GS Unit 08: South/SE Asia

Question 1

What country is the second largest producer of rice in the world (second to only China)?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 2

A prominent religion in India is...

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 3

Due to a lack of farmland, farmers in this region use...

Accepted Answer

terraced fields

Question 4

A place where goods can be unloaded, stored, and shipped again without import taxes is...

Accepted Answer

a free port

Question 5

India has a comparative advantage economically because…

Accepted Answer

Both of the other answers are correct.

Question 6

Which of the following Hinduism beliefs did Indians mainly use to gain their independence?

Accepted Answer

non-violence

Question 7

Which Southeast Asian country was never a colony of a European nation?

Accepted Answer

Thailand

Question 8

A natural barrier that separates India from the rest of Asia is...

Accepted Answer

the Himalayan Mountains

Question 9

Indonesia is spread out across many islands. The effect of this is...

Accepted Answer

the central government struggles to maintain control

Question 10

The Indian Partition created...

Accepted Answer

Pakistan

Question 11

A growing sector of South Asia’s economy is…

Accepted Answer

tourism

Question 12

Cultural groups in this region…

Accepted Answer

have and continue to influence others as they interact.

Questions 12