Ch. 25-27

Hindus consider the ________ sacred.

• a. Ganges River

• b. Indus River

• c. Brahmaputra River

• d. Arabian Sea

Governments in Sri Lanka and Bhutan have made a concerted effort to improve ________ with the hope that it will impact the social, environmental and economic health of the countries.

• a. soil fertility and crop yields

• b. education and literacy

• c. birth and survival rates

• d. health care systems

The main religious groups influencing life in Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are

• a. Hindu and Islamic.

• b. Christian and Buddhist.

• c. Hindu and Buddhist.

• d. Islamic, Christian, and Buddhist

Though numerous European countries fought for control of Maldives and Sri Lanka, the ________ ruled them both until their independence in the mid-1900s.

• a. Portuguese

• b. Dutch

• c. French

• d. British

 Sri Lanka’s exports focus on which industries?

• a. fishing and mining

• b. manufacturing and agriculture

• c. agriculture and fishing

• d. mining and manufacturing

About 90 percent of Nepal’s population live

• a. in the southeastern plain and mid-elevation hills and valleys.

• b. in the mid-elevation hills, valleys, and lower mountain areas.

• c. in the Tarai plain at the foot of the mountains.

• d. in the fertile river valleys on the mountainsides

Maldives and Sri Lanka are located in the ________ Ocean between India and China.

• a. Indian

• b. Arctic

• c. Atlantic

• d. Chinese

Nepal and Bhutan are located in the ________ on the northern fringe of South Asia.

• a. Himalaya

• b. Rockies

• c. Alps

• d. Caucus

Maldives gets most of its water from

• a. streams and rivers.

• b. a reservoir.

• c. aquifers.

• d. desalination

The ________ industry generates more than 50 percent of Pakistan’s gross domestic product.

• a. service

• b. manufacturing

• c. agricultural

• d. textile