Globalization and Diversity, 5e (Rowntree et al.)
Chapter 12 South Asia
1) What are the causes of deforestation in South Asia?
A) to make room for agriculture
B) urban expansion
C) industrial expansion
D) commercial logging
E) all of the above
2) Which of the following countries of South Asia is an island?
A) Bangladesh
B) Bhutan
C) Sri Lanka
D) India
E) Pakistan
3) What name is sometimes given to this region of South Asia?
A) the peninsula
B) India proper
C) Indistan
D) the Indian subcontinent
E) Shangra-La
4) Why is Bhopal, India, known?
A) It was the site of a 1984 gas leak at a fertilizer factory that killed over 2,500 people.
B) It is the capital of India.
C) It is the major economic center of Pakistan.
D) It has the largest population in the world.
E) It is the town in which Mahatma Gandhi was born.
5) What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?
A) earthquakes
B) severe tornadoes
C) wildfires
D) volcanoes
E) flooding
6) What climatic factor dominates South Asia, often causing summer floods?
A) blizzards
B) droughts
C) hailstorms
D) monsoons
E) tornadoes
7) What is the rain–shadow effect?
A) the area of high rainfall found on the windy side of a mountain range
B) the area of low rainfall found on the windy side of a mountain range
C) the area of high rainfall found on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range
D) the area of low rainfall found on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range
E) the snow-capped peak of a mountain, where the temperatures are too cold for rain to fall
8) What major metropolitan city lies in an area of severe flooding risk?
A) Mumbai (Bombay)
B) Dhaka
C) Karachi
D) Delhi
E) Kolkata (Calcutta)
9) What major earthquake resulted in an economic loss of 25% of the country’s GDP and loss in
excess of 9000 lives?
A) Nepal 2015
B) Kashmir 2005
C) Indian Ocean 2004
D) Gujarat 2001
E) Latur 1993
10) What are some of the efforts CGIAR has aided to create “climate smart villages”?
A) rainwater harvesting
B) soil conservation
C) tree planting
D) careful water management
E) All of these answer choices have helped to create “climate smart villages.”
11) The only remaining forested areas of South Asia are found where?
A) northern and northeastern India
B) in southern India along the coasts
C) central Indian highlands
D) the Indus River valley
E) in far western Pakistan
12) What reasons are given by scholars for the region’s catastrophic floods?
A) mining
B) deforestation
C) agricultural expansion
D) rapid urbanization
E) both deforestation and agricultural expansion
13) Sri Lanka’s mangrove initiative efforts have aided conservation efforts and also helped
A) increase school attendance.
B) reduce poverty.
C) develop the shrimp exporting industry.
D) produce more firewood.
E) increase tourism.
14) Which of the following statements about India is INCORRECT?
A) Bangladesh gained its independence from India in 1971.
B) India is the world’s seventh largest country based on land area.
C) India is mostly Hindu, but contains people of many faiths.
D) India was a former British colony.
E) India has nuclear weapons.
15) Which of the following statements about Pakistan is INCORRECT?
A) Pakistan has nuclear weapons.
B) Most of Pakistan’s people are Muslim.
C) Pakistan is made up of a small group of islands.
D) Pakistan was once part of a British colony called “India.”
E) Pakistan has become more closely connected to its neighbors in Southwest Asia in recent
years.
16) What physical feature is needed for orographic precipitation to occur?
A) lake
B) mountain
C) river
D) desert
E) a tropical forest
17) South Asia is likely to experience the following effects of climate change EXCEPT
A) large areas of the Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta in Bangladesh will be inundated.
B) as many as 7 million people could be displaced from coastal areas.
C) as Himalayan glaciers retreat, water flow into the Indus-Ganges Plain will be reduced.
D) South Asia is at such a low elevation that 50% of its land area will be under water.
E) increasingly violent storms could increase flooding and soil erosion.
18) Which country in South Asia is only 6 feet above sea level at its highest point, and therefore
is most threatened by rising sea levels predicted to accompany climate change?
A) the Maldives
B) Sri Lanka
C) India
D) Pakistan
E) Bangladesh
19) How were the Himalayas formed?
A) by the rifting (pulling apart) of the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate
B) by the collision of peninsular India with the Asian landmass
C) by the upwelling of molten matter from a hot spot beneath the Indian subcontinent
D) by the erosion of the landscape north and south of the region that would become the
mountains
E) by volcanic activity
20) What part of South Asia receives the most rain during the monsoon months?
A) Western Pakistan
B) Northern India and Pakistan by the Himalayas
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh and northeastern India
E) Central India
21) Which country of South Asia has the largest population in the region?
A) Bangladesh
B) Bhutan
C) Pakistan
D) Sri Lanka
E) India
22) Where do most people in South Asia live?
A) in the major cities
B) in compact rural villages
C) in the mountains
D) in medium-sized towns
E) in the suburbs
23) Which of the following phrases best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?
