World Geography 5th Six Weeks Test Review

What is the practice and business of recreational travel based on a concern for the environment?

• ecotourism
• green revolution
• mercantilism
• tourism

About half of India's people work in ___________________.

• agriculture
• manufacturing
• service industries
• cottage industries

What is a business that employs workers in their homes?

• commercial industry
• cottage industry
• tertiary economic activities
• secondary economic activities

In addition to air and water, what two natural resources provide the livelihoods for the majority of India's population?

• soil and trees
• soil and minerals
• minerals and fish
• fish and wildlife

What is India's growing middle class a result of?

• the abolishment of the caste system
• the expansion of education to all social classes
• the creation of commercial agricultural plantations
• foreign investments and the deregulation of many industries

What two actions have negative long term impact on soil fertility and arability?

• Using natural gas to make fertilizer and damming rivers to generate hydroelectricity
• Irrigating dry areas and using CNG vehicles
• Using CNG vehicles and using natural gas to make fertilizer
• Damming rivers to generate hydroelectricity and irrigating dry areas

What religion blends elements of Hinduism and Islam?

• Jainism
• Sikhism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism

What is the dominant ethnic group in Pakistan?

• Karachi
• Punjabi
• Sunddarbans
• Bengali

The British granted independence to its colony of India and split it into two states, India and Pakistan, based primarily on their different _____________________.

• ethnic groups and languages
• religions and ethnic groups
• languages and resources
• geographic features

Why were two countries formed from the former British colony of India?

• The Hindu and Muslim leaders could not agree on a constitution for a single state.
• The Hindu and Muslim leaders could not agree on a national language for a single state.
• The Hindu and Muslim leaders could not agree on a prime minister to lead the single state.
• The Hindu and Muslim leaders petitioned for individual states based on religion.