India
India is the world's largest _________
What is democracy?
Bangladesh is a country in poverty that has benefitted from the practice of making small loans to people with their own small businesses. This is called
What is microlending?
In 2019 when our textbook was written, what kind of government did Afghanistan have?
What is a presidential democracy?
Pakistan is on the border of which country which is also an Islamic Republic?
What is Afghanistan
Since there are few natural resources with the exception of coal and iron in India, what must countries in South Asia rely upon for economic growth?
What is farming or people's skills?
The current prime Minister of India is
Narendra Modi
The prime minister of Bangladesh is
Who is Sheikh Hasina?
Afghanistan and Pakistan are both this
What are Islamic republics?
Pakistan and India have been fighting since partition over what country?
What is Kashmir?
Roads, bridges, building, schools. transportation are all part of a country's what?
What is infrastructure?
India has a federal system. So does the United States. What is the federal system?
It means that power is divided among nation, state, and local governments.
Sri Lanka has a mix of two kinds of democracies. What are they?
What are presidential and parliamentary?
US troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August of 2021 after 20 years of occupation during "The Longest War". Who is in power there now?
Who is the Taliban?
The Prime Minister of Pakistan is?
Who is Imran Khan?
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh rely on what industry for trade?
What are textiles and clothing
India's economy and its skilled workforce have gained from companies in other countries hiring them to do tasks remotely on the computer or phone. This is called
What is outsourcing?
In a parliamentary democracy who choses the prime minister to head the government?
Who are the parliament?
The current government of Afghanistan is a caretaker government which means that it is
What is temporary?
Pakistan is both an Islamic republic and what other kind of government?
A parliamentary republic with a prime minister
A tariff creates barriers to trade. What is a tariff?
What is a tax or fee imposed on exported or imported goods by a government
India and Pakistan have both outlawed unfair treatment of people based on this?
What is caste?
The bank in Bangladesh that was founded to make small loans for people to help them grow their business?
What is Grameen Bank?
Currently in Afghanistan, women and girls are not allowed to do what?
What is attend school?
Malala Yousafzai is from what area of Pakistan.
Possible answers:
the mountains/rural village
near the border of Pakistan
Swat Valley
Name three things that are economic challenges.
What are: poverty, poor education, sexism, population, lack of infrastructure