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Geography Unit 8 SA
South Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the landform that separates the subcontinent from the Eurasian plate? | mountains |
| Where are monsoon rains the heaviest? | eastern Southern Asia |
| What is the narrow crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan called? | Khyber Pass |
| What is the world's tallest peak? | Mount Everest |
| What is the Gangetic Plain? | an area at the foot of the Himalaya's watered by the region's great rivers. |
| The Eastern and Western Ghats block rainfall to what area? | Deccan Plateau |
| When does the wet season occur in South Asia? | from June or July until September |
| How were the Himalayas the formed? | The Indian subcontinent broke away from the landmass of Africa. It collided with the southern edge of Asia, which thrust up new mountain ranges. |
| How much of the world's population lives on the Gangetic Plain? | one tenth |
| What is located between the Eastern and Western Ghats? | Deccan Plateau |
| Where is the source of the major rivers located? | high in the Himalayas |
| What are the main reasons that the Gangetic Plain is the most agriculturally productive area of India? | it is the world's longest alluvial plain |
| What river flows through Pakistan? | Indus River |
| Where does the Indus empty into? | Arabian Sea |
| Why do countries in the region need to work together on water resource management? | it is important for basic needs as well as economic needs |
| What climate region would you find the Sundarbans in? | Tropical wet climates |
| What season occurs in much of South Asia between February and June? | hot season |
| What is a monsoon? | seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from inland in winter |
| Cyclones are the same as? | hurricanes |
| What causes a tsunami? | underwater earthquakes |
| Where did Sri Lanka originate and what does it look like? | it is a teardrop shaped island that broke away from the original Indian landmass |
| What two rivers join together in Bangladesh and form the Ganges Delta? | Ganges and Brahmaputra |
| What accounts for the band of humid subtropical climate that extends across Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and northeast India? | the Himalayas block the cold winds from blowing south from Central Asia |
| Where is the coldest climate region found in South Asia? | along its northern edge |
| Summer monsoon winds carry moist air from what body of water? | Indian Ocean |
| What natural disaster hit both Pakistan and Kashmir in 2005? | Earthquake |
| Where are both petroleum and natural gas found in South Asia? | Petroleum - India's NW coast, near the Ganges Delta, in northern Pakistan, Arabian Sea. Natural Gas - southern Pakistan, Ganges Delta, Bangladesh |
| What South Asian country has banned timber exports? | Sri Lanka |
| What country has experienced massive soil erosion as a result of overcutting? | Nepal |
| Where is the world's largest protected mangrove forest? | Bangladesh's Sundarbans |
| What do Hindus believe after death? | people undergo reincarnation |
| What is the major religion in Pakistan? | Islam |
| What does the Vedas outline? | Aryan ideas about social structure and religion |
| Who was the nonviolent political and spiritual leader of India? | Mohandas K. Gandhi |
| What is the largest religious group in India? | Hinduism |
| What percentage of the world lives in India? | more than 15 percent |
| Definition of Jati? | a group that defines one's occupation and social position |
| India's population density is about how many times the world average? | about seven times the world's average |
| Which country is the most densely populated in South Asia? | Bangladesh |
| Name a program aimed at reducing population growth in Bangladesh. | private and government programs give women small loans to start their own businesses |
| What have Pakistan and India been fighting over? | Kashmir |
| Which two countries in South Asia have developed nuclear weapons? | India and Pakistan |
| Which of the smaller countries in South Asia is the most ethnically diverse? | Nepal |
| What is the government system in Sri Lanka? | parliamentary republic |
| Who were the Maldives first settled by? | southern India |
| What European powers fought over Sri Lanka as a strategic trade location? | Portugese, Dutch and British colonial powers |
| What does Sikhism teach? | that there is one God, and that good deeds and meditation bring release from the cycle of reincarnation |
| What is Mercantilism and who employed the policy? | Economic system of using colonies for supplying materials and markets to the colonizing country. British. |
| What group has control of the government in Sri Lanka? | Buddhist Sinhalese |
| When Hindu and Muslim leaders could not agree on a constitution, the British granted independence to what two states? | India and Pakistan |
| What city in India is known as "Bollywood"? | Mumbai |
| Why is Bangladesh vulnerable to waterborne disease? | lies mostly in a vast river floodplain |
| In India, the British dominated the political and economic systems through the practice of what? | Imperialism |
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