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