Question 1

With which religion was the Mughal Empire of South Asia identified?

Accepted Answer

A) Hinduism 
B) Islam 
C) Jainism 
D) Bahai 
E) Christianity 
A) Hinduism 
B) Islam 
C) Jainism 
D) Bahai 
E) Christianity

Question 2

Approximately how many Muslims are there in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 million 
B) 20 million 
C) 150 million 
D) 500 million 
E) 750 million 
A) 2 million 
B) 20 million 
C) 150 million 
D) 500 million 
E) 750 million

Question 3

What is the correct declining order of ritual purity varna?

Accepted Answer

A) priests, warriors, merchants, farmers 
B) warriors, merchants, priests, farmers 
C) priests, merchants, warriors, farmers 
D) priests, warriors, farmers, merchants 
E) warriors, priests, merchants, farmers 
A) priests, warriors, merchants, farmers 
B) warriors, merchants, priests, farmers 
C) priests, merchants, warriors, farmers 
D) priests, warriors, farmers, merchants 
E) warriors, priests, merchants, farmers

Question 4

Sexual discrimination in South Asia is being combated by

Accepted Answer

A) catching doctors who perform sex-selective abortions. 
B) giving gifts to parents of newborn girls. 
C) women's empowerment movements such as the Gulabi Gang. 
D) social protests over sexual violence. 
E) all of the above. 
A) catching doctors who perform sex-selective abortions. 
B) giving gifts to parents of newborn girls. 
C) women's empowerment movements such as the Gulabi Gang. 
D) social protests over sexual violence. 
E) all of the above.

Question 5

What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?

Accepted Answer

A) Islam 
B) Buddhism 
C) Christianity 
D) Hinduism 
E) Sikhism 
A) Islam 
B) Buddhism 
C) Christianity 
D) Hinduism 
E) Sikhism

Question 6

What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?

Accepted Answer

A) earthquakes 
B) severe tornadoes 
C) wildfires 
D) volcanoes 
E) flooding 
A) earthquakes 
B) severe tornadoes 
C) wildfires 
D) volcanoes 
E) flooding

Question 7

What is the most isolated country in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which Indian state has the highest GDP?

Accepted Answer

A) Rajasthan 
B) Madhya Pradesh 
C) Karnataka 
D) Maharashtra 
E) Punjab 
A) Rajasthan 
B) Madhya Pradesh 
C) Karnataka 
D) Maharashtra 
E) Punjab

Question 9

About what percentage of people in South Asia live in cities?

Accepted Answer

A) just over 10% 
B) about 33% 
C) approximately 50% 
D) nearly 70% 
E) more than 75% 
A) just over 10% 
B) about 33% 
C) approximately 50% 
D) nearly 70% 
E) more than 75%

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the main reasons that Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A) Its landlocked position makes it difficult for the nation to engage in trade. 
B) Its economy is almost solely dependent on the information-technology industry. 
C) It is burdened by high levels of defense spending. 
D) Its ongoing war with Afghanistan has sapped the nation's economy. 
E) Its "bubble" economy has collapsed. 
A) Its landlocked position makes it difficult for the nation to engage in trade. 
B) Its economy is almost solely dependent on the information-technology industry. 
C) It is burdened by high levels of defense spending. 
D) Its ongoing war with Afghanistan has sapped the nation's economy. 
E) Its "bubble" economy has collapsed.

Question 11

What trend is threatening the survival of the Zoroastrian community?

Accepted Answer

A) intermarriage and low fertility 
B) persecution by Sikhs 
C) environmental devastation in their homeland of Bhutan 
D) the abandonment of the belief system for Hinduism 
E) emigration from the region in search of economic opportunity 
A) intermarriage and low fertility 
B) persecution by Sikhs 
C) environmental devastation in their homeland of Bhutan 
D) the abandonment of the belief system for Hinduism 
E) emigration from the region in search of economic opportunity

Question 12

What are "hutments"?

Accepted Answer

A) government-appropriated funds that aid in the construction of housing for Pakistan's poor 
B) crude shelters built on formerly busy sidewalks in India 
C) the Indian term for high-rise apartments in urban areas such as Mumbai 
D) the term for street-side shops in Bangladesh 
E) tents used by mountaineers attempting to climb Mt. Everest and other Himalayan peaks from Nepal 
A) government-appropriated funds that aid in the construction of housing for Pakistan's poor 
B) crude shelters built on formerly busy sidewalks in India 
C) the Indian term for high-rise apartments in urban areas such as Mumbai 
D) the term for street-side shops in Bangladesh 
E) tents used by mountaineers attempting to climb Mt. Everest and other Himalayan peaks from Nepal

Question 13

Describe the formation and typical climate patterns associated with monsoons in South Asia.

