South Asia

Question 1

per capita for south asia

Answer 1

~$2,250

Question 2

what country is not on the indian subcontinent, but is often included in the south asia region

Answer 2

afghanistan

Question 3

the collision between the indian plate and eurasian plate resulted in the formation of the ________ mountains

Answer 3

himalaya

Question 4

do you know the 10 physical geographical locations of south asia?

Answer 4

yes :)

Question 5

largest mountain in the himalayas

Answer 5

mt. everest

Question 6

what three rivers come from the himalayas

Answer 6

Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra

Question 7

plateau

Answer 7

area with high elevation but relatively flat

Question 8

where is the tibetan plateau largely located?

Answer 8

southwest china

Question 9

what is the historical travel center between middle east, china and india

Answer 9

the hindu kush

Question 10

the indo-gangetic plain has ___________, growing primarily ____ and _____

Answer 10

extremely fertile soil; wheat and rice

Question 11

what civilization is now in the indo-gangetic plain/the largest ancient civilization?

Answer 11

indus valley civilization

Question 12

eastern and western ghats

Answer 12

orographic lifting

region has heavy rainfall, esp. in west

biodiversity hotspot!

Question 13

water has a very high ____ ________

Answer 13

heat capacity

Question 14

monsoons

Answer 14

seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea; rain = by product!

reversal in both the surface winds and associated precipitation

Question 15

what do monsoons mean for india?

Answer 15

dry winters/springs, wet summers/falls

Question 16

india has a (large/small) capacity for agriculture

Answer 16

large!

Question 17

15% of india’s GDP comes from

Answer 17

agriculture

Question 18

most people in south asia live where

Answer 18

the water is

Question 19

bangladesh is prone to _____; and has a high ________

Answer 19

flooding; population density

Question 20

“sino” is a prefix meaning for what

Answer 20

chinese

Question 21

what is the third largest religion after christianity and islam?

Answer 21

hinduism

Question 22

remittance

Answer 22

money sent from an immigrant back to their home country where family reside

Question 23

the word “hindu” is related to what?

Answer 23

Indus

Question 24

samsara

Answer 24

cycle of reincarnation

Question 25

stable social structure in india, commonly used to describe rigid social structures outside of india

Answer 25

caste system

Question 26

dalits (fifth group in the caste system)

Answer 26

"untouchables"

Question 27

according to the hindu belief, it is important that you live according to one's

Answer 27

caste station

Question 28

endogamy

Answer 28

practice of marrying within one's ethnicity/social class

Question 29

what religion originated around 5th century BCE in Eastern India

Answer 29

Buddhism

Question 30

Buddha means

Answer 30

"enlightened" or "awakened" one

Question 31

who expanded the Mughal empire and was known for an inclusive rule?

Answer 31

Ackbar

Question 32

Sikhism

Answer 32

monotheistic; significant diaspora

Question 33

who was the preeminent leader of indian nationalism?

Answer 33

Mahatma Gandhi

Question 34

Gandhi fought for ____, aka self rule

Answer 34

Swaraj

Question 35

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer 35

first prime minister to india, in office from 1947-1964

Question 36

Kashmir conflict

Answer 36

contested territory since 1947 with china, pakistan and india Pakistan moved capital closer to border to be considered for land

Question 37

forward capital

Answer 37

put capital in a place intentionally to make an argument to further your territory

Question 38

east and west pakistan was a single country until

Answer 38

1971

Question 39

east pakistan becomes what country?

Answer 39

bangladesh

Question 40

india first tests nuclear weapons in _____, pakistan in _____

Answer 40

1974; 1998

Question 41

how many countries have nuclear weapons?

Answer 41

9

Question 42

what 4 states formerly possessed nuclear weapons

Answer 42

belarus kazakhstan ukraine south africa

Question 43

license raj

Answer 43

meant to protect indian industry, system of strict government

Question 44

south africa has the highest __________ of any region

Answer 44

GDP growth rate

Question 45

demographic transition model

Answer 45

describes society's population growth related to stages defined by the balance of birth and death rates

Question 46

although the global population is ______, the rate of growth is ______

Answer 46

increasing; slowing

Question 47

what does the population pyramid of india tell us?

Answer 47

more men than women are being born due to selective abortions

Question 48

age dependency ratio

Answer 48

higher number means more independents

Question 49

in the world/according to the age dependency ratio, there are more _________ than ______

Answer 49

producers; dependents

Question 50

india is facing stress on

Answer 50

groundwater

Question 51

COVID was relatively _____ in india

Answer 51

severe

Question 52

pakistan has an alliance with

Answer 52

US

Question 53

south asia as a whole is generally not very ____ relative to the rest of the world

Answer 53

urban