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Chapter 24: The Cultural Geography of South Asia

The Cultural Geography of South Asia

1
The region’s over 1.3 billion people make up more than __________ of the world’s population.
A)one-third
B)one-fourth
C)one-fifth
D)one-sixth
2
The __________ has one of the highest concentrations of population in South Asia.
A)Ganges Plain
B)Deccan Plateau
C)Great Indian Desert
D)Himalaya
3
__________ is India’s main port on the Arabian Sea as well as its largest city.
A)Dhaka
B)Delhi
C)Kolkata (Calcutta)
D)Mumbai (Bombay)
4
When the Aryan people settled in the region, they brought with them sacred writings called __________ that served as the basis for the caste system in India.
A)Harappa
B)the Vedas
C)karma
D)nirvana
5
__________ founded the religion of Buddhism and became known as the Buddha.
A)The Aryans
B)Harappa
C)Siddharta Gautama
D)The Vedas
6
The __________ became the major European power in South Asia after the late 1700s.
A)British
B)French
C)Portuguese
D)Spanish
7
When Britain granted independence to British India, the land was divided into two countries called India and __________.
A)Pakistan
B)Bangladesh
C)East Pakistan
D)Ceylon
8
About half of India’s people speak __________, a language in the Indo-European language family.
A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)Bengali
D)Hindustani
9
Which religion is NOT one of the three major religions in South Asia?
A)Hinduism
B)Islam
C)Zoroastrianism
D)Buddhism
10
The __________ is one of India’s two great epic poems.
A)Ramayana
B)Bhagavad Gita
C)Bharata Natyam
D)mantra
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