Chapter 12 Review
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- Q1According to the Hindu belief, what is Brahman?one spiritual force that unifies the universea pilgrimage to a holy sitea head priest of a templethe lowest-ranked varna in the caste system30sEditDelete
- Q2Why do pilgrims travel to the city of Varanasi?to ask permission to change casteto take part in an annual drama about the Bhagavad Gitato worship by the Ganges, which they believe is sacredto make offerings at a temple dedicated to the Buddha30sEditDelete
- Q3How has the caste system changed in the last 50 years?"Untouchables" have been ranked in the third-highest caste.Discrimination has been outlawed by the constitution.Caste is based on region rather than job.An unofficial fifth group has been added.30sEditDelete
- Q4How do the films produced in Mumbai and Chennai differ?Mumbai makes few films while Chennai makes hundreds of films.The films of Mumbai are completely Western in style.The films of Chennai do not use music.Mumbai makes films in Hindi while Chennai make films in Tamil.30sEditDelete
- Q5Why is the Indian government working to improve infrastructure?India's population is growing very quickly.India's sewers were ruined by storms.The government needs highways to retain military control of Kashmir.The government believes economic growth will reduce discrimination.30sEditDelete
- Q6What is true of India's middle class?It is equal to the population of the United States.It has been shrinking steadily over the last 20 years.It is double the population of the United Kingdom.It has remained the same size for the last century.30sEditDelete
- Q7What has been a big part of India's economic growth?the construction of damsthe outsourcing of US service jobsthe growing meat-packing industrythe popularity of Bollywood30sEditDelete
- Q8What is a pull factor that helps explain the way the rural and urban population of India is changing?factory jobs in the cityfriends in rural villagesdrought in rural villagesair pollution in the city30sEditDelete
- Q9What characteristic of Pakistan has been an obstacle to unity?division into provinceslack of a major rivermountainous terrainhostility with India30sEditDelete
- Q10Why does Bangladesh have difficulty finding products to export?no surplus cropsno industrial machinesfew natural resourcesfew factory workers30sEditDelete
- Q11According to Hindu belief, what determines the form that a soul will take in the next life?karmaluckavatarcaste30sEditDelete
- Q12What are the Mahabaharata and Ramayana?religious journeys undertaken to bathe in the Gangesholy sites visited by millions of Hindus each yearsacred texts that give rules of behaviorepic poems that teach Hindu beliefs30sEditDelete
- Q13What is the name for the sacred Hindu texts that date back to Aryan civilization?DalitsGhatsVedasAvatars30sEditDelete
- Q14What is Bhangra?a form of folk dance and music from the Punjaba type of Hindu religious music played on the flutethe Hindi term for Indian rockthe Hindi term for western pop30sEditDelete
- Q15How is India's government like that of the United States?It has a strong presidentIt has three branches.It has legislature called Congress.It has an electoral college.30sEditDelete
- Q16What do experts believe will happen by 2030?India will become a nuclear power.India will have its first prime minister.India will become the world's most populous nation.India will have a casteless society.30sEditDelete
- Q17On average, how has India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) changed over the last 20 years?It increased 10% a year.It increased 12% a year.It increased 2% a year.It increased 7% a year.30sEditDelete
- Q18What term is used for a community developed near a major city to relieve overcrowding?relocation citysecondary cityslumvillage30sEditDelete
- Q19Why have Pakistan and India had tense relations for several decades?conflict over control of Kashmiranger over the assassination of Benazir Bhuttocompetition over the Indus Riverwar over trading rights30sEditDelete
- Q20What is one of the main causes of poverty in Bangladesh?deseertificationoverpopulationwarfaredrought30sEditDelete