Physical/Human
Monsoons in India (South Asia) typically cause heavy rainfall during the summer months. What is the result of heavy rainfall?
Flooding
What was the Berlin Conference?
a meeting to divide Africa and regulate European colonization
Botswana, a country in Africa that has a GDP/Per Capita of $14,800 & Algeria has a GDP/Per capita of $11,000. Which country has a better economic standing in their economy?
Botswana
English is the primary language of India (South Asia) due to what history?
Brittish Colonization
True or False: Most Indians will eat beef to increase their protein intake and develop a strong healthy immune system.
False
The HDI in Sub-Saharan African countries are
Low/ Below Average
What is the name of the two countries disputing the Kashmir Region
India & Pakistan
An IT programer in India is the person responsible for helping a customer in the U.S with their computer issues via phone communication. What is it called when U.S companies hire different job positions overseas for a cheaper labor cost?
Outsourcing
What was the policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race in the country of South Africa?
Apartheid
True or False: Internal conflicts within a country and diseases do not have a great impact on a country's HDI?
False
Sub-Saharan Africa is below average in terms of HDI. This is a direct result of what two characteristics that have impacted the region (2 answers)
Internal Conflicts & Pandemics
Many of Sub-Saharan Africa's current political issues are a direct result of ....?
European Imperialism
What is the difference between subsistence and commercial agriculture
subsistence: small-scale, handheld tools, smaller amounts of land, grown to feed a family/village; commercial: large-scale, expensive machinery and equipment, less farmers per large scale farm, grown for profit
Define outsourcing and list the benefits.
when a company hires a third party (or someone from another country) to perform the job.
Where is the Ganges river located at and is considered what to people?
India(South Asia) & Sacred
HDI stands for Human Development Index, which is used to rank countries into different tiers in terms of development. What are the 4 demographic indicators in HDI?
1. GDP $$
2. Life Expectancy
3. Literacy Rates
4. Infant Mortality
What do you call the camps that contain people who fled from their native country due to various reasons such as war, violence, persecution, human rights violation, etc
Refugee camps
What is the name of the meeting/conference in which European colonizers discussed the importance of natural resources found in Africa AND name one natural resource that can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Berlin Conference & any of the following: oil, copper, gold, diamonds, platinum, corn, coffee, wheat and fruits
What were the names of the 2 ethnic groups involved in the Rwandan Genocide?
Hutu & Tutsi
Explain the Caste system and in what region is the Caste system mostly practiced?
The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories based on their karma and dharma (Social Hierarchy) & South Asia
Tsunamis can cause massive loss of life and extensive damage to the coastal communities & infrastructure. They can also cause multiple fatalities (death) and displace communities. What causes tsunamis? (2 answers)
Earthquakes or Volcanic eruptions under the sea
What is the name of the European country that withdrew colonial rule from Rwanda and resulted in a genocide?
Belgium
The physical geography of what country in Africa has fertile soil, where coffee beans are a major export?
Ethiopia
What is South Asia’s dominant religion? What is Sub-Saharan Africa's dominant religion?
South Asia- Hinduism
Sub-Sahara Africa- Christianity
Name 2 countries in South Asia & Name 3 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia:
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, The Maldives
Sub-Sahara Africa- too many to list. Teachers verify student response ☺