South Asia Flashcards
(18 cards)
This is the second most populated country in the world
India
This country used to be East Pakistan, and broke away from Pakistan in 1971
Bangladesh
India and ________ are the only countries in South Asia with nuclear weapons
Pakistan
Nearly 75 percent of this country’s population are farmers
India
Thids country’s fertile soil, warm climate, and plentiful water let there be three harvests each year.
Bangladesh
This country broke away from India in 1947, and has a majority muslim population.
Pakistan
Which country inustrialized their industries in the 1970s?
Pakistan
which country is a federal republic, but democracy is quite limited?
Pakistan
Which two countries have been fighting over the control of Kashmir for a long time?
India and Pakistan
Which country measures gross domestic happiness
Bhutan
Sinc there aren’t enough jobs in Pakistan, what do many people do to get work?
They become temporary workers in other countries
What is it called to farm only enough food for your family to consume?
Subsistence farming
Which country is the size of Wisconsin, but holds 144 million people?
Bangladesh
Which country limits the amount of tourists let into the country?
Bhutan
What test did both India and Pakistan run in what year
A nuclear weapons test
which island nation has a major tourist industry and has super sandy white beaches and clear waters
The Maldives
Since 1983 until recently, what two groups have fought a civil war in what nation?
The Tamils and the Sinhalese, Sri Lanka
This country has a prince that many call prince charming
Bhutan
