South Asia Review

Use the information below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question:

Monsoons are experienced in many countries of the world. The timing of the rain is important to many regions. If rain comes too late, farmers will sow few or no seeds, fearing drought. If rains are too hard, young plants can be washed away. And while floods can destroy crops, livestock and property, they also fertilize soil. 1. Which statement best describes a negative effect of the monsoons?

• A. Farms are irrigated by rains from the monsoons

• B. Monsoon rains help to regulate temperature

• C. Nutrient rich soils are replenished with the rains

• D. Flooding can cause widespread damage to homes

What principle do these works of art illustrate?

• Art often reflects a culture’s religion and beliefs.

• Most of the people in South Asia are Muslims.

• People tend to worship the art of their ancestors.

• Government-sponsored art is usually the best art.

Which one of the following has slowed India’s economic development and prevented improvement in the people’s standard of living?

• An aging population

• Lack of energy resources

• Lack of natural resources

• A high population growth rate

This house in a flood-prone area of Bangladesh BEST represent what geographic concept?

• Cultural Identity

• Modification of the environment

• Cultural Diffusion

• Adaptation to the environment

Use the information below to answer the question that follows.

Hirji works in Bangalore, India in a factory that produces computer chips which are exported to countries around the world for use in both desktop and laptop computers. Anowarra has started a business making mango ice cream in her home to sell it from a small cart that she pushes through the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The best title for the chart would be--

• comparing a commercial industry and a cottage industry.

• comparing commercial agriculture and subsistence agriculture.

• comparing command and traditional economic systems.

• reasons for India’s limited economic development.

Which conclusion is best supported by the climagraph for City A?

• This city is located in a tropical wet climate region.

• This city is impacted by the orographic effect.

• This city is located in the Himalayas.

• This city is located on the coast.

What fact can be concluded based on these two climagraphs?

• Both of these cities are impacted by the seasonal monsoons.

• These two cities do not have seasonal temperature changes.

• These cities are both located in an arid climate region.

• Both of these cities are located on the coast of the Indian Ocean.

India was a colony of Great Britain until 1947. Which of the following is an effect of this today?

• All Indians speak English as their first language.

• India was an ally of the United States and NATO during the Cold War.

• India’s largest trading partner is Great Britain.

• India has established a parliamentary democracy as its form government.

Geologists have determined that Mt. Everest and the Himalayas are growing a few inches each year and are shifting slowly to the northeast. What physical process is responsible for causing this?

• Erosion

• Volcanic eruptions in the Himalayas

• Tectonic plate movement

• Glaciation

Which of the following has contributed most to the change described in this excerpt?

• The increasing difficulty of maintaining telecommunication systems

• The increasing influence of new telecommunication technologies

• The increasing use of French in international business

• The declining number of corporations outsourcing their work