Exam 9: South Asia

Since independence, all of these countries have had periods of military rule, except:

The South Asian wet monsoon originates over the ________ and moves ________.

Sikhs are concentrated in the ________.

Emperor Asoka personally supported the idea of "conquest by ________."

South Asia is approximately ________ percent rural.

The Mauryan Empire (320-125 B.C.E.) was the first to establish rule across the greater part of South Asia.

From 1979 to 1989, what foreign power had troops on the ground in Afghanistan?

The geology of South Asia yields large quantities of:

Match each country with its capital. -Sri Lanka

The South Asian country with the highest PPP (2010) is Bhutan.

The Mughals originated in what is today:

Which Pakistani language is spoken by people who migrated from India at the time of partitioning?

The mujahideen were the Afghanistan puppet government of the Soviet Union.

Which of the following had the mythic understanding of the world which eventually would become the cornerstone of Hinduism?

Approximately what percentage of sewage receives treatment in South Asia?

Match each country with its capital. -India

What is the geologic origin of the Himalayas?

The Harappan culture flourished between 3000 and 2000 B.C.

Match each city with its former name. -Mumbai

The 19th century migration from South Asia to British colonies was encouraged by the need for cheap labor.