Exam 8: South Asia

All of the following statements are true of Sikhs EXCEPT:

Which Indian state has made women's development a priority?

The usual goal of religious nationalism is:

What is the name given to the wind patterns that bring copious rainfall in the summer,and bring cold,dry air from the continental interior toward the ocean in the winter?

Briefly define what a dowry is;discuss how increases in education have impacted the dowry ritual.

Describe the path of the summer monsoons in South Asia.

Because of its high degree of tectonic activity,South Asia is prone to:

The Hindu system of dividing society into hereditary hierarchical categories is the:

While some deities are recognized by all Hindus,many deities are found in only one region or village,or within one family.

Pakistan is set to see an immediate decrease in its population growth because so many of its population are beyond their reproductive years.

India's Bharatiya Janata Parishad (BJP)can best be described as:

Relationships between Hindus and Muslims are often quite tense.

The monsoon that brings plentiful rain to South Asia occurs during which season?

Men significantly outnumber women throughout South Asia.

The Indian pilgrimage town that millions of Hindus visit to die and be cremated in is:

Together the basins of the Indus and Ganga rivers are called the:

The Indus Valley civilization is also known as:

Major accomplishments in post-colonial India include all of the following,EXCEPT:

The objective of Britain's partition of its South Asian colony in 1947 was to carve up the region's territory according to the general geographic distribution of languages.

The South Asian island nation that is extremely vulnerable to climate change because much of it lies one meter or less above sea level is: