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WLD GEOG - South Asia

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India focuses more on

a)

economic development and growth

b)

sustainability and resource management

2.

What was India's Five-Year Plan in 2012-2017?

a)

economic growth

b)

sustainable growth

c)

resource growth

3.

an overarching problem in South Asia

a)

economic development

b)

sustainable development

c)

resource development

4.

Since most of the countries are not fully developed, the general population of these countries lack the . . . needed to implement sustainable development.

a)

knowledge

b)

technology

c)

modernization

d)

education

e)

water

5.

Since most of the countries are NOT fully (developed/developing), the general population of these countries lack the knowledge, technology, modernization, and education needed to implement sustainable development.

(a)  

6.

Since most of the countries are not fully developed, the general population of these countries lack the knowledge, technology, modernization, and education needed to implement (a)   development.

7.

Sustainable development consists of three major principles:

a)

promoting economic development

b)

promoting the environment

c)

protecting the environment

d)

protecting social fairness

e)

promoting social fairness

8.

Sustainable development consists of three major principles:

Promoting __________ development

Protecting the _________

Promoting _____ fairness.

(a)  

9.

. . . is experiencing rising sea levels due to climate change that is occurring.

(a)  

10.

Maldives is a "_____ __ ______"

(a)  

11.

Maldives is experiencing rising sea levels due to the . . . occurring.

(a)  

12.

Major Problems In South Asia

a)

deforestation

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

desertification

e)

lack of water

13.

South Asia lacks in sewage treatment facilities.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Air pollution is mostly happening due to . . . populations in . . . areas.

a)

large, small

b)

small, large

15.

___ ________ is mostly happening due to large populations in small areas.

(a)  

16.

Air pollution

a)

cooking and heating create smoke

b)

Automobile emissions create respiratory and heart problem.

c)

littering

d)

raw sewage

17.

(a)   and smuggling wildlife has been protected due to various laws through the government with penalties and punishments.

18.

People in South Asia are doing things about poaching.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

People in South Asia are not doing anything about poaching.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Animals in India

a)

wild tigers

b)

Asian elephants

c)

one-horned rhinos

d)

snow leopards

e)

penguins

21.

People in South Asia are doing things about deforestation.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

People in South Asia are doing nothing about air pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Combating Deforestation

India uses . . .

a)

farming organically and naturally- green revolution

b)

chemical fertilizers

c)

preserving resources

d)

pesticides

24.

___tourism has been limited in various places in South Asia to preserve the __________.

(a)  

25.

Leading voices urging action towards sustainable development

a)

Bhutan

b)

Maldives

c)

Bangladesh and Pakistan

d)

Sri Lanka

e)

Nepal and India

26.

Have not been promoting major effects at all in sustainable development.

a)

Bhutan

b)

Maldives

c)

Bangladesh and Pakistan

d)

Sri Lanka

e)

Nepal and India

27.

Which is true

a)

Economic growth is more of a concern that the environment.

b)

The environment is more of a concern than economic growth.

28.

The Indus River Valley civilization is also known as the . . .

(a)  

29.

Harappan civilization was under French India rule called Harappa.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Harappan civilization was under (a)   India rule called Harappa.

31.

Harappan civilization was under British India rule called (a)   .

32.

Indus River Valley is the earliest civilization to live here

a)

True

b)

False

33.

. . . is the earliest civilization to live here

(a)  

34.

the earliest civilization to live here

a)

Indus River Valley

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Egypt

35.

Current day Pakistan

a)

Indus River Valley

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Egypt

36.

Indus River Valley is now . . .

(a)  

37.

known for their brick houses, drainage systems, irrigation . . .

a)

Indus River Valley

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Egypt

38.

known for their brick houses, drainage systems, irrigation . . .

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

India

d)

Bhutan and Nepal

e)

Sri Lanka and Maldives

39.

known for handicraft --> decorative objects

a)

Indus River Valley

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Egypt

40.

known for handicraft --> decorative objects

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

India

d)

Bhutan and Nepal

e)

Sri Lanka and Maldives

41.

_______ began to invade India from surrounding areas.

a)

Muslims

b)

Hindus

42.

When the Muslims began to invade India, they are going to convert to

(a)  

43.

