Question 1

How were the Himalayas formed?

Accepted Answer

A) by the rifting (pulling apart)of the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate 
B) by the collision of peninsular India with the Asian landmass 
C) by the upwelling of molten matter from a hot spot beneath the Indian subcontinent 
D) by the erosion of the landscape north and south of the region that would become the mountains 
E) by volcanic activity 
A) by the rifting (pulling apart)of the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate 
B) by the collision of peninsular India with the Asian landmass 
C) by the upwelling of molten matter from a hot spot beneath the Indian subcontinent 
D) by the erosion of the landscape north and south of the region that would become the mountains 
E) by volcanic activity B

Question 2

What are bustees?

Accepted Answer

A) a type of insect pest that threatens crops throughout South Asia 
B) sprawling squatter settlements in South Asia 
C) This is the name for the untouchable caste in Hindu South Asia. 
D) citizen groups that lobby for better government services in Pakistan 
E) the local name given to the monsoonal winds that plague Bangladesh 
A) a type of insect pest that threatens crops throughout South Asia 
B) sprawling squatter settlements in South Asia 
C) This is the name for the untouchable caste in Hindu South Asia. 
D) citizen groups that lobby for better government services in Pakistan 
E) the local name given to the monsoonal winds that plague Bangladesh B

Question 3

Describe the major languages of South Asia and explain why their use has been a source of tension.

Accepted Answer

Not Answer

Question 4

What is the rain-shadow effect?

Accepted Answer

A) the area of high rainfall found on the windy side of a mountain range 
B) the area of low rainfall found on the windy side of a mountain range 
C) the area of high rainfall found on the leeward (downwind)side of a mountain range 
D) the area of low rainfall found on the leeward (downwind)side of a mountain range 
E) the snow-capped peak of a mountain, where the temperatures are too cold for rain to fall 
A) the area of high rainfall found on the windy side of a mountain range 
B) the area of low rainfall found on the windy side of a mountain range 
C) the area of high rainfall found on the leeward (downwind)side of a mountain range 
D) the area of low rainfall found on the leeward (downwind)side of a mountain range 
E) the snow-capped peak of a mountain, where the temperatures are too cold for rain to fall

Question 5

The Buddha

Accepted Answer

A) was born into a wealthy family in northern India. 
B) promised his followers an afterlife. 
C) supported the caste system. 
D) eventually converted to Hinduism. 
E) founded Islam. 
A) was born into a wealthy family in northern India. 
B) promised his followers an afterlife. 
C) supported the caste system. 
D) eventually converted to Hinduism. 
E) founded Islam.

Question 6

What behavior does the South Asian religion of Jainism emphasize over all others?

Accepted Answer

A) tolerance 
B) prayer 
C) fasting 
D) nonviolence 
E) honesty 
A) tolerance 
B) prayer 
C) fasting 
D) nonviolence 
E) honesty

Question 7

What environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation?

Accepted Answer

A) soil salinization 
B) deforestation 
C) desertification 
D) water pollution 
E) acid rain 
A) soil salinization 
B) deforestation 
C) desertification 
D) water pollution 
E) acid rain

Question 8

Why is Bhopal, India, known?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the site of a 1984 gas leak at a fertilizer factory that killed over 2,500 people. 
B) It is the capital of India. 
C) It is the major economic center of Pakistan. 
D) It has the largest population in the world. 
E) It is the town in which Mahatma Gandhi was born. 
A) It was the site of a 1984 gas leak at a fertilizer factory that killed over 2,500 people. 
B) It is the capital of India. 
C) It is the major economic center of Pakistan. 
D) It has the largest population in the world. 
E) It is the town in which Mahatma Gandhi was born.

Question 9

After the partitioning of India in the late 1940s and the subsequent formation of Bangladesh in 1971, what was Pakistan's policy toward the Pashtun tribes in the country?

Accepted Answer

A) to make them citizens of Pakistan 
B) to expel them from the country 
C) to retain the British policy, and allow them to maintain nearly full autonomy 
D) to move the population to a location near the Indian border 
E) ethnic cleansing 
A) to make them citizens of Pakistan 
B) to expel them from the country 
C) to retain the British policy, and allow them to maintain nearly full autonomy 
D) to move the population to a location near the Indian border 
E) ethnic cleansing

Question 10

What group of people is at the top of the Hindu caste (varna)system?

Accepted Answer

A) Kshatriyas (princes and warriors) 
B) Shudras (farmers, craft occupations) 
C) Dalits (untouchables) 
D) Brahmins (priestly class) 
E) Vaishyas (merchant class) 
A) Kshatriyas (princes and warriors) 
B) Shudras (farmers, craft occupations) 
C) Dalits (untouchables) 
D) Brahmins (priestly class) 
E) Vaishyas (merchant class)

Question 11

In which of the following countries of South Asia is Hinduism the majority religion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Where in India do Muslims live?

Accepted Answer

A) in the north 
B) in the south 
C) in almost every part of the country 
D) in the west 
E) in the east 
A) in the north 
B) in the south 
C) in almost every part of the country 
D) in the west 
E) in the east

Question 13

What are some of the problems South Asia faces as it rapidly urbanizes?

