South Asia

Which of the following are economic assets for India?

• A large low wage labor pool

• People speak English

• Megacities are shrinking due to cottage industries

• A large amount of land that can produce crops

The wet season monsoons are extremely important to South Asia's

• schools

• malls

• textile industry

• agriculture

In 1971 East Pakistan became _________.

• India
• Bangladesh
• Pakistan
• Bhutan

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The pollution of the Ganges has been caused by which factors?

• Agriculture

• Cities

• Industries

• People letting cows in the river

The idea that your actions in this life can affect your next life is called what?

• reincarnation
• dharma
• karma
• ahimsa

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During the winter months, monsoon winds cause India to be cooler and less humid than summer.

Based on this information, which of these images is winter and which is summer monsoon?

• A (summer), B (winter)

• A (winter), B (summer)

• A (winter), B (spring)

• A (fall), B (summer)

The collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate is an example of tectonic forces which created which two landmasses?

• Himalaya Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau

• Karakorum Mountains and the Nepal Plateau

• Hindu Kush Mountains and the Bengal Plateau

• Caucasus Mountains and the Pakistan Flatlands

a. provides drinking and irrigation water

b. one of the world's most polluted rivers

c. seen as a source for healing and miracles

The river described here is the:

• Ganges River

• Tiger River

• Yamuna River

• Krishna River

Climate concerns such as water pollution and deforestation have become a larger issue for India due to its:

• High population growth

• Fast economic growth

• Income inequality

• Increased industrialization

In India, summer monsoons bring severe ____________ while the winter monsoon season brings __________ weather.

• rainfall; dry

• drought; rainy

• storms; snowy

• heat; moderate

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