. . . invades India.

a)

Muslims

b)

Hindus

c)

British

d)

French

e)

Americans

44.

Mercantilism

a)

country grows wealth by trading-exporting

b)

country takes over another and runs the political and economic system

45.

Imperialism

a)

country grows wealth by trading-exporting

b)

country takes over another and runs the political and economic system

46.

Country grows wealth by trading --> exporting

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Imperialism

47.

country takes over another country and run the political and economic systems

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Imperialism

48.

more powerful

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Imperialism

49.

British ruled India from . . .

a)

1858-1947

b)

1947-1993

c)

1858-1893

d)

1847-1997

50.

British called their India empire ". . ."

(a)  

51.

British introduced the . . . language to India.

(a)  

52.

The British build India

a)

better schools

b)

trailroads

c)

civil services

d)

social services

e)

tourist destination

53.

These two were sharing the same place

a)

Muslims

b)

Hindus

c)

Christians

d)

Buddhists

54.

These two were sharing the same place

a)

Muslims

b)

Hindus

c)

Christians

d)

Buddhists

55.

There was a constitution when the Muslims and Hindus were living in the same place.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

In 1947, (a)   becomes free.

57.

In (a)   , India becomes free.

58.

Which is true

a)

Hindus stay, Muslims leave to Pakistan

b)

Hindus stay, Muslims leave to India

c)

Hindus leave to Pakistan, Muslims stay

d)

Hindus leave to India, Muslims stay

e)

Hindus stay, Muslims leave to Bangladesh

59.

Hindu

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

60.

Muslim

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

61.

India

a)

Hindu

b)

Muslim

62.

Pakistan

a)

Hindu

b)

Muslim

63.

lead the Indian National Congress

a)

Gandhi

b)

Mandela

c)

Martin Luther King

64.

lead the Indian National Congress

(a)  

65.

believes in peaceful, nonviolent protest

(a)  

66.

Gandhi lead

a)

boycotts

b)

peaceful protest

c)

peaceful strikes

d)

not paying taxes

e)

the end of segregation

67.

Gandhi inspired who?

. . . and . . .

(a)  

68.

_______ began to invade Pakistan and Bangladesh from surrounding areas.

a)

Muslims

b)

Hindus

69.

(a)   began to invade Pakistan and Bangladesh from surrounding areas.

70.

When the Muslims began to invade Pakistan and (a)   , they are going to convert to Islam

71.

When the Muslims began to invade (a)   and Bangladesh, they are going to convert to Islam

72.

West Pakistan

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangladesh

73.

Language: Urdu

a)

West Pakistan

b)

East Pakistan

74.

Superior to the other Pakistan

a)

West Pakistan

b)

East Pakistan

75.

West Pakistan and East Pakistan are culturally the same

a)

True

b)

False

76.

West Pakistan and East Pakistan are culturally different

a)

True

b)

False

77.

wanted Urdu to become official language

a)

West Pakistan

b)

East Pakistan

78.

West Pakistan

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangladesh

79.

East Pakistan

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangladesh

80.

Language: Bengali/Bangla

a)

West Pakistan

b)

East Pakistan

81.

believed they (as an ethnic group) were not treated fairly

a)

West Pakistan

b)

East Pakistan

82.

wanted independence from the other Pakistan and self rule

a)

West Pakistan

b)

East Pakistan

83.

became Bangladesh

a)

West Pakistan

b)

East Pakistan

84.

West Pakistan

a)

Pakistan

Language: Urdu

b)

Bangladesh

Language: Bengali/Bangla

85.

East Pakistan

a)

Pakistan

Language: Urdu

b)

Bangladesh

Language: Bengali/Bangla

86.

East Pakistan

a)

Superior

b)

believed they (as an ethnic group) were not treated fairly

87.

West Pakistan

a)

Superior

b)

believed they (as an ethnic group) were not treated fairly

88.

West Pakistan

a)

wanted Urdu to become official language

b)

wanted independence from the other Pakistan and self-rule

89.

East Pakistan

a)

wanted Urdu to become official language

b)

wanted independence from the other Pakistan and self-rule

90.

West Pakistan and East Pakistan are . . . miles apart.

(a)  

91.

Pakistan and Bangladesh are . . . miles apart.

(a)