Exam 8: South Asia

Women's literacy rates and social status are lowest in what part of South Asia?

The Chipko movement arose to resist what environmentally costly practice?

Sikhs live mainly in:

The pace of deforestation in South Asia has increased dramatically over the past 200 years.

A water conflict exists between India and Bangladesh,two countries that share the Ganga River.

It is fair to say that the Sardar Sarovar Dam project has created more problems than it has solved.

Which of the following characteristics of modern South Asian governments is NOT a legacy of British colonial rule?

Which of the following provides the best description of the caste system?

Which of the following occurred as a result of the 1947 partition of British India?

Which of the following has NOT happened in the post-colonial period in South Asia?

More than half the workers in South Asia work in:

The money paid by a bride's family to the husband's family is known as a(n):

The influence of purdah tends to be strongest in places inhabited by adherents of what two religions?

Another name for a tidal wave is a(n):

The varna who are warriors and rulers are the:

Which of the following statements is NOT true in regard to the practice of purdah in South Asia?

Hindus constitute the largest religious group in India.

The Tamils of Sri Lanka are:

Women are well represented in the parliaments of India and Sri Lanka.

Briefly describe the so-called green revolution and discuss why it yielded few benefits for poor farmers.