Accepted Answer

A) poverty 
B) water sanitation 
C) air pollution 
D) expansion of bustees 
E) All of these answer choices are problems created by rapid urbanization. 
A) poverty 
B) water sanitation 
C) air pollution 
D) expansion of bustees 
E) All of these answer choices are problems created by rapid urbanization.

Question 14

What physical feature is needed for orographic precipitation to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) lake 
B) mountain 
C) river 
D) desert 
E) a tropical forest 
A) lake 
B) mountain 
C) river 
D) desert 
E) a tropical forest

Question 15

There are several significant ethnic conflicts in South Asia. Write an essay in which you examine the history and current status of three of these disputes.

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Question 16

Who brought Islam to South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Turkic-speaking Muslims from Central Asia 
B) Saudi princes 
C) Malaysian traders traveling the Silk Road 
D) Persian warriors during the expansion of their empire 
E) Afghan mujahedeen 
A) Turkic-speaking Muslims from Central Asia 
B) Saudi princes 
C) Malaysian traders traveling the Silk Road 
D) Persian warriors during the expansion of their empire 
E) Afghan mujahedeen

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a problem facing Calcutta, India?

Accepted Answer

A) Electrical power is inadequate. 
B) Many streets are routinely flooded during the wet season. 
C) The economic base is declining. 
D) A mixed Hindu-Muslim population generates ethnic tension. 
E) It has poor quality educational institutions. 
A) Electrical power is inadequate. 
B) Many streets are routinely flooded during the wet season. 
C) The economic base is declining. 
D) A mixed Hindu-Muslim population generates ethnic tension. 
E) It has poor quality educational institutions.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about India is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A) Bangladesh gained its independence from India in 1971. 
B) India is the world's seventh largest country based on land area. 
C) India is mostly Hindu, but contains people of many faiths. 
D) India was a former British colony. 
E) India has nuclear weapons. 
A) Bangladesh gained its independence from India in 1971. 
B) India is the world's seventh largest country based on land area. 
C) India is mostly Hindu, but contains people of many faiths. 
D) India was a former British colony. 
E) India has nuclear weapons.

Question 19

The most densely populated areas of South Asia are found

Accepted Answer

A) along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. 
B) on the Deccan Plateau. 
C) in the Ganges and Indus river valleys. 
D) in the Thar Desert. 
E) along the Vindhya Range. 
A) along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. 
B) on the Deccan Plateau. 
C) in the Ganges and Indus river valleys. 
D) in the Thar Desert. 
E) along the Vindhya Range.

Question 20

Write an essay in which you examine and explain the nature and extent of poverty in South Asia, as well as the region's level of economic development, including which sectors are strong, which are weak, and what overall growth trends have been.

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How were the Himalayas formed?

What are bustees?

Describe the major languages of South Asia and explain why their use has been a source of tension.

What is the rain-shadow effect?

The Buddha

What behavior does the South Asian religion of Jainism emphasize over all others?

What environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation?

Why is Bhopal, India, known?

After the partitioning of India in the late 1940s and the subsequent formation of Bangladesh in 1971, what was Pakistan's policy toward the Pashtun tribes in the country?

What group of people is at the top of the Hindu caste (varna)system?

In which of the following countries of South Asia is Hinduism the majority religion?

Where in India do Muslims live?

What are some of the problems South Asia faces as it rapidly urbanizes?

What physical feature is needed for orographic precipitation to occur?

There are several significant ethnic conflicts in South Asia. Write an essay in which you examine the history and current status of three of these disputes.

Who brought Islam to South Asia?

Which of the following is NOT a problem facing Calcutta, India?

Which of the following statements about India is INCORRECT?

The most densely populated areas of South Asia are found

Write an essay in which you examine and explain the nature and extent of poverty in South Asia, as well as the region's level of economic development, including which sectors are strong, which are weak, and what overall growth trends have been.

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Exam 12: South Asia

How were the Himalayas formed?

What are bustees?

Describe the major languages of South Asia and explain why their use has been a source of tension.

What is the rain-shadow effect?

The Buddha

What behavior does the South Asian religion of Jainism emphasize over all others?

What environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation?

Why is Bhopal, India, known?

After the partitioning of India in the late 1940s and the subsequent formation of Bangladesh in 1971, what was Pakistan's policy toward the Pashtun tribes in the country?

What group of people is at the top of the Hindu caste (varna)system?

In which of the following countries of South Asia is Hinduism the majority religion?

Where in India do Muslims live?

What are some of the problems South Asia faces as it rapidly urbanizes?

What physical feature is needed for orographic precipitation to occur?

There are several significant ethnic conflicts in South Asia. Write an essay in which you examine the history and current status of three of these disputes.

Who brought Islam to South Asia?

Which of the following is NOT a problem facing Calcutta, India?

Which of the following statements about India is INCORRECT?

The most densely populated areas of South Asia are found

Write an essay in which you examine and explain the nature and extent of poverty in South Asia, as well as the region's level of economic development, including which sectors are strong, which are weak, and what overall growth trends have been.

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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