South Asia Test Review

the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam

• 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

seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months

• Monsoon

• subcontinent

• typhoons

• plate tectonics

large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent

• Monsoon

• subcontinent

• typhoons

• plate tectonics

Most of the world's population lives in...

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

The movement of people from rural areas into cities is called..

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Globalization

• City moving

This population pyramid shows...

• Rapid growth

• Slow growth

• Negative growth

This population pyramid shows...

• Rapid growth

• Slow growth

• Negative growth

This population pyramid shows...

• Rapid growth

• Slow growth

• Negative growth

a division in Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth or job

• vedas

• nirvana

• astronomy

• caste system