Chapter 12:South Asia

Question 1

How much of the world’s population does Asia contain?

Answer 1

60%

Question 2

Physical Geography
(plate tectonic and direction its moving)
-Plateau
-Desert
-Mountains
-Plain

Answer 2

-INDO-AUSTRALIAN Plate
moving in northern and eastern direction

-the Deccan plateau
in south central India

• Himalayas
• Ganges

Question 3

Two Major River Systems

Answer 3

• Ganges

- Indus River

Question 4

What would happened to the Maldives in the event of climate change and sea level rise?

Answer 4

-the islands would probably be submerged

Question 5

Monsoon Cycle(Summer)

Answer 5

• hot air rises over Eurasian land mass and sucks out air

- air is trapped by mountains resulting in precipitation

Question 6

Monsoon Cycle(Winter)

Answer 6

• oceans are warmer

- suck dry air off

Question 7

What is the driving force of the monsoon cycle?

Answer 7

Intertropical convergence zone

LOOK IT UP NOW!

Question 8

How does the monsoon move in the summer?

Answer 8

moves NORTH

Question 9

How does the monsoon move in the winter?

Answer 9

moves SOUTH

Question 10

Why is the monsoon important from an economic stand point?

Answer 10

• it helps determine the success of the Indian economy

- because the agricultural sector needs rain

Question 11

Agriculture: What is eaten in north and south

Answer 11

North
-wheat
South
-rice

Question 12

what is unique about India’s agricultural system?

Answer 12

-it is multi-crop because of the monsoon

Question 13

Population patterns

Answer 13

-densely populated

Question 14

Population of India

Answer 14

1.2 billion

Question 15

Populations of Bangladesh and Pakistan

Answer 15

180 million

152 million

Question 16

Is this region Urban or mostly rural and how do you know?

what’s the percent

Answer 16

• mostly rural

- nothing above 35%

Question 17

Major Religions

Answer 17

Hinduism

Islam

Question 18

Secondary Religions

Answer 18

Buddhism-Rare
Sikhism
Jainism

Question 19

Who are the Parsi?

Answer 19

small influential religious group

Question 20

What two countries are mostly Muslim?

Answer 20

Pakistan and Bangladesh

Question 21

Caste System(Varna)

Answer 21

• Brahmin(priests)
• Kshatriyas(warriors)
• Vaishyas (merchants)
• Sundras(farmers and Craftsmen)
• Dalit-(untouchables)

Question 22

Jati

Answer 22

endogenous marriage groups

Question 23

Languages

Answer 23

Hindi(and Urdu are similar)
Bengali
Dravidian

BUT ENGLISH IS ACCEPTED AND SPOKEN

Question 24

what is the literacy rate like?

Answer 24

-high because of huge emphasis on reading

Question 25

Exodus

Answer 25

• large amount of people abroad

- large pops in U.S.,U.K., and Africa