5. How are natural resources affected by new technologies?
New Technologies and consumer goods require natural resources for production. The greater the demand for the goods, the more natural resources that will be required to be taken from the earth.
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1. How does the government of India differ from the government of Pakistan?
What is India is the largest democracy in the world and is much more stable than Pakistan
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1. True or False: If a nation provides its citizens freedom of religion, the citizens can be made to follow the same religion as others in their state or community. Explain your answer.
What is False
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1. The Green Revolution is part of which type of industry?
What is Agriculture
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A Hindu festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil
What is Diwali
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1. How did religion play a role in the histories of Pakistan and India?
What is Pakistan and India were once the same country. Due to religious conflict between Muslims and Hindus, the nation split into India (Hindu) and Pakistan (Muslim).
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1. What have been the results of this difference for Pakistan?
What is Pakistan has suffered many military takeovers and instability in the years since its independence
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1. How does Rangoli represent traditional Indian culture?
What is This art form has been present in Indian homes for centuries as part of the Diwali celebration
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2. The Green Revolution is an example of _______________________________. Explain why this is true.
What is Modification/ The environment is being changed with irrigation, new seed to farm, and other technologies
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Something that has been done over and over for many years and that has become part of a culture.
What is Tradition (traditional)
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1. How have monsoons affected the economy of Bangladesh?
What is Monsoons cause flooding in Bangladesh which hurts the economy
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1. Compare the US and Indian governments. In what ways are they similar?
What is Both nations have a constitution to protect human rights, have a president, a supreme court, a national and state government and elect representative to make laws for the people.
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1. Which religion is most common in India?
What is Hindu
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3. How do the rivers in India help with wheat production?
What is
They are a source of fresh water
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Parts of a culture that are very important to the people of that culture (religion, education, language, etc.)
What is Cultural Institution
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1. How are micro-credit (micro-financing) and entrepreneurship linked? How have both of these things helped the people and the economy of India?
What is Small loans are helping very poor people become entrepreneurs (start their own businesses) which improves the economy, provides jobs, and improves these people’s standard of living
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1. List 3 civic responsibilities
What is Voting, Tolerance, and becoming an educated member of society
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1. How does Bollywood most reflect Indian culture and tradition?
What is Bollywood portrays Indian culture by showing aspects of their language, dress, food, traditions, and the religion of Hindu
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1. What are the pros and cons of the yearly monsoons in India?
What is Pros: lots of fresh water for irrigation and drinking
Cons: The economy depends on the monsoons to be on time and in the right amount. Without them, the economy suffers.
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To make someone do something
What is Compel
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1. How has the government regulation of industry in India made the nation a more stable place?
What is
By regulating the mining industry, the Indian government has made life better for the people living in the rural areas. This has stopped the communist rebels from being able to influence the people living there.
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1. Explain how tolerance is a civic responsibility.
What is It is our responsibility as humans to accept others even if their views or actions are not the same as ours. This makes our society a better place to be and live.
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Define Green Revolution
A great change in farming where Norman Borlaug taught farmers in India to use new technologies such as irrigation, fertilizer, and pesticides, along with new stains of wheat and rice to vastly increase the amount of food that could be grown.
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4. Stilt fishing is an example of _________________________. Explain why this is true.