The major religion in India. Adherents believe in reincarnation.
What is Hinduism?
(Question 8A and 8G: True)
100
After independence Vietnam was divided into a communist North and a democratic South.
True.
(Question 17B: True.)
100
The most important land form in South East Asia.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
100
Term referring to the city.
What is urban?
(Question 10B: Urban.)
100
The way that most people in South and Southeast Asia make their living.
What is farming?
(Question 2: Most people in South and Southeast Asia make their living by FARMING.)
200
The lowest class in the Hindu caste system.
What are the Untouchables?
(Question 8C: False. The Untouchables are the LOWEST class in the system.)
200
The United States supported the communists in the North.
False. They supported the anti-communists in the South.
(Question 17C: False.)
200
The most important factor in the climate of South East Asia.
What are monsoons?
200
Areas where some people are moving in search of jobs and a better way of life.
What is urban?
(Question 10C: Urban.)
200
The main crop of Southeast Asia.
What is rice?
(Question 3: The main crop of Southeast Asia is RICE.)
300
The dominant religion of Pakistan.
What is Islam?
(Question 16: The major religion in Pakistan is ISLAM and in India most people practice HINDUISM.)
300
Fighting in the Vietnam War was very popular in the United States.
False. It was very unpopular.
(Question 17E: False.)
300
The one of the longest rivers in Asia that flows through both India and Pakistan.
What is the Indus River?
300
Areas that would be less likely to have electricity and running water.
What is rural?
(Question 10E: Rural.)
300
Something like tea, cotton, or rubber that is raised to be sold on the world market.
What is a cash crop?
(Question 4: A CASH CROP is something like tea, cotton, or rubber that is raised to be sold on the world market.)
400
Religion which claims that there is one god, Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.
What is Islam?
400
Mohandas Gandhi was a leader who called for violent riots for independence.
False. Gandhi called for non-violence.
(Question 13A: False.)
400
The region that both India and Pakistan have claimed control of.
What is Kashmir?
(Question 14: Both India and Pakistan have claimed control of the region of KASHMIR. Whoever controls this area controls the INDUS River.)
400
Areas where the caste system and other traditional ways are slower to change.
What is rural?
(Question 10D: Rural.)
400
A world leader in rice production.
What is Thailand?
(Question 7 (second sentence): Thailand is a world leader in RICE production.)
500
The name for the Muslim custom of covering women's heads and faces with veils.
What is purdah?
(Question 11: PURDAH is the name for the Muslim custom...)
500
India got its independence from Britain in 1947.
True.
(Question 12: India got its independence for BRITAIN in 1947.)
500
Two specific ways that the rivers help the economy of Pakistan.
What are Hydro-electricity and Irrigation?
(Question 15: Hydro-electricity and Irrigation.)
500
The percent of South Asians that live in rural areas.
What is seventy-five percent?
(Question 1: Seventy-five percent of South Asians live in RURAL areas.)
500
Means extra.
What is surplus?
(Question 7 (first sentence): SURPLUS means extra.)