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1
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per capita for south asia

A

~$2,250

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what country is not on the indian subcontinent, but is often included in the south asia region

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afghanistan

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the collision between the indian plate and eurasian plate resulted in the formation of the ________ mountains

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himalaya

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do you know the 10 physical geographical locations of south asia?

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yes :)

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largest mountain in the himalayas

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mt. everest

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what three rivers come from the himalayas

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Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra

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plateau

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area with high elevation but relatively flat

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where is the tibetan plateau largely located?

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southwest china

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what is the historical travel center between middle east, china and india

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the hindu kush

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the indo-gangetic plain has ___________, growing primarily ____ and _____

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extremely fertile soil; wheat and rice

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what civilization is now in the indo-gangetic plain/the largest ancient civilization?

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indus valley civilization

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eastern and western ghats

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orographic lifting

region has heavy rainfall, esp. in west

biodiversity hotspot!

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13
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water has a very high ____ ________

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heat capacity

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monsoons

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seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea; rain = by product!

reversal in both the surface winds and associated precipitation

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what do monsoons mean for india?

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dry winters/springs, wet summers/falls

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india has a (large/small) capacity for agriculture

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large!

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17
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15% of india’s GDP comes from

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agriculture

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18
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most people in south asia live where

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the water is

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19
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bangladesh is prone to _____; and has a high ________

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flooding; population density

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20
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“sino” is a prefix meaning for what

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chinese

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what is the third largest religion after christianity and islam?

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hinduism

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22
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remittance

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money sent from an immigrant back to their home country where family reside

23
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the word “hindu” is related to what?

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Indus

24
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samsara

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cycle of reincarnation

25
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stable social structure in india, commonly used to describe rigid social structures outside of india

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caste system

26
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dalits (fifth group in the caste system)

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“untouchables”

27
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according to the hindu belief, it is important that you live according to one’s

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caste station

28
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endogamy

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practice of marrying within one’s ethnicity/social class

29
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what religion originated around 5th century BCE in Eastern India

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Buddhism

30
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Buddha means

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“enlightened” or “awakened” one

31
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who expanded the Mughal empire and was known for an inclusive rule?

A

Ackbar

32
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Sikhism

A

monotheistic; significant diaspora

33
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who was the preeminent leader of indian nationalism?

A

Mahatma Gandhi

34
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Gandhi fought for ____, aka self rule

A

Swaraj

35
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Jawaharlal Nehru

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first prime minister to india, in office from 1947-1964

36
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Kashmir conflict

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contested territory since 1947 with china, pakistan and india

Pakistan moved capital closer to border to be considered for land

37
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forward capital

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put capital in a place intentionally to make an argument to further your territory

38
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east and west pakistan was a single country until

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1971

39
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east pakistan becomes what country?

A

bangladesh

40
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india first tests nuclear weapons in _____, pakistan in _____

A

1974; 1998

41
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how many countries have nuclear weapons?

A

9

42
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what 4 states formerly possessed nuclear weapons

A

belarus
kazakhstan
ukraine
south africa

43
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license raj

A

meant to protect indian industry, system of strict government

44
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south africa has the highest __________ of any region

A

GDP growth rate

45
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demographic transition model

A

describes society’s population growth related to stages defined by the balance of birth and death rates

46
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although the global population is ______, the rate of growth is ______

A

increasing; slowing

47
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what does the population pyramid of india tell us?

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more men than women are being born due to selective abortions

48
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age dependency ratio

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higher number means more independents

49
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in the world/according to the age dependency ratio, there are more _________ than ______

A

producers; dependents

50
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india is facing stress on

A

groundwater

51
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COVID was relatively _____ in india

A

severe

52
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pakistan has an alliance with

A

US

53
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south asia as a whole is generally not very ____ relative to the rest of the world

A

urban

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