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South Asia Test Review
CFISD world geography south asia test
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Geography
9th Grade
03/26/2015

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Where will you find 3/5 of India's population? What type of economic activity occurs here?
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Indo-Gangetc Plain- farming
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What is a monsoon? how do the summer and winter monsoons differ?
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A seasonal wind. summer monsoon brings floods and heavy rain, winter brings droughts
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what is a famous route through the hindu kush mountains where many battles have occurred?
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Khyber Pass
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Give an example of cultural convergence in India
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Mcdonalds in India
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What shape would you expect a population pyramid in India? why?
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Triangle, they are developing and have rapid growth
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What is Kashmir?
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An area fought over by India and Pakistan
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Why was India portioned into separate countries? Did Gandhi agree with this?
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Because of religious differences (muslim and hindu), No gandhi did not agree
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what does outsourcing do to jobs in America?
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Americans lose jobs
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India's economic policy is moving _____ to a _____
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Socialism to free enterprise
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what technology allows call centers for american companies to exist in India and other countries?
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advancement and cheaper pricing of telecommunications
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how would a global economic downturn impact women in developing countries with little to no education
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they would be forced back into their homes or they would make less.
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what causes mountains to form
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convergent boundary- collision of tectonic plates
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why was gandhi assassinated
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a hindu extremist was upset that he was trying to create peace between the muslims and hindus
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how has microcredit impacted women India
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it has given the opportunity to own their own businesses
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with a population of over 1 billion what issues are present in major cities in India
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lack of sanitation and water, pollution, and slums
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what is the importance of the ganges river?
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important waterway and religious significance to hindus
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how could the government deal with pollution and waste in the ganges river?
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stricter regulations on pollution by companies
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on what subcontinent do most monsoons occur?
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India
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What are the most populated cities in India
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mumbai, calcutta, delhi, and chennai
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what product do Indians grow during the summer monsoon?
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rice
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why is development slow in India
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lack of infracstructure and quality education
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which religion in this area believes in reincarnation?
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hindu
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What is the main reason companies outsource work to India
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they speak english
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