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1) In southwestern India, the climate is warm and dry most of the year. From June to September, the climate changes when winds crossing the Indian Ocean bring heavy monsoon rains. In contrast, Southern China is warm but receives rain throughout the
A
Both Indian and Chinese farmers grow rice in the summer, but China also has a second growing season in the winter
B
India has two growing seasons, while China only has one
C
Indian farmers grow rice, but Chinese farmers are only able to grow wheat.
D
Indian farmers grow wet rice, but Chinese farmers cannot
2) The establishment of a democracy in India and the establishment of Portuguese as the official language of Brazil indicates that European colonizers
A
Respected the governments of the native people
B
Influence the cultures of the regions under their control
C
Favored local traditions over their own policies.
D
Promoted the Christian religion over native religions
3) In recent years, companies from more developed nations have often built new production facilities in less developed nations. This outsourcing has occurred because less developed nations frequently have
A
A supply of inexpensive labor
B
A favorable climate
C
Capital resources
D
Greater political stability
4) Hindu scholars contributed to mathematics by developing the decimal system and the concept of zero. Arab mathematicians transmitted these ideas to Western Europe. Which conclusion is best drawn from these facts
A
The study of mathematics first began in Europe
B
Hindus and Arabs developed the first civilizations
C
Europeans had no ideas to share with Hindus and Arabs.
D
New ideas are often spread through contacts between cultures
5) Muslim peoples from the Middle East crossed into India, where they spread the Islamic religion. How was their migration route most affected by physical geography?
A
They were unable to migrate because of unfavorable weather conditions
B
They avoided streams and rivers along their migration route.
C
They migrated along the route that took them through dense forests
D
They migrated through the Khyber Pass to avoid going over high mountains
6) In some parts of India today, the caste system is still followed; in the social hierarchy of colonial Latin America, the status of a person was determined by birth. What do these two examples demonstrate
A
D. Minority groups face similar experiences in all multicultural societies
B
Diversity is welcomed in most multicultural societies
C
B. In a multicultural society, all groups may face intolerance
D
C. Traditional practices in many societies reinforce social differences
7) Which statement about Asia’s monsoons is most accurate
A
They form a plateau covering most of the Indian peninsula
B
They are winds that bring heavy rains to South Asia
C
They are mountains separating India from the rest of Asia
D
They form a large land mass smaller than a continent
8) Which of these names a system of social classes
A
mandalas
B
caste system
C
land reform
D
Ramadan
9) Which term best describes hiring someone outside a company to do work that was once done by the company's own workers?
A
outsourcing
B
recycling
C
smart growth
D
division of labor
10) The Himalayas were created by
A
the collision of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates
B
centuries of volcanic activity in the Pacific region
C
monsoon winds and ocean currents.
D
the powerful flow of the major rivers in China
11) Which of these names a type of government in which a ruler's powers are limited by a constitution?
A
dictatorship
B
democracy
C
constitutional monarchy
D
theocracy
12) According to Hindu beliefs, which of the following rivers brings life to its people
A
Feni
B
Indus
C
Brahmaputra
D
Ganges
13) Which of the following is the religion of most people who live in India
A
Judaism
B
.Islam
C
Catholicism
D
Hinduism
14) Which South Asian island nation is severely threatened by global warming and rising sea levels?
A
Sri Lanka
B
Brunei
C
Maldives
D
Kolkatta
15) India's population is now
A
the same as that of the U.S
B
Over a billion
C
Smaller than Pakistan’s
D
Near a million
16) Bangladesh can accurately be described as a country that
A
contains rich mineral deposits in the delta region.
B
includes large areas of light population
C
suffers from poverty, overpopulation, and flooding.
D
has a diversified economy
17) Why did East and West Pakistan split into two different countries?
A
Bengali speakers in East Pakistan were not allowed to speak their own language.
B
East Pakistanis were angered that political and economic power was concentrated in West Pakistan
C
Bengali speakers in East Pakistan were not allowed to speak their own language
D
East Pakistan became so powerful that it no longer wanted to be linked to the other part of the country
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