South Asia Notes

What is the term for a shallow body of water inside an atoll?

• pond
• stream
• lagoon

Monsoon are winds that bring rain during certain times of the year

• False

• True

Which is the top of the CASTE system?

• Brahmins
• Dalits
• Kshatriyas
• Vaishyas

This term uses a wheel as its symbol and means a set of rules to live by.

• dharma

• karma

• nirvana

What term indicates an end to the cycle of rebirth?

• nirvana
• karma
• dharma
• namaste

If you do good things, good will come to you. If you do bad things, bad will come to you. 

• karma
• dharma
• nirvana
• vishnu

Which term indicates traditional clothing worn by Indian women.

• Yoga pants
• kimono
• chigori
• sari

Nike, an American company, has cheap labor assemble their shoes in factories overseas and is an example of:

• resourcing
• outsourcing
• insourcing
• sub sourcing

Which of the following is NOT a country in South Asia?

• Pakistan
• Japan
• Nepal
• Bhutan

In southern India, the Western and Eastern _______ are like steps to the ocean.

• mountains

• atolls

• ghats