Geography Flashcards
South Asia includes the countries:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka;
Afghanistan and the Maldives are often considered part of South Asia as well.
Islamabad is the capital of __________.
Pakistan
The capital of Pakistan is ___________.
Islamabad
Islamabad is located on the western edge of the JAMMU and _____ region.
KASHMIR
Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly administered by ____ as a state from 1954 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century.
India
The 20th century includes the years:
1901 - 2000
Myanmar, also called Burma, is a country located in the western portion of ____ ____.
Southeast Asia
The official name of Myanmar is the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, often referred to as _____.
Burma
The official language of Myanmar is:
Burmese.
But during the colonial period, English was the official language.
Burmese is a second language to most peoples of the hills.
How many languages and dialects are spoken in Burma?
about a 100 (111 languages)
representing four major language families (Sino-Tibetan, Austro-Asiatic, Tai–Kadai, and Indo-European).
___% of the people in Myanmar are Buddhist.
90
Burmese, the official language of Myanmar (Burma), spoken by about ___% of the population is also the language of instruction. The other languages, dialects and varieties are spoken mainly by ethnic minorities in various parts of the country.
65
Other Languages and Dialects in Myanmar: English - spoken as a second language. Shan - spoken by 3,200,000 Karen - spoken by 2,600,000 Kachin - spoken by 900,000 Chin - spoken by 780,000 Mon - spoken by 750,000 Rakhine - spoken by 730,000
Bahrain, small Arab state situated in a bay on the southwestern coast of the ____ ____. It is an archipelago consisting of Bahrain Island and some 30 smaller islands. Its name is from the Arabic term al-baḥrayn, meaning “two seas.”
Persian Gulf
Manama (Al-Manāmah), is the capital city of ____.
Bahrain
The population of Bahrain is predominately Muslim, with ___ being in the majority.
Shi’i
The ruling family and most influentials of Bahrain are ____ Muslim.
Sunni
The language of Bahrain is _____.
Arabic
with English is widely used, being a mandatory second language in schools
Persian is also common in private life
The King Fahd Causeway, 15 miles (24 km) long, links _____ to Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain
The capital of Eritrea is:
Asmara
Eritrea, which has been led since independence by the highly authoritarian Issaias ______, figures in last place on Reporters Without Borders’ world press freedom index.
Afeworki
Eritrea gained independence in ______.
1993
Eritrea’s ruling political party is the:
People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ).
On paper the government system of Eritrea is a ___ ___. But in practice the country is a militarized one-party state.
presidential republic
A United Nations report states that Eritrea is operating a ____ government with no accountability and no rule of law.
totalitarian
