World Geography Unit 7 Review

To function as a buffer state, a country must

In Pakistan, heavy rains cause the Columbia River to overflow its banks.

This causes concern over Pakistan's nuclear arsenal:

Hostility is a result of conflict over Tibet and control of areas in the N and S of Nepal.

Since population density is low along Pakistani rivers, floods do not affect many people.

This is difficult to provide to a country with as large a population as India's.

Though the rate has decreased, India's population continues to climb.

Southern India is comprised mostly of the _________

This nation does NOT border the buffer state of Nepal

Floods are a common and major natural disaster in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

India is a third the size of the United States yet has over 3 times the number of people.

Name this Asian nation!

Pakistan and Bangladesh plan to implement flood prevention measures but they are limited by:

Name this Asian nation!

China and India combined contain nearly 40 percent of the world's population.

The U.S. Census Bureau predicts India will never outrank China in population

This is a positive of India's growing population:

India and Pakistan's nuclear arsenals are small so they pose no threat to the rest of the world

Example of how some Indian states are trying to encourage people to slow population growth:

Name this Asian nation!

He was a key figure in India's independence:

Name this Asian nation!

Name this Asian nation!

Worshippers do this to worship their god Kali in Sri Lanka

A buffer state is a smaller independent country sandwiched between larger, more powerful rivals

The nation left a lasting impact on Indian culture.

India's population growth is partly due to it large number of old people

There is one boarder crossing between India and Pakistan and it closes ceremonially each evening.

India and Pakistan are both "nuclear" powers.

A buffer state gains:

India's three major rivers systems start at the slopes of the _________

This causes floods in Bangladesh

Because of its rich soil and large population, more than half of India's land area is used for

Two types of natural disasters India faces are:

Nepal shares these with China and India.

Detonation of India and Pakistan's nuclear arsenals could have this environmental impact

Having Nepal as a buffer state does this for India and China

The United States and its allies have strained relations with Pakistan because

A buffer state like Nepal loses the freedom to act as it chooses.

Name this Asian nation!

This is NOT one of India's three major rivers

Nepal has ended important political and economic alliances with its neighbors.

This is the terrorist group responsible for much of the recent violence in Sri Lanka.

After years of depending heavily on India Nepal is strengthening its economic ties with China.

Floods in Pakistan and Bangladesh do NOT result in

Name this Asian nation!

This is working to reduce India's population growth

This created modern-day India and Pakistan

From mid-June to September the monsoon winds bring this weather to India.

Flood waters in Pakistan and Bangladesh are muddy and contaminated