South Asia partial review

A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms

• Sikhism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire,

• Sikhism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into the slopes

• Terraced farming

• commercial farming

• fishing

large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent

• Monsoon

• subcontinent

• typhoons

• plate tectonics

What physical geography feature separates India from the rest of Asia?

• Indus River
• Bay of Bengal
• Himalayan Mountains
• Arabian Sea

Gandhi used a method for protest known as:

• Civil Disobedience

• Civil War

• Civil Unrest

• Civil Service

80% of individuals living in India are _____, and the majority of individuals living in Pakistan are ______.

• Hindus ; Buddhists

• Hindus; Muslims

• Muslims : Hindus

• Christians ; Muslims

Under British Rule, Indians were:

• were treated fairly with respect

• Given all rights as a British citizen

• treated harshly and used for manual labor

• allowed to vote for it's representatives

In 1971 East Pakistan became _______

• Bangladesh

• Pakistan

• India

• Nepal

The two major rivers that provide food, water and transportation for South Asia are the _____ and ____.

• Ganges and Indus

• Indus and Yellow

• Mississippi and Missouri

• Ganges and Yellow