Exam 5 Flashcards
(138 cards)
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what region is the most populated
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south asia
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what is the south asia region also known as
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indian subcontinent
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where are the northern mountains located
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northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal and bhutan
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where are the Himalayas
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northern india, nepal and bhutan
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where are the karakorum
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northern india and northern pakistan
6
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where is hindu kush located
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pakistan
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what is part of karakorum called
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kashmir
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what is kashmir
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disputed territory that is claimed by pakistan, india, and china
9
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where is mount everest
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on nepal/tibet border
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why did these mountain ranges form
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a collision of the indo australian and eurasian plates
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what is just south of the northern moutnains
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river lowlands
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what rivers form in the mountains and flow south into the indian ocean
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indus, ganges, and brahmaputra rivers
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which river has very fertile soils and is on the south side of the himalayas
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ganges
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what river forms on the north side of the himalayas in tibet
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brahmaputra
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what river merges with ganges in Bangledesh and forms the ganges delta
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brahmaputra
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what river flows through pakistan and has a very fertile flood plain and supports a dense population
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indus
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what is south of the river lowlands
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peninsular india
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what is peninsular india dominated by
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deccan plateau
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what two mountain ranges are on either side of the deccan plateau
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on the west side is the western ghats and on the east side is the eastern ghats
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which mountain range is taller western ghats or eastern ghats
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western ghats
21
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where are there water shortages
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peninsular india
22
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what are the southern islands of south asia
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sri lanka and maldives
23
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which island is greatly impacted by sea level rising
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maldives
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what is the south asia region climate dominated by
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monsoon
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what is a monsoon
seasonal shift in rainfall caused by seasonal shift in wind
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what are seasonal shifts of wind caused by
global pressures
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what does high pressure create
winter monsoon
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what does low pressure create
summer monsoon
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in the northern hemisphere which way does low pressure spin
counter clockwise
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as air goes up it...
cools
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which air cant hold as much moisture
cold air
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in the northern hemisphere which way do high pressures spin
clockwise
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when air is lifted over a mountain range it is..
orographically lifted
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the precipitation that forms from the lifting is called
orographic precipitation
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when is intense rainfall experienced
winter monsoon
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does monsoon get the most rainfall or the savanna
monsoon
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what is cherrapunji
one of the rainiest places on earth and represents how extreme monsoon climate can be
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how much rain does cherrapunji experience every year
425 inches
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what are some environmental issues in south asia
deforestation, flooding, desertification, salination, costal pollution
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where is flooding a serious issue
ganges delta region of bangledesh
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what was one of the most destructive cyclones to ever hit bangledesh
sidr
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how many people died in the typhoon Sidr
10,000
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what is Bangladesh equivalent to
the size of Iowa
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how many people are in south asia
1.8 billion
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how many people are in india
1.37 billion
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how many people are in pakistan
200 million
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how many people are in bangladesh
166 million
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how many people are in sri lanka
21 million
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how many people are in nepal
30 million
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what is the most densely populated country
bangladesh
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when did south asia experience the green revolution
1960s and 1970s
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what did countries introduce during the green revolution
mechanization, herbicides, pesticides, better bred crops varieties
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what was a benefit of the green revolution
agriculture began to modernize, food supply began to increase which allowed the population to increase as well
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what is a stable crop in south asia
rice
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where is rice grown in south asia
river valleys, ganges delta, and along the coasts
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what percent of south asia lives in the cities
30 percent
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what is a hutments
tents or crude shacks built by homeless people on the large public sidewalks
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what is a bustee
a squatter settlement
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what is a squatter
a person who builds a home or dwelling on land that they do not own
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in mumbai what percent of the population lives in squatter settlements
60 percent
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what is the largest squatter settlement
dharavi
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what is indias largest city
mumbai
