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1
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what region is the most populated

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south asia

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what is the south asia region also known as

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indian subcontinent

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where are the northern mountains located

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northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal and bhutan

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where are the Himalayas

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northern india, nepal and bhutan

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where are the karakorum

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northern india and northern pakistan

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6
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where is hindu kush located

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pakistan

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what is part of karakorum called

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kashmir

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8
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what is kashmir

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disputed territory that is claimed by pakistan, india, and china

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9
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where is mount everest

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on nepal/tibet border

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10
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why did these mountain ranges form

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a collision of the indo australian and eurasian plates

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what is just south of the northern moutnains

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river lowlands

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12
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what rivers form in the mountains and flow south into the indian ocean

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indus, ganges, and brahmaputra rivers

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which river has very fertile soils and is on the south side of the himalayas

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ganges

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what river forms on the north side of the himalayas in tibet

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brahmaputra

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what river merges with ganges in Bangledesh and forms the ganges delta

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brahmaputra

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what river flows through pakistan and has a very fertile flood plain and supports a dense population

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indus

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17
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what is south of the river lowlands

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peninsular india

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18
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what is peninsular india dominated by

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deccan plateau

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what two mountain ranges are on either side of the deccan plateau

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on the west side is the western ghats and on the east side is the eastern ghats

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20
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which mountain range is taller western ghats or eastern ghats

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western ghats

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21
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where are there water shortages

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peninsular india

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22
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what are the southern islands of south asia

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sri lanka and maldives

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23
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which island is greatly impacted by sea level rising

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maldives

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24
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what is the south asia region climate dominated by

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monsoon

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25
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what is a monsoon

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seasonal shift in rainfall caused by seasonal shift in wind

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26
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what are seasonal shifts of wind caused by

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global pressures

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27
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what does high pressure create

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winter monsoon

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28
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what does low pressure create

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summer monsoon

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29
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in the northern hemisphere which way does low pressure spin

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counter clockwise

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30
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as air goes up it…

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cools

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31
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which air cant hold as much moisture

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cold air

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32
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in the northern hemisphere which way do high pressures spin

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clockwise

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33
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when air is lifted over a mountain range it is..

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orographically lifted

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34
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the precipitation that forms from the lifting is called

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orographic precipitation

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35
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when is intense rainfall experienced

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winter monsoon

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36
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does monsoon get the most rainfall or the savanna

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monsoon

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37
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what is cherrapunji

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one of the rainiest places on earth and represents how extreme monsoon climate can be

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38
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how much rain does cherrapunji experience every year

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425 inches

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39
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what are some environmental issues in south asia

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deforestation, flooding, desertification, salination, costal pollution

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40
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where is flooding a serious issue

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ganges delta region of bangledesh

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41
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what was one of the most destructive cyclones to ever hit bangledesh

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sidr

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42
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how many people died in the typhoon Sidr

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10,000

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43
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what is Bangladesh equivalent to

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the size of Iowa

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44
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how many people are in south asia

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1.8 billion

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45
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how many people are in india

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1.37 billion

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46
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how many people are in pakistan

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200 million

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47
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how many people are in bangladesh

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166 million

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48
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how many people are in sri lanka

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21 million

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49
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how many people are in nepal

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30 million

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50
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what is the most densely populated country

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bangladesh

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51
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when did south asia experience the green revolution

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1960s and 1970s

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52
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what did countries introduce during the green revolution

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mechanization, herbicides, pesticides, better bred crops varieties

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53
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what was a benefit of the green revolution

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agriculture began to modernize, food supply began to increase which allowed the population to increase as well

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54
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what is a stable crop in south asia

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rice

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55
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where is rice grown in south asia

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river valleys, ganges delta, and along the coasts

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56
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what percent of south asia lives in the cities

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30 percent

57
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what is a hutments

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tents or crude shacks built by homeless people on the large public sidewalks

58
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what is a bustee

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a squatter settlement

59
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what is a squatter

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a person who builds a home or dwelling on land that they do not own

60
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in mumbai what percent of the population lives in squatter settlements

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60 percent

61
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what is the largest squatter settlement

A

dharavi

62
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what is indias largest city

A

mumbai

63
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what is the population of mumbai

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16 million

64
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what is indias political capital

A

delhi

65
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where is the greatest cultural hearth in the world

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south asia

66
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where and when did a new cultural core appear

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800 BC, in the ganges valley

67
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which religion is a polytheistic religion

A

Hinduism

68
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what is the sacred language of hinduism

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sanskrit

69
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what do hinus believe

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that human souls were trapped with a cycle of rebirths

70
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what is the caste system based on

