) in the Karakoram mountains
C) in the far west
D) Pakistan does not have any agricultural regions.

Question 37

A traveler going north to south across Nepal would pass through these natural regions in this order:

A) Gangetic Plain, Tibetan Plateau, Himalayas
B) Deccan Plateau, Himalayas, Thar Desert
C) Himalayas, foothills, Gangetic Plain
D) Buddhist Plateau, Western Ghats, Himalayas

Question 38

A traveler going north to south across Nepal would pass through ethnic regions in this order:

A) Indian Hindus, Chinese Buddhists, Nepalese atheists
B) Tibetan Sikhs, Pakistani Muslims, Bangaldeshi Muslims
C) Tibetan Buddhists, cultural and ethnic mixture, Hindi-speaking Hindus
D) Bhutanese Buddhists, Indian Hindus, Sri Lankan Buddhists

Question 39

Bangladesh's jute producing region is primarily in the:

A) far north
B) central region
C) southwest
D) northwest

Question 40

Besides India, Bangladesh also borders:

A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Burma (Myanmar)
D) China.

Question 41

The Grameen phone model involves poor women getting microloans for cellphones and then ________ to pay off the loans.

A) charging a small usage fee to other poor women
B) selling homemade garments to Wal-Mart purchasing agents
C) working in an international call center for a large corporation
D) selling the phones at a small markup

Question 42

Traveling due east from Colombo, you would NOT encounter this crop producing region:

A) coconuts
B) corn
C) rubber
D) oranges

Question 43

Because of its location, the Sundarban is especially vulnerable to this natural hazard:

A) earthquakes
B) hurricanes
C) blizzards
D) volcanoes

Question 44

Sri Lanka's major iron and copper deposits are found in the:

A) northeast
B) southeast
C) southwest
D) far south

Question 45

The Green Revolution did not increase agricultural yields very much in South Asia.

Question 46

The word "ghats"in the Hindi language means "plateaus."

Question 47

Hurricanes are called anti-cyclones in the Indian Ocean.

Question 48

Because of the wet monsoons, South Asia is not subject to water scarcity.

Question 49

Buddhism began in India, but is now more important in Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

Question 50

Due to monsoons winds blowing out of the Bay of Bengal, the cities of Dhaka and Cherrapunji receive less rain each year that Delhi and Islamabad.

Question 51

Traveling from west to east in South Asia, rainfall generally increases.

Question 52

Due to dry winter conditions, no region of South Asia receives more than 80 inches of rain per year.

Question 53

Most Sikhs in India are found in the southeast of the country.

Question 54

Jainism is found primarily in western India.

Question 55

The Punjabi language is dominant in sizeable areas of Pakistan and India.

Question 56

The dominant language in Bhutan is a member of the Dravidian language family.

Question 57

The move to formal British colonial rule was, in part, a response to the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857.

Question 58

Scheduled castes include some of the poorest people in India.

Question 59

The Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala are found in the north of the country.

Question 60

India borders Burma (Myanmar).

Question 61

Because the capital New Delhi sits in the exact center of the country, access is convenient for the entire populace of India.

Question 62

Compared to the Dadomar Valley (Kolkata), Mumbai's economy is more diverse and dynamic.

Question 63

India's coalfields are primarily confined to the western areas of the country.

Question 64

FDI comprised less than 2 percent of GDP during the 2000-2008 period, which suggests that Pakistan is not an attractive country for multinational corporations.

Question 65

Sri Lanka has about the same land area as the state of West Virginia, but it's population is almost ten times greater. Therefore, it's human development index and per capita income is higher than West Virginia.

Question 66

You spend one year in Mumbai, India. Write a letter to your friends in the United States describing how climate changes during that year and the processes behind the changes.

Question 67

Make an argument that Bangladesh should receive most water from the Brahmaputra River.

Question 68

Explain how the ancient Indo-Aryan civilization leaves a strong imprint on India today.

Question 69

Explain the effects the historical spread of Islam had in India.

Question 70

How did the British partition of South Asia result in migration and conflict?

Question 71

If contraception use is only about 50% among Indian women, what other reasons account for declining fertility in India?

Question 72

Explain how the relationship between economic conditions and fertility vary across India and the uneven effects of gender bias.

Question 73

Explain the impediments to economic growth experienced by the rural Indian farmer and some potential solutions to these impediments.

Question 74

After describing India's future potential energy resources, evaluate which seems to be the most promising.

Question 75

How have the forces of globalization affected the urban-industrial regions of India?

Question 76

Evaluate the effects of the Indian diaspora.

Question 77

Discuss barriers to FDI in South Asia in countries other than India.

Question 78

Evaluate ways to increase agricultural productivity in Pakistan.

Question 79

Evaluate the effect of the war in Afghanistan on Pakistan.

Question 80

Explain positives and negatives of the British colonial period in Sri Lanka.