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what is the population of mumbai
16 million
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what is indias political capital
delhi
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where is the greatest cultural hearth in the world
south asia
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where and when did a new cultural core appear
800 BC, in the ganges valley
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which religion is a polytheistic religion
Hinduism
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what is the sacred language of hinduism
sanskrit
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what do hinus believe
that human souls were trapped with a cycle of rebirths
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what is the caste system based on
heredity
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what is the main category of the caste system
varna
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what is the sub category name of the caste system
jatis
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what are the four main varnas in the system
priestly caste (brahmins): caste of hindu priests
warrior/ruler caste (kshatriyas)
farmer/merchant caste (vaishyas)
laborer/artisan caste (sudras)
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who is below all these castes
dalits. known as the untouchables
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which religion challenged the caste system
buddhism
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who is the ruler/warrier of the caste system
prince siddhartha gautama
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what percent of central asia is hindu
90 percent
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what is the minority religion in pakistan , bangladesh and sri lanka
hindusim
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where does islam dominate
pakistan, bangladesh and maldives
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what percent of indians are islamic
15 percent ( 190 million )
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where is sikhism a minority religion
india
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when did sikihism originate
1400s
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what is sikihism
hinduism and islam
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where does theravada buddhism dominate
sri lanka
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where does tibetan buddhism dominate
nepal, bhutan, and the india himalayas
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where is jainism a minority religion
india
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what are the oldest religious groups on earth
parsis, or zoroastrians
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what is zoroastrianism
an ancient religion focusing on the struggle between good and evil
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where is Christianity a minority
south asia
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what are some of the indo european languages
hindi, bengali, and urdu
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what are some of the dravidian languages
kannada, malayalam, telugu, tamil
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what is one language that is widely spoken in india
hindu
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what does the physical geography of southeast asia consist of
rugged mountains and river lowlands
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what climate dominates in southeast asia
tropical climate
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what is the name of the plateau of sandstone bedrock
khorat plateau
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what area in southeast asia is impoverished
khorat plateau: because of the sandy soil
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what are indonesia and philippines known for
geologic activity
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what climate dominates southeast asia
tropical climates
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what is the temperature in the insular realm
its hot all the time
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what is the inuslar realm vulernable for
pacific typhoons
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where in southeat asia can you find humid subtropics
northern vietnam and laos
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what is a significant enviormental issue in southeast asia
deforestation
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what are the largest coral reefs in the world
south china sea, java sea and the celebes sea
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where in southeast asia is population growth an issue
river lowlands
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what is the population in indonesia
265 million
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what is the population in thailand
66 million
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what is the population in myanmar
54 million
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what is the population of vietnam
95 million
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what is the populaiton of phillipines
107 million
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high TFR in
east timor
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low TFR in
singapore
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how was Java formed
volcanoes
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where is the most productive farmland
java
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how many people moved through the transmigration program
8 million people (8 percent of java)
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why was the transmigration program a failure
it increased pressure to clear forests, intensified hostilities between natives and settlers, and because of soil degradation, erosion and weak government support most migrants continue to survive at the subsistence level
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when did hinduism arrive to southeast asia
2,000 years ago
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what are the only places today that hindu is found
islands of bali and lombok in indonesia
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when did theravade buddhism arrive in southeast asia
in the 1200s
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what religion replaced hinduism in southeast asia
buddhism
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where did Chinese migrants move to
malaysia, indonesia. phillipenes, and singapore
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who brought islam to the region in the 1200s
merchants and traders
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what percent of indonesians are muslim
88 percent
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when did spain colonize the phillipenes
in the 1500s
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when did portugal colonize east timor
1500s
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where is angkor located
cambodia
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when were the angkor complexes built
early 1100s as hindu temples
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what is angkor wat complex today
UNESCO
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within the insular realm which language dominates
austronesian languges
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what is examples of austronesian languages
javanese, sudanese, and balinese
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what is the most widely spoken language in the inusalr realm
malay
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what dpes lingua franca mean
working language or bridge language
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what language dominates in thailand and laos
tai-kadai languages
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what language dominates in vietnam and cambodia
mon-khmer languages
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who were the first to arrive to southeast asia
portuguese and spanish
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when did the ditch arrive in southeast asia
1600s
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when did the british and french arrive in southeast asia
1800s
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when did decolonialism come
after world war 2
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when did the US begin bombing
1964
