geog exam 3 – Flashcards
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population of india
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1.2 billion
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what percent rural is india
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75%
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Before joining the rest of Asia by way of plate movement, South Asia was attached to this land mass
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Africa
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where is mt everest
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On the border of Nepal and china
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Indias monsoons
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-warm temps heat the air, which rises and triggers a change in wind direction, moist ocean air then movies in from the south and southwest bringing monsoon rains -when the rains sweep over the ganges-brahmaputra delta, the himalaya block them from moving north. result=rains move west to ganges plain, bringing rainfall needed for crops
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anthropogenic forest
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Tree cover created or retained by human beings
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Approximately what percentage of sewage receives treatment in South Asia?
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10%
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The Thar Desert is located in which country?
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forms natural boundary between pakistan and india
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This country has the second fastest growing economy in the world.
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india
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When did the British set about withdrawing from South Asia altogether?
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WWII
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Pakistan and kashmir
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territorial conflict primarily between India and Pakistan, having started just after the partition of India in 1947
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From 1979 to 1989, what foreign power had troops on the ground in Afghanistan?
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Soviet Union
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Tea was first brought to Europe by ________ traders and marketed as a medicine.
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portugese traders
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The main opposing force to the Marxist government of Afghanistan was what group?
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the Mujahideen.
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Which of the following cities is the premier science and technology center of India?
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bangalore (India)
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This industry is the largest in Nepal, employing approximately 20 percent of the population.
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high technology
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This country is believed to be the largest illicit opium producer in the world.
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afghanistan
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The concept of karma is associated with which world religion?
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hinduism and buddhism
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main religions in south asia
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Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Christianity
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caste system
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A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life
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main languages spoken in south asia
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hindu and urdu
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"bollywood"
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Indian version of Hollywood (film industry), centered in Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
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What was the religion of the group who wanted a separate state of Khalistan in the Indian portion of Punjab?
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sikh
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Sikhs are concentrated in the
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punjab region
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The deepest deep-sea trench in the world is the:
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Mariana trench
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the gobi desert takes up a good portion of
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mongolia
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what % of Mongolia's exports are from mining
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70%
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indias population
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1.25 billion
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kashmir
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contested area between india and pakistan
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major rivers in south asia
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Ganges, indus, and Brahmaputra river
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major rivers in southeast asia
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Irrawaddy, Salween, Chao Phraya, Mekong, and Red rivers
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thar deser
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northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent that forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan
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dominant religoin in india
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hinduism
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dominant religion in pakistan
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islam
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dominant religion in bangladesh
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islam
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the dominant religion in bhutan
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mahayana buddhism
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dominant religon in sri lanka
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Theravada Buddhists
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karma
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(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
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dharma
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the fulfillment of one's social and religious duties in Hinduism
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caste system
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a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society
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ahimsa
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Hindu belief in nonviolence and reverence for all life
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dominant religions in Southeast Asian
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hinduism and buddhism
