South Asia Review

Tsunamis are most likely to cause severe destruction to which areas?

• interior of the continent

• high in the mountain regions

• along coastal areas

• only in urban areas

A lack of natural resources would most likely result in:

• fewer employment opportunities

• greater employment opportunities

• the need for more infrastructure to be built to transport resources

• none of thee above

Calcutta calls itself India's -

• City of Hope

• City of Joy

• City of Opportunity

• City of Freedom

When we watched the video on outsourcing jobs to India, what helped enable these jobs to be able to be moved across the world?

• a large population of young English speakers

• the declining costs of telecommunication technology

• an educated population

• all of the above

Which continent has the most culture regions?

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

• North America

Who is the Dalai Lama?

• The leader of Hindu

• The leader of Tibetan Buddhism

• The Prime Minister of India

• He led India's peaceful freedom movement

The fact that there are more Muslims than Hindus that live in this area in India is the main source of conflict in this area:

• Calcutta

• Kashmir

• New Delhi

• Mumbai

The caste system of India was outlawed in what year?

• 1919

• 1745

• 2006

• 1947

The _________________ were the ancient civilization that influenced the caste system.

• Minoans

• Aryans

• Babylonians

• Phoenicians

Hinduism and Buddhism were introduced to__________ by the 1200's:

• China

• Japan

• Canada

• India