Unit 7 Test Review

A South Asian city features Jewish temples, Christian churches and Muslim mosques. What does this reveal about the city's cultural pattern?

• It is ethnically uniform

• It experiences cultural blending through migration

• It restricts religious diversity

• It follows only traditional practices

What challenges did rapid population migration of millions following Partition create for land use planning in India and Pakistan?

• Farming declined everywhere

• New populations required rapid adjustments to farmland and housing

• River systems stopped providing water

• Climate zones changed suddenly

How did World War II contribute to Britain’s decision to grant independence to some colonies?

• Britain needed financial support from India

• Britain weakened economically and could no longer maintain control

• Britain decided to abandon all colonies

• Britain wanted to expand its military presence in India

Which British policy contributed to unrest in India?

• Free higher education

• Salt taxes

• Open immigration

• Universal voting rights

What do monsoons and cyclones reveal about the South Asia's climate?

• It has limited water resources

• It experiences strong seasonal and tropical weather systems

• It depends mainly on snowfall for water

• It rarely experiences storm damage

Why do monsoons shift direction between summer and winter?

• Changes in sea level

• Reversal of land and water heating patterns

• Shifts in tectonic plates

• Movements of river systems

Using information from the human development index, what conclusion might a student draw about differences between India and Bangladesh?

• Development levels are identical

• Development differs due to varying social and economic conditions

• Development is unrelated to social indicators

• Climate determines development

How did nonviolent resistance strategies—such as the Salt March and boycotts—create political and moral pressure that weakened British colonial authority in India?

• It avoided all public involvement

• It gained sympathy and support internationally

• It encouraged British military expansion

• It decreased public participation

Which religion is a blend of traditions from Hinduism and Islam?

• Hinduism

• Sikhism

• Christianity

• Islam

Why is 1947 a significant year to India?

• They won WWII

• Martin Luther King Jr met with Gandhi.

• The British granted India independence.

• Gandhi became king.