Political
Strong paternalism of the state in regard to politics
What is: Asian values
Name the Democratic states in the region
What is: India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Define economic development
What is: the process of improving the quality of human life.
Name the environmental issue that affects farming and water availability in Central Asia
What is: Desertification
The examination of environmental issues by combining aspects of geography, anthropology, sociology and political science.
What is: political ecology
This region is derived from the ______ valley, includes some of the world’s highest mountain ranges, and landlocked deserts.
What is: the Indus Valley
South Asian governments have been actively involved in promoting _________________ as a development strategy
What is: export-led industrialization
State current belief systems in South Asia.
What is: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism
State the name(s) of the Cold War between the British and Tsarist Russian empires over Central Asia that three times exploded into proxy wars.
What is: the “Great Game” or “Tournament of Shadows”
Name authoritarian states in the region
What is: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, *Kyrgyzstan
*Moving towards democracy
Name the most populous states in South Asia
What is: India (1.4 bill), Pakistan (221 mill), Bangladesh (170 mill)
Nuclear states in South and Central Asia
What is: India and Pakistan
Historically, the ____ ____ served as a crossroad nexus of religious, cultural, and economic communication and trade between the East and West.
What is: the Silk Road
Name countries affected by civil wars
What is: Tajikistan and Afghanistan
State the main reason why India deals with high rates of unemployment and underemployment, especially in recent years.
What is: rapid population increase
Explain why south and central Asia matters
What is: It is globally connected through past empirical histories, globally recognized culture, and holds production centers of transnational corporations.