MT 6: South Asia

Question 1

What are the most commanding features of Monsoon Asia?

Answer 1

Mountains

Question 2

How were the Himalayan Mountains Formed?

Answer 2

they were formed when two sections of Earth’s crust collided.

Question 3

What is Mount Everest?

Answer 3

Tallest Mountain in the world.
Grows about 1/2 inch per year.
20,029 feet high

Question 4

What is a subcontinent?

Answer 4

An area of land that is separated from other land by mountains and oceans.

Question 5

Name the 3 important rivers in South Asia.

Answer 5

Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra

Question 6

What are monsoons? What is the difference between seasons?

Answer 6

Strong winds that create rainfall patterns in a region.
Summer- winds bring rain in from the oceans
Winter- winds bring dry air in from the rest of the continent

Question 7

Where is the Arid Climate located in South Asia? Vegetation?

Answer 7

North-West, South Asia

Desert Scrub

Question 8

Where is the Highland Climate located in South Asia?Vegetation?

Answer 8

The Himalayan Mountains

Depends on hight. Coniferous Trees

Question 9

Where is the tropical wet climate located in South Asia?Vegetation?

Answer 9

Southern South Asia

Forests and Grasslands

Question 10

Where is the Tropical Wet and Dry Climate located in South Asia? Vegetation?

Answer 10

Central South Asia

Rainforests and Tropical Grasslands

Question 11

Describe the Indus River Valley Civilization.

Answer 11

2500 B.C.E
Mohenjo-Daro— Capital
40,000 people

Question 12

Describe the Mauryan Empire.

Answer 12

A powerful family that conquered and United India for 130 years.

Question 13

Who united and controlled India until the 1700s?

Answer 13

The Mughals

Question 14

India gained independence from who and when?

Answer 14

Great Britain in 1947.

Question 15

What is happening to many cities in Asia?

Answer 15

They are growing quickly and over-crowding.

Question 16

Most Hindus live in what countries?

Answer 16

Nepal and India.

Question 17

Where do most Muslims live?

Answer 17

Monsoon Asia and Indonesia

Question 18

Most South Asians still work in what 2 jobs?

Answer 18

Fishing and Farming

Question 19

What is commercial fishing?

Answer 19

When fisherman gathers huge amounts of fish in nets and process and packages them to make a profit for their family.

Question 20

What is hydro-electronic power?

Answer 20

The power created by moving water.

Question 21

What is the staple crop produced in Asia?

Answer 21

Rice

Question 22

What do the nomadic herders of monsoon Asia herd?

Answer 22

Goats, Cattle, Sheep, and Yaks.

Question 23

Who is the Hindu rain god?

Answer 23

Indra

Question 24

How many people live in South Asia?

Answer 24

1/5 of the worlds population.

Question 25

What is atmospheric pressure?

Answer 25

the weight of the atmosphere pressing down of the surface of the earth.

Question 26

when is the pressure highest?

Answer 26

when there is cool, falling air.

Question 27

when is the pressure lowest?

Answer 27

When there is hot, rising air.

Question 28

What is orographic precipitation?

Answer 28

the impact mountains have on rainfall patterns.

Question 29

What is a rain shadow?

Answer 29

the dry area on the downwind side of a mountain.

Question 30

List 3 characteristics of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Answer 30

13 million people floods in July all the rain comes in the summer months

Question 31

Why is too much rain a bad thing?

Answer 31

flooding kills rice and other crops closes roads, schools, and businesses

Question 32

What kind of economic activities are found in northwest India?

Answer 32

farming (crops and livestock)

Question 33

Describe drip irrigation.

Answer 33

water drips directly onto plants roots so water isn't wasted to evaporation or runoff.

Question 34

why is it so important that Calcutta, India fix their old sewer systems?

Answer 34

Floods quickly and easily

Question 35

Why does Pune, India receive 29 inches of rain but Mumbai, India receive 70 inches of rain.

Answer 35

Pune is located in the rain shadow of the western ghats.

Question 36

Information technology definition. (IT)

Answer 36

The use of technology to move, record, and process information, It includes computers, communication, satellites, cell phones, and the Internet.

Question 37

Definition of outsource.

Answer 37

to hire someone outside the company to do work that was once done inside the company. IT has made it possible to outsource jobs to businesses in other countries.

Question 38

Definition of comparative advantage.

Answer 38

the ability of one country to produce a good or provide a service at a lower cost or more effectively than another country

Question 39

Definition of time zones

Answer 39

an area that uses the same clock time. earth Is divided into 24 standard time zones. clocks in each zone are set to the same hour and minute.

Question 40

Definition of cost of living.

Answer 40

the average cost of basic necessites such as food, clothing, and shelter in a particular place or country.

Question 41

Definition of standard of living

Answer 41

the overall level of comfort and well being of a group or country

Question 42

Definition of illiterate

Answer 42

being unable to read or write.

Question 43

T/F- Call centers have become a big business in India.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

T/F- India is only 1/3 the size of the U.S.A, but has over 1 billion people.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

T/F- India has the worlds smallest democracy.

Answer 45

False, Largest

Question 46

T/F- Idina is separated into castes, which they are born into. It is easy to change castes.

Answer 46

False, It is hard to change castes.

Question 47

T/F- Your job depends on what caste you live in.

Answer 47

True

Question 48

T/F- Hindus and Muslims disagree on many issues. At times this has led to violence.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

T/F- The United States hires Indian workers because they are more than 10 hours away.

Answer 49

True

Question 50

Name the 3 advantages of Indians working for the United States.

Answer 50

1. They earn more money working for the U.S.A 2. they learn to speak English 3. It trains workers.

Question 51

T/F- Mount Everest is found in Nepal's Sagarmatha national park.

Answer 51

True

Question 52

Who were the first 2 men to climb Mount Everest?

Answer 52

Tenzing Norgay from Nepal (a sherpa) | Edmund Hillary from New Zeland

Question 53

T/F- trash has become a major problem that has occurred because of the popularity of climbing

Answer 53

true

Question 54

T/F- one negative consequence of mountain climbing is deforestation, the loss of trees.

Answer 54

true

Question 55

What is the most dangerous part of climbing Mount Everest?

Answer 55

The Khumbu icefall

Question 56

What is the fastest time anyone has climbed Mount Everest on foot?

Answer 56

just over 8 hours

Question 57

How old was the oldest person to climb Mount Everest?

Answer 57

70 years old

Question 58

What is the 7 summits challenge?

Answer 58

To climb the tallest mountain on each continent

Question 59

Definition of acclimatizing

Answer 59

the process of ajusting to lower oxygen levels at high elevation

Question 60

Definition of exposure

Answer 60

the harmful effects of cold, wind, or other extreme weather conditions

Question 61

Definition of carrying capacity

Answer 61

the amount of people or animals the environment of an area can support

Question 62

Definition of developing country

Answer 62

a poorer country with a less advanced economy

Question 63

Definition of avalanche

Answer 63

the sudden movement of a large mass of ice, snow, or rocks and soil down the side of a mountain

Question 64

Definition of Sherpa

Answer 64

native people of the Everest region who work as guides on most expeditions.

Question 65

Capital of Bangladesh

Answer 65

Dhaka

Question 66

Capital of Bhutan

Answer 66

Thimphu

Question 67

Capital of India

Answer 67

New Delhi

Question 68

Capital of Maldives

Answer 68

Male

Question 69

Capital of Nepal

Answer 69

Kathmandu

Question 70

Capital of Siri Lanka

Answer 70

Colombo