23 M-8 study guide activity

How has India's population growth affected it's environment?

• Pollution (air & water) has gotten worse.

• Earthquakes have increased.

What conflict lead to the split with Pakistan and India?

• Differences with Hindus and Buddhists

• Differences with Muslims and Hindus

After Pakistan gained its independence in 1947, which group took over political control of the country?

• military officers

• the United Nations

After it became independent from Great Britain, Indian leaders created what type of government?

• a monarchy with an emperor

• a constitution

The proximity (how close it is) to the _______ Ocean and the equator creates a tropical climate for much of India

• Indian

• Atlantic

What happened as a result of the issues with problems described in the reading?

• Strict laws regulating religions were passed

• New borders and countries were formed to divide the differing ethnic groups.

British colonization in South Asia developed cultural patterns based on ______________ traditions.

• religious

• economic

Use of the Ganges river for Hindu religious practices (purification rites & burials) has resulted in the river becoming ____________ polluted.

• less

• more

The Kashmir region has experienced conflict because of the predominance of what religion?

• Sikh

• Islam

Even though it was outlawed in 1947, the __________ system is still seen in India today.

• Caste (class)

• Colonial