GARP 0101 Exam 3 Questions with complete solution What was the primary force behind the formation of the Himalayas? - correct answer The collision of peninsular India with the Eurasia continental plate
The two rivers which dominate South Asia are the - correct answer Indus and Ganges
The...
GARP 0101 Exam 3
What was the primary force behind the formation of the Himalayas? - correct
answer ✔The collision of peninsular India with the Eurasia continental plate
The two rivers which dominate South Asia are the - correct answer ✔Indus
and Ganges
The Western Ghats - correct answer ✔are a range of mountains that
separate the narrow western coast of India from the rest of the country
What climatic factor dominates South Asia? - correct answer ✔Monsoons
The wet monsoon, under normal conditions will arrive in South Asia during -
correct answer ✔June
Orographic precipitation requires which two physical features to occur? -
correct answer ✔ocean and mountains
What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh? - correct answer
✔flooding
Which of the following is NOT one of the environmental problems of South
Asia? - correct answer ✔Insecure nuclear waste disposal
The current population of India is roughly - correct answer ✔1.328 Billion
, Which two nations of South Asia comprise the largest population in the
region? - correct answer ✔India and Pakistan
Which of these statements regarding migration within South Asia is TRUE? -
correct answer ✔People from across northern, central and eastern India
have been migrating to Mumbai
What is the main crop in the Ganges Valley of South Asia? - correct answer
✔rice
The Green Revolution in South Asia largely concentrated on which two crops?
- correct answer ✔Wheat and Rice
Which of the following phrases best describes the outcome of the Green
Revolution? - correct answer ✔an agricultural success, but an ecological and
social failure
What environmental damage often occurs after many years of irrigation? -
correct answer ✔Salinization
What is the name for India's untouchable class? - correct answer ✔Dalits
Hinduism - correct answer ✔Is the majority religion in India
Which two nations in South Asia are overwhelmingly Muslim? - correct
answer ✔Bangladesh and Pakistan
Sikhism is a blend of what two religions? - correct answer ✔Hinduism and
Islam
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