Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is considered to be the birthplace of what religion?
Islam
What is Türkiye's highest point?
Mt. Ararat
How far away is Sri Lanka from India?
31 miles
What is India's currency?
The Indian rupee
What are the two peninsulas in the Southwest Asia region?
Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia is growing crops in the United States because it is difficult to grow it at home because of droughts and water restrictions. What state are they growing this crop in and what is the name of the crop?
Arizona and alfalfa
What is the original name for Turkish Delight?
Lokum
What is the name of Sri Lanka's currency?
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
How many official languages does India have and what are the names of two of them?
22 official languages
English and Hindi
South Asia is often called the ___________.
Indian subcontinent
What is the name of the Saudi Arabian woman who was the leader of the Women2Drive campaign?
She helped to get the ban on women driving lifted.
Manal al-Sharif
What is the name of Turkey's capital city?
Ankara
What are the official languages of Sri Lanka?
Sinhala and Tamil
What is the name of the world's largest mountain range that borders India?
The Himalayas
Four religions originated in South Asia. What are the names of three of them?
Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism
Saudi Arabia has what percentage of the world's known petroleum reserves?
17 percent
Is Türkiye a peninsula? If so, name the three bodies of water that surround the country.
Yes
The Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Black Sea
Following independence from the British, the Sinhalese-dominated government began to discriminate against the Northeastern Tamil minority whose incomes tended to be higher. What policies were put in place to institutionalize this discrimination?
Policies such as the reservation of university (Tamil students had to have higher scores) and government jobs and a Sinhalese-only language policy
India surpassed which country to become the world's most populous nation? What is the population of India?
China
1.43 billion people
Name the countries that make up the acronym BRICS (which are also the founding members).
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
There are 3 dialects of Arabic spoken in Saudi Arabia. What are the dialects and where are they spoken?
Najdi: This is the first language in the central region of Saudi Arabia
Hejazi: This language is spoken predominantly in the western region of Saudi Arabia
Gulf: The language is spoken along the shores of the Persian Gulf in Saudi Arabia
This country recently changed its name in 2022. Why did Türkiye want this change and what was the name of their rebranding advertisement?
A large motivation behind the switch was to “rebrand the country and dissociate it from the bird of the same name and negative connotations associated with it”
Hello Türkiye
Sri Lanka is the third largest exporter of cinnamon in 2022. Which countries were first and second. (Name them in order)
1. China
2. Vietnam
3. Sri Lanka
Define the dependency ratio. What are the ages of dependents.
The dependency ratio is the number of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the number of people in their productive years
Dependents are classified as those under 15 and those 65 and older
Which states of India are known as the country's breadbasket (a key region for India's agriculture)?
Punjab and Haryana