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Question 1

A country that separates two or more hostile countries

Answer 1

Buffer state

Question 2

A social hierarchy in which a person possesses a distinct rank in society that is determined by birth

Answer 2

Caste system

Question 3

A small-scale manufacturing operation in which people produce goods in their own homes using their own tools

Answer 3

Cottage industry

Question 4

The process of stripping the land of its trees

Answer 4

Deforestation

Question 5

The artificial watering of farmland, often by means of canals that draw water from reservoirs or rivers

Answer 5

Irrigate

Question 6

Disease caused by lack of proper food; inadequate nutrition resulting from an unbalanced diet or insufficient food

Answer 6

Malnutrition

Question 7

A division into parts; a separation; to divide into parts

Answer 7

Partition

Question 8

The belief that the soul of a human being or animal goes through a series of births, deaths, and rebirths

Answer 8

Reincarnation

Question 9

A brightly colored cloth, worn by many Indian women, that is draped over the body like a long dress

Answer 9

Sari

Question 10

The mountain range of highest elevation in the region is _________

Answer 10

Himalayas

Question 11

The southern tip of India is shaped by the ________________

Answer 11

Eastern & western ghats

Question 12

Sri lanka is an _________

Answer 12

Island

Question 13

The three main religions of the region are Hinduism, Buddhism, and ______

Answer 13

Islam

Question 14

Four of the largest cities by pop in the region are located in _______

Answer 14

India

Question 15

Each social division or section of the villages in India shares a ______

Answer 15

Well

Question 16

A possible outcome of a late monsoon is ____________

Answer 16

Famine or draught

Question 17

The main type of farming in the region is ________

Answer 17

Subsistence

Question 18

Ghandi’s most powerful weapon against the British was ___________-

Answer 18

Nonviolent resistance

Question 19

Many refugees dies from thirst, fighting and _______

Answer 19

Hunger

Question 20

In _________ more people own bicycles than cars

Answer 20

India

Question 21

In India people are ________ into the caste system

Answer 21

Born

Question 22

Most of the people in India live in ___________

Answer 22

Towns/villages

Question 23

Most of the people in South Asia make their living from _______

Answer 23

Agriculture

Question 24

One of the problems facing __________ is its low literacy rate

Answer 24

Pakistan

Question 25

Relatively little economic activity occurs along the __________

Answer 25

Northern border

Question 26

____________ and ____________ hold the highest position in Indian society

Answer 26

Teachers | Judges

Question 27

The areas of greatest ________ receive abundant rainfall

Answer 27

Population

Question 28

The central part of the Indian subcontinent is made up of the ________

Answer 28

Deacon plateau

Question 29

The highest mountain in the region is ________

Answer 29

Mt. Everest

Question 30

The Indiana subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by the _________

Answer 30

Himalayas

Question 31

The main climate region of South Asia is ___________

Answer 31

Humid subtropical

Question 32

The majority of Indian live in _________

Answer 32

Mumbai

Question 33

__________ hold the lowest rank in the caste system

Answer 33

Untouchables

Question 34

Very little economic activity occurs along the northern border of South Asia due to the ________

Answer 34

Mountains

Question 35

Why was the Indians textile industry almost completely destroyed and what was done to protect it?

Answer 35

The British were selling cheaper machine made textiles to the Indian people. To protect it, Ghandi organized the boycott of British cloth

Question 36

To refuse to purchase, sell,or use a product or service as an expression of disapproval.

Answer 36

Boycott

Question 37

What was the basis of the partition of the Indian and Pakistan have on their inhabitants?

Answer 37

Religious differences

Question 38

How was Bangladesh created?

Answer 38

East and west Pakistan went to war. East wins and Bangladesh is created

Question 39

Osama bin laden was hiding in what country?

Answer 39

Pakistan

Question 40

How many of the worlds highest points are in this region?

Answer 40

30

Question 41

What country has natural disasters, overpopulation and hunger?

Answer 41

Bangladesh

Question 42

_________ is the main language of India

Answer 42

Hindu

Question 43

________ is the main language of Pakistan

Answer 43

Muslim

Question 44

Middle class led growth of....

Answer 44

- increased educational opportunities | - economic reform

Question 45

What western ideas were spread among the Indian middle class in the late 1800s?

Answer 45

Individual rights and self government