7th SS Semester 2 S.E. Asia Overview (Pt 2)

Why are India's urban areas having a problem with air pollution? 

• Few people in India feel that air pollution is a problem.
• There are no government efforts to control air pollution
• The rapidly growing population, heavy industry, and thousands of automobiles have caused the problem.
• There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today.

Why has the Indian government had such a hard time making much progress in cleaning up the Ganges River?

• Most people in India do not feel the river is polluted so they are not worried about it.

• The government of India has not made cleaning up the river one of its goals

• India's combination of growing population and run-off from farming makes it hard to see much progress in controlling pollution.

• Few people have gotten sick from water from the Ganges River, so it is hard to get money for clean up operations.

What contributes to flooding in both India and China?

• cutting down trees, improper farming methods, and monsoons
• lack of dams, pollution, and monsoons
• beavers, bears, and tigers 
• deforestation and desertification

Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China?

• Water from the Yangtze River is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert
• The Yangtze River is the international border between China and India
• People can use the Yangtze River to get over the Himalayan Mountains
• It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial uses

What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?

• Ten Commandments
• Shar'ia Law
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Five Noble Truths

How did Hinduism help shape Indian culture and society?

• it led to many religious wars

• it helped to promote equal rights for all Indians

• it divided society into different classes based on the caste systems.

• it elevated merchants & business owners to the top of society

Shintoism is unique to _____________:

• China
• India
• Japan
• Korea

What was Confucius?

• a professor

• a worker

• a philosopher

• an artist

In the 1800s, a movement called nationalism began in India, which caused many Indians to move the country away from its traditional practices. What was a result of nationalism in India?

• The British took away all freedom from the Indians.

• Before World War I, the Indians overthrew British rule.

• Indians peacefully accepted British rule even to this day.

• India eventually became a self-governing nation.

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Mao Zedong
• Ngo Dien Diem
• Hideki Tojo