A

heredity

71
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what is the main category of the caste system

A

varna

72
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what is the sub category name of the caste system

A

jatis

73
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what are the four main varnas in the system

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priestly caste (brahmins): caste of hindu priests
warrior/ruler caste (kshatriyas)
farmer/merchant caste (vaishyas)
laborer/artisan caste (sudras)

74
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who is below all these castes

A

dalits. known as the untouchables

75
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which religion challenged the caste system

A

buddhism

76
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who is the ruler/warrier of the caste system

A

prince siddhartha gautama

77
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what percent of central asia is hindu

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90 percent

78
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what is the minority religion in pakistan , bangladesh and sri lanka

A

hindusim

79
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where does islam dominate

A

pakistan, bangladesh and maldives

80
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what percent of indians are islamic

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15 percent ( 190 million )

81
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where is sikhism a minority religion

A

india

82
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when did sikihism originate

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1400s

83
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what is sikihism

A

hinduism and islam

84
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where does theravada buddhism dominate

A

sri lanka

85
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where does tibetan buddhism dominate

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nepal, bhutan, and the india himalayas

86
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where is jainism a minority religion

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india

87
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what are the oldest religious groups on earth

A

parsis, or zoroastrians

88
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what is zoroastrianism

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an ancient religion focusing on the struggle between good and evil

89
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where is Christianity a minority

A

south asia

90
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what are some of the indo european languages

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hindi, bengali, and urdu

91
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what are some of the dravidian languages

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kannada, malayalam, telugu, tamil

92
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what is one language that is widely spoken in india

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hindu

93
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what does the physical geography of southeast asia consist of

A

rugged mountains and river lowlands

94
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what climate dominates in southeast asia

A

tropical climate

95
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what is the name of the plateau of sandstone bedrock

A

khorat plateau

96
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what area in southeast asia is impoverished

A

khorat plateau: because of the sandy soil

97
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what are indonesia and philippines known for

A

geologic activity

98
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what climate dominates southeast asia

A

tropical climates

99
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what is the temperature in the insular realm

A

its hot all the time

100
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what is the inuslar realm vulernable for

A

pacific typhoons

101
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where in southeat asia can you find humid subtropics

A

northern vietnam and laos

102
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what is a significant enviormental issue in southeast asia

A

deforestation

103
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what are the largest coral reefs in the world

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south china sea, java sea and the celebes sea

104
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where in southeast asia is population growth an issue

A

river lowlands

105
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what is the population in indonesia

A

265 million

106
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what is the population in thailand

A

66 million

107
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what is the population in myanmar

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54 million

108
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what is the population of vietnam

A

95 million

109
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what is the populaiton of phillipines

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107 million

110
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high TFR in

A

east timor

111
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low TFR in

A

singapore

112
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how was Java formed

A

volcanoes

113
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where is the most productive farmland

A

java

114
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how many people moved through the transmigration program

A

8 million people (8 percent of java)

115
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why was the transmigration program a failure

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it increased pressure to clear forests, intensified hostilities between natives and settlers, and because of soil degradation, erosion and weak government support most migrants continue to survive at the subsistence level

116
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when did hinduism arrive to southeast asia

A

2,000 years ago

117
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what are the only places today that hindu is found

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islands of bali and lombok in indonesia

118
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when did theravade buddhism arrive in southeast asia

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in the 1200s

119
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what religion replaced hinduism in southeast asia

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buddhism

120
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where did Chinese migrants move to

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malaysia, indonesia. phillipenes, and singapore

121
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who brought islam to the region in the 1200s

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merchants and traders

122
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what percent of indonesians are muslim

A

88 percent

123
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when did spain colonize the phillipenes

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in the 1500s

124
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when did portugal colonize east timor

A

1500s

125
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where is angkor located

A

cambodia

126
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when were the angkor complexes built

A

early 1100s as hindu temples

127
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what is angkor wat complex today

A

UNESCO

128
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within the insular realm which language dominates

A

austronesian languges

129
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what is examples of austronesian languages

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javanese, sudanese, and balinese

130
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what is the most widely spoken language in the inusalr realm

A

malay

131
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what dpes lingua franca mean

A

working language or bridge language

132
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what language dominates in thailand and laos

A

tai-kadai languages

133
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what language dominates in vietnam and cambodia

A

mon-khmer languages

134
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who were the first to arrive to southeast asia

A

portuguese and spanish

135
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when did the ditch arrive in southeast asia

A

1600s

136
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when did the british and french arrive in southeast asia

A

1800s

137
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when did decolonialism come

A

after world war 2

138
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when did the US begin bombing

A

1964

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