A) an agricultural disaster, as well as an ecological and social failure
B) an agricultural success, as well as an ecological and social success
C) an agricultural success, but an ecological and social failure
D) an agricultural and ecological failure, but a social success
E) an agricultural and ecological success, but a social failure
24) What is the largest city in South Asia (based on population)?
A) New Delhi
B) Karachi
C) Mumbai (Bombay)
D) Bangalore
E) Kolkata (Calcutta)
25) What are bustees?
A) a type of insect pest that threatens crops throughout South Asia
B) sprawling squatter settlements in South Asia
C) This is the name for the untouchable caste in Hindu South Asia.
D) citizen groups that lobby for better government services in Pakistan
E) the local name given to the monsoonal winds that plague Bangladesh
26) The most densely populated areas of South Asia are found
A) along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
B) on the Deccan Plateau.
C) in the Ganges and Indus river valleys.
D) in the Thar Desert.
E) along the Vindhya Range.
27) The Green Revolution led to all of the following EXCEPT
A) salt build-up from over-irrigation.
B) debt of farmers from crop input purchases.
C) large quantities of industrial fertilizers polluted the lands.
D) there was no significant increase in food production.
E) increased use of pesticides.
28) What are some of the problems South Asia faces as it rapidly urbanizes?
A) poverty
B) water sanitation
C) air pollution
D) expansion of bustees
E) All of these answer choices are problems created by rapid urbanization.
29) What country of South Asia has been one of the most successful in the region in reducing its
fertility rate?
A) Pakistan
B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh
D) Bhutan
E) India
30) About what percentage of people in South Asia live in cities?
A) just over 10%
B) about 33%
C) approximately 50%
D) nearly 70%
E) more than 75%
31) What is the main reason why urbanization is increasing in South Asia?
A) changes in the economics of agriculture resulting in greater mechanization
B) official government policies that encourage city growth
C) the high incidence of mosquito-borne illnesses in the countryside
D) better economic opportunities in the cities
E) Urbanization is a prerequisite for assistance from the International Monetary Fund.
32) What environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation?
A) soil salinization
B) deforestation
C) desertification
D) water pollution
E) acid rain
33) The Green Revolution in South Asia
A) had little effect on crop yields.
B) relied in part on newly developed varieties of crops.
C) originated in the early 1950s.
D) was accomplished without the use of pesticides.
E) has been a total success.
34) What are “hutments”?
A) government-appropriated funds that aid in the construction of housing for Pakistan’s poor
B) crude shelters built on formerly busy sidewalks in India
C) the Indian term for high–rise apartments in urban areas such as Mumbai
D) the term for street–side shops in Bangladesh
E) tents used by mountaineers attempting to climb Mt. Everest and other Himalayan peaks from
Nepal
35) About how many metropolitan areas in India have populations over 1 million inhabitants?
A) 2
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
E) 40
36) Which of the following is NOT a problem facing Calcutta, India?
A) Electrical power is inadequate.
B) Many streets are routinely flooded during the wet season.
C) The economic base is declining.
D) A mixed Hindu-Muslim population generates ethnic tension.
E) It has poor quality educational institutions.
37) What is the cause of urban unrest in Karachi, Pakistan?
A) a government proposed plan to make Karachi the new capital
B) Muslim separatists wanting to establish Karachi as an independent city–state
C) the influx of U.S. corporations into the region
D) local Sindhis’ opposition to the immigration of Mohjirs from India
E) stark contrasts between very rich and very poor people in Karachi
38) What religion dominates in India?
A) Buddhism
B) Christianity
C) Islam
D) Sikhism
E) Hinduism
39) Who brought Islam to South Asia?
A) Turkic–speaking Muslims from Central Asia
B) Saudi princes
C) Malaysian traders traveling the Silk Road
D) Persian warriors during the expansion of their empire
E) Afghan mujahedeen
40) Where in India do Muslims live?
A) in the north
B) in the south
C) in almost every part of the country
D) in the west
E) in the east
41) What behavior does the South Asian religion of Jainism emphasize over all others?
A) tolerance
B) prayer
C) fasting
D) nonviolence
E) honesty
42) What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?
A) Islam
B) Buddhism
C) Christianity
D) Hinduism
E) Sikhism
43) Sikhism is a blend of what two religions?
A) Christianity and Islam
B) Hinduism and Islam
C) Hinduism and Buddhism
D) Islam and Buddhism
E) Christianity and Hinduism
44) What work are Sikh men noted for?
A) farmers
B) foresters
C) merchants
D) artists
E) bodyguards
45) What is the most widely spoken language in South Asia?
A) Gujarati
B) Dravidian
C) Persian
D) Bengali
E) Hindi
46) What language has been suggested as a neutral national language in India?
A) Brahui
B) Dravidian
C) French
D) Hindi
E) English
47) Besides Hinduism, what other religion is most predominant in India?
A) Buddhism
B) Islam
C) Sikhism
D) Jainism
E) Christianity