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What religion do most people in India and Nepal follow?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
2
Most South Asians work what kind of jobs?
factory
agriculture
fast food
doctor
3
What river flows through Pakistan?
Tigris
Ganges
Indus
Euphrates
4
What is the name of the cloud that hangs over South Asia?
Dirt Cloud
Cloud Nine
Asian Brown Cloud
Fox McCloud
5
For what disease are many South Asians at risk?
ebola
polio
diabetes
Water born diseases
6
What is farming where very little of a product is left over to send to market?
market economy
surplus farming
subsistence farming
Green Revolution
7
What is the name of one of the most polluted rivers in the world, in India?
Tigris
Kwai
Ganges
Indus
8
South Asians suffer from what 2 problems?
hunger and polution
population growth and pollution
pollution and homelessness
population growth and poverty
9
What is the land south of the Himalayas called?
the South
the north
Indian Summer
Indian Subcontinent
10
What is the most populous country in South Asia?
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Bangladesh
India
11
Which religion follows the path of Siddhartha Gautama?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
12
What region is Pakistan and India fighting over?
the south
Mount Everest
Hindu Kush
Kashmir
13
In India, which 2 rival religions hate and fight each other?
muslims and hindus
muslims and christians
muslims and buddhists
jews and muslims
14
Which part of Asia did Hinduism start?
East
South
West
North
15
What is the name of the massive mountain range in northern India and Nepal?
Himalayas
Pyrenees
Alps
Hindu Kush
16
What group of people brought Islam to India
christian invaders
hindu invaders
buddhist invaders
muslim invaders
17
What is an increase in agricultural production created by improved technology?
surplus farming
free trade
Green Revolution
subsistence farming
18
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are gods in what religion?
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christian
19
Why are India's cities growing so fast?
poverty
better jobs and education
location
lack of money
20
What is the smaller mountain range in Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Hindu Kush
Pyrenees
Alpls
Himalayas
21
What religion has the highest number of followers in Nepal and Bhutan?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
22
Who is considered the founder of Buddhism?
the Pope
Muhammad
Jesus
Siddhartha
23
About how many people live in India?
over 7 billion
10,000
about 1 billion
100,000
24
What is the name of the chain of islands that lay off of India's coast?
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
Peru
25
What is the island country off India's southern coast?
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
26
What are beliefs and practices about the existence, nature, and worship of a god or gods?
Green Revolution
partition
religion
caste system
27
What is an Indian system that divides society into groups based on societal status?
collectivization
Green Revolution
subsistence farming
caste system
28
What is the name of the religious group that ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s?
Abdul Shareef
Taliban
Al Queda
ISIS
29
What are seasonal winds in South Asia called?
monsoon
tornado
hurricane
tsunami
30
Which of the following is a holy book in Hinduism?
The Bhagavad Gita, The Upanishads, The Vedas
The Bible
The Torah
The Dhammapada
31
What is the South Asian religion where people believe in reincarnation, karma, and many gods?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
32
What year did the US force the Taliban out of Afghanistan?
1986
2004
1998
2001
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What is the name for when you split one country into two different countries?
ethics
outsourcing
religion
partition
