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1. Which disputed area is found in So. Asia?



2. Which weather phenomena is unique to
South Asia?



3. How is the landscape being changed in
Nepal?



4. What are the three primary religions of
South Asia?



5. Which two religious groups are in conflict
with one another in Pakistan and India?



6. Which two rivers are flood hazards in South
Asia?



7. List four ways that the mountains of South
Asia have influenced life there.



8. Which two natural hazards are found in
South Asia?



9. List three things that are influenced by the
rivers, seas, and ocean currents of South
Asia.


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10. Which type of land is abundant in So. Asia?



11. Describe the economies of South Asia.




12. In which markets do South Asia countries
participate?



13. What is the “Green Revolution”?




14. Because South Asian nations are near the
water, which economic activity is common?



15. What are some prominent crops grown in
South Asia?



16. Describe the population density of South
Asia.



17. Are rural and urban areas similar or different
in South Asia?



18. In which country is the caste system found?



19. Which two groups are involved in religious
conflicts?



20. Name five aspects of the cultural landscape.
21. Which economic and political alliance is
found in South Asia?



22. Which Indian city is a focal point of a
pilgrimage for Hindus?

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23. What is caused by the mountain-building
process?



24. What is one of the main landforms in South
Asia?



25. On which landform have people settled to
farm in India for thousands of years?



26. On which landform in India are there fertile
grain fields?



27. Which two low mountain ranges form the
edges of the Deccan Plateau?



28. What can an unusually heavy monsoon
cause?



29. What may happen if the monsoon rains are
late or the rain stops early?



30. How much of India’s land is arable?



31. What is the main religion in India?



32. List three reasons why the Europeans
arrived in India in the late 1490s.





33. Which language did the British bring to
India?



34. Which group of Indians demanded a
separate state once Britain granted India
its independence?



35. Hostility between which two groups grew
once Britain granted India independence?



36. What is the Partition of India?





37. Which region was divided between India
and Pakistan?



38. What percentage of India’s people are Hindu?



39. How many gods and goddesses are in
Hinduism?



40. Which practice is central to Hinduism?



41. What are four statements about the caste
system?




42. Why do Indians need to wear cool clothing?



43. Describe India’s economy.





44. What is the basis of India’s economy?



45. What name is given to the Indian govt.’s
attempts to increase food production?



46. What are the three main elements of the
Green Revolution?





47. How did the Green Revolution change
India?



48. What are four down sides to the Green
Revolution?















49. What must India strengthen in order to
improve its industries?



50. Name four parts of daily life in an Indian city?
51. What is a holy city for Hindus?



52. How does life go on in an Indian village?



53. What three things have only recently
reached Indian villages?



54. How is sanitation in India’s villages?



55. How are medical services in India’s villages?



56. How many villagers cannot read or write?



57. List three reasons why farm families are
large in South Asia.





58. To what are many of India’s problems
connected?



59. Over which region do India and Pakistan
clash?



60. Which two groups in India sometimes
erupt into violence?

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61. Name three mountains found in Pakistan.




62. What is Pakistan’s main farmland region?
63. Which two rivers in Bangladesh overflow
their banks every year?



64. Name three things that can happen due to
the timing of the flooding.





65. Which side of the Himalayas are wooded
and which side is bare and dry?




66. In which three countries where Islam is the
main religion?




67. Which country came about when East
Pakistan broke away from West Pakistan?



68. How are education levels and literacy rates
in South Asia?



69. What is the religious breakdown in Bhutan?




70. What is the world’s only officially Hindu
state?



71. Upon what economic activity do the countries of the India Perimeter depend heavily?



72. How much of Pakistan’s labor force is
engaged in agriculture?


73. Bangladesh depends on which activity?



74. What is economically important to Sri Lanka?



75. Describe Nepal and Bhutan economically.




76. In which country is deforestation a problem?



77. Which two countries have a conflict over
Kashmir?

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78. Define monsoon.








79. Use page 556 to list the six climates found
in South Asia?







80. Which architectural structure is shown on
page 552? Where is it?