GEO Exam Answers

During the twentieth century, a majority of the 10 costliest natural disasters in the world struck ___________. a) India b) Indonesia c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan e) Sri Lanka

c) Bangladesh

The reason for Bangladesh's vulnerability to natural disasters is its ______________________. a) mountainous terrain subject to landslides b) location on the Pacific Ring of Fire c) lowland physiography d) proximity to volcanoes e) frequent earthquakes

c) lowland physiography

The two countries of South Asia's Mountainous North are ___________. a) Sri Lanka and Ceylon b) Pakistan and Bangladesh c) Nepal and Bhutan d) Asom and Punjab e) Jammu and Kashmir

c) Nepal and Bhutan

Which of the following statements about Nepal is INCORRECT? a) Deforestation is a problem. b) Agriculture is a success story. c) The Himalayas form its dominant physical feature. d) It shows signs of being a failed state. e) Its capital is located in the country's core area.

b) Agriculture is a success story.

The small group of islands that constitute a country lying about 400 miles southwest of India are the _____________. a) Tamils b) SriLankans c) Dravidians d) Maldives e) Tribal Areas

d) Maldives

Bangladesh is overwhelmingly ____________ in its religious complexion. a) Hindu b) Buddhist c) Muslim d) Christian e) Atheist

c) Muslim

True / False: South Asia's (wet) monsoon refers to seasonal rains that usually start in June.

True

True / False: Sikhism is a blend of Islamic and Hindu beliefs.

True

True / False: Buddhism has its origins in India.

True

True / False: The demographic transition model describes changes in birth rates, death rates, and population growth over time.

True

True / False: In the second stage of the demographic transition, the overall population expands.

True

Nepal and Bhutan are landlocked countries

True

The Muslim minority constitutes approximately___% of the total population in India

15%

A territory whose control is hotly disputed by India and Pakistan is:

Jammu and Kashmir

According to Figure 8-16, Pakistan's current capital is smaller in population size that its former capital, Karachi

True

Buddhism has its origins in India

True

India formerly became part of the British Empire in 1857

True

Ethnically, the majority of Sri Lanka's people are Hindus

False

Which country contains the world's second largest number of Muslims?

Pakistan

Bangladesh was formerly known as:

East Pakistan

Bhutan is located between Nepal and Kashmir.

False

Under certain circumstances, a large population can be considered a human resource

True

Bangladesh is overwhelmingly ____________ in its religious complexion.

Muslim

The reason for Bangladesh's vulnerability to natural disasters is because of its________.

lowland physiography

Figure 8-4 shows that the Indus Valley Civilization was located in which of South Asia's physiographic regions?

The River Lowlands

The majority of India's languages belong to the language family know as_______.

Indo-European

The seasons in India are identified by the changes in the weather, with the cycle of the monsoons

True

Which realm contains the world's largest population?

South Asia

East Pakistan became Bangladesh in:

1971

Figure 8-22 shows that the most dominant crop in the eastern part of the Ganges River Valley in India is________.

rice

The winter in India is dominated by the wet monsoon

False

The caste system is most associated with which of the following religions:

Hinduism

The direct political administration of India by the British government (the raj) lasted for

90 years

Bangladesh is overwhelmingly ____________ in its religious complexion.

Muslim

The Indian city formerly known as Madras is today called

Chennai

Which of the following provinces of Pakistan received the largest groups of refugees from Afghanistan?

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India's IT industry is concentrated in several major cities throughout the country. In which of the following is it NOT significant?

Kolkata

The highest-ranking, priestly caste in India is known as the

Brahmins

A territory whose control is hotly disputed by India and Pakistan is

Jammu and Kashmir

The so-called Tribal Areas are located in which province of Pakistan?

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Which of the following statements about agriculture in India is INCORRECT?

Wheat is grown in the east while rice dominates in the west

The approximate percentage of India's urban population is

30

The caste system is most associated with which of the following religions

Hinduism

The Bay of Bengal coast of India is also called the __________ Coast

Coromandel-Golconda

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The huge volcanic plateau that extends across most of the Southern India is known as the

Deccan

The small group of islands that constitute a country lying about 400 miles southwest of India are the

Maldives

Which of the following statements about Nepal is INCORRECT?

***

A widening regional economic disparity in India since 2000 has opened between

east and west

Which of the following countries in the South Asian realm has NOT had a female prime minister?

Nepal

Which of the following in NOT one of India's newer states?

Punjab

The Buddhist-majority population of Sri Lanka is known as the

Sinhalese

Which of the following pair of states emerged from the 1947 partition of British India?

India ad Pakistan

Which country contains the world's second largest number of Muslims?

India

Figure 8-4 shows that the Indus Valley civilization was located in which of the South Asia's physiographic regions?

the River Lowlands

According to Figure 8-16, Pakistan's current capital, Islamabad, is smaller in population size than its former capital, Karachi.

True

Figure 8-7 shows that the territory called Aksai Chin is currently under this country's political control:

China

Figure 8-22 shows that the most dominant crop in the eastern part of the Ganges River Valley in India is

rice

According to Figure 8-3, which of these locations benefits LEAST from the summer monsoon rains in South Asia

Pakistan

Pakistan's capital city is Karachi

False

Which of the following countries does not share a common border with Pakistan?

Bangladesh

Ceylon is the former name of Sri Lanka

True

Which of the following pair of states emerged from the 1947 partition of British India?

India and Pakistan

Much of Bangladesh's land lies close to sea level, leaving the country prone to frequent river flooding and long-term sea level rise

True

India today is the world's second most populous state

True

Politically, India is a federal state, composed of States and Territories

True

In which country as Osama bin Laden killed?

Pakistan

The leading river of Pakistan is the:

Indus River