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Question 14

A thousand years ago, what was the major unifying force in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Islam 
B) Buddhism 
C) syncretism 
D) caste system 
E) language 
A) Islam 
B) Buddhism 
C) syncretism 
D) caste system 
E) language

Question 15

What is the main reason why urbanization is increasing in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) changes in the economics of agriculture resulting in greater mechanization 
B) official government policies that encourage city growth 
C) the high incidence of mosquito-borne illnesses in the countryside 
D) better economic opportunities in the cities 
E) Urbanization is a prerequisite for assistance from the International Monetary Fund. 
A) changes in the economics of agriculture resulting in greater mechanization 
B) official government policies that encourage city growth 
C) the high incidence of mosquito-borne illnesses in the countryside 
D) better economic opportunities in the cities 
E) Urbanization is a prerequisite for assistance from the International Monetary Fund.

Question 16

What is the status of women in South Asia? How much of this is due to historical traditions? Have there been any recent positive changes?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Write an essay in which you discuss the patterns of urbanization in three South Asian cities. What accounts for regional differences in such characteristics as population, function, and location of these urban areas?

Accepted Answer

Urbanization in South Asian cities has f

Question 18

What are the causes of deforestation in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) to make room for agriculture 
B) urban expansion 
C) industrial expansion 
D) commercial logging 
E) all of the above 
A) to make room for agriculture 
B) urban expansion 
C) industrial expansion 
D) commercial logging 
E) all of the above

Question 19

Where do most people in South Asia live?

Accepted Answer

A) in the major cities 
B) in compact rural villages 
C) in the mountains 
D) in medium-sized towns 
E) in the suburbs 
A) in the major cities 
B) in compact rural villages 
C) in the mountains 
D) in medium-sized towns 
E) in the suburbs

Question 20

How have the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States had an effect on India-Pakistan relations?

Accepted Answer

The September 11th terrorist attacks on

With which religion was the Mughal Empire of South Asia identified?

Approximately how many Muslims are there in South Asia?

What is the correct declining order of ritual purity varna?

Sexual discrimination in South Asia is being combated by

What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?

What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?

What is the most isolated country in South Asia?

Which Indian state has the highest GDP?

About what percentage of people in South Asia live in cities?

Which of the following is one of the main reasons that Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth?

What trend is threatening the survival of the Zoroastrian community?

What are "hutments"?

Describe the formation and typical climate patterns associated with monsoons in South Asia.

A thousand years ago, what was the major unifying force in South Asia?

What is the main reason why urbanization is increasing in South Asia?

What is the status of women in South Asia? How much of this is due to historical traditions? Have there been any recent positive changes?

Write an essay in which you discuss the patterns of urbanization in three South Asian cities. What accounts for regional differences in such characteristics as population, function, and location of these urban areas?

What are the causes of deforestation in South Asia?

Where do most people in South Asia live?

How have the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States had an effect on India-Pakistan relations?

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Exam 12: South Asia

With which religion was the Mughal Empire of South Asia identified?

Approximately how many Muslims are there in South Asia?

What is the correct declining order of ritual purity varna?

Sexual discrimination in South Asia is being combated by

What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?

What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?

What is the most isolated country in South Asia?

Which Indian state has the highest GDP?

About what percentage of people in South Asia live in cities?

Which of the following is one of the main reasons that Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth?

What trend is threatening the survival of the Zoroastrian community?

What are "hutments"?

Describe the formation and typical climate patterns associated with monsoons in South Asia.

A thousand years ago, what was the major unifying force in South Asia?

What is the main reason why urbanization is increasing in South Asia?

What is the status of women in South Asia? How much of this is due to historical traditions? Have there been any recent positive changes?

Write an essay in which you discuss the patterns of urbanization in three South Asian cities. What accounts for regional differences in such characteristics as population, function, and location of these urban areas?

What are the causes of deforestation in South Asia?

Where do most people in South Asia live?

How have the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States had an effect on India-Pakistan relations?

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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