- This section is about India: The name of a mausoleum which Sha Jahan built for his wife wife is the _________________. This ruler's son locked his father up so he could never see the structure completed.
Your answer:
Udipor
Taj Mahjal
Jaipur
- The name of the jewel or dot that Indian women wear on their forhead is called a ______________.
Your answer:
jeweled tamrose
sequella
bindi
- The holy river in India is called the __________________.
Your answer:
Hwung ho
Yellow River
Ganges
- The landmass of India is a little less than 1/3 the size of the _____________.
Your answer:
Tennesse
California
United States
- The spiritual flower of India is the _____________. This flower was seen deisigned into the bed of the houseboat and the flowers that the gods were standing on.
Your answer:
rose.
lotus.
tulip.
- In 1947, India gained its independence from ________________.
Your answer:
Bagledesh
Britain
Pakistan
- India is what type of a government?
Your answer:
communistic
monarchy
democracy
- What is the predominant religion of India?
Your answer:
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
- Our out-sourcing of labor to India is mainly due to what reason?
Your answer:
Americans don't like to do these types of jobs
labor is cheaper
people there are very techie
- India was able to keep its cultural identity (nationalism)because
Your answer:
Gandhi focused on the pre-industrialization trades that people could do.
both of the other answers
Gandhi went to the masses with his independence message
- India prides itself on its
Your answer:
moderation
respect of all people
diversity of things like people, architecture and religion
- This section is about India's religions: Approximately how old is Hinduism?
Your answer:
300 years old
30 years old
3000 years old
- A major component of the Hindu faith is:
Your answer:
one sacred text called the Koran
bowing to Mecca.
reincarnation.
- What % of the India people are Muslim?
Your answer:
35%
25%
12%
- ____________, the Hindu elephant god, was beheaded by his father Shiva, when he wouldn't let him into his mother's room that he was guarding.
Your answer:
Vishnu
Brahman
Ganesha
- Which god grew multiple heads, in order to keep an eye on the mortal woman he loved? This is also the name for the highest caste.
Your answer:
Brahman
Gandhi
Nehru
- The holy animal of the Hindus is the
Your answer:
horse
goat
cow
- This section is about Global Warming: How much would the water level go up if Greenland and Antarctica would both melt, as the scientists predict?
Your answer:
40 feet
20 feet
60 feet
- Which year was the hottest year on record?
Your answer:
1946
2005
1983
- Hurricane Katrina hit FL as a category 1 hurricane. It became a category 5 by the time it hit New Orleans. What caused that to happen?
Your answer:
a tornado was growing insde of it
the winds pushed it faster
it went over warm water in the Gulf
- What happens to the atmosphere during global warming?
Your answer:
it stays the same
It thickens
it thins
- What are the two main land masses discussed in the film "Inconvenient Truth"?
Your answer:
Siberia and Japan
Greenland and Antarctica
Alaska and the Arctic
- What is one source of global warming that was discussed in the film?
Your answer:
cows that produce ethanol
dump sites
cars with gasoline
- This section is about population distribution: Most populous nations live close to the
Your answer:
in the mountainous regions.
coastal regions.
in the desert.regions.
- In regards to populations, which would be a correct statement about India?
Your answer:
India is the second most highly populated country in the world.
India has the highest population in the world
India's population is about equal to that of the US.
- This section will have a variety of questions. Akbar learned about religons by:
Your answer:
by talking to the local people to see what they believed
inviting men of various faiths and watching them debate
reading the holy books and making decisions
- What is religous tolerance?
Your answer:
The ability to be respectful of others beliefs, even if they are different from your.
wanting one religion for the entire country
not wanting to hear other ideas expressed
- Which social group was so low it wasn't even considered to be part of the caste system?
Your answer:
Brahmans
the people from the legs of the gods
untouchables
- What is an action that results because of religious fanaticism?
Your answer:
terrorism
both of the answers
religious wars
- What percent of the world's population gets 50 % of its drinking water from the glacier in Nepal?
Your answer:
40 %
70%
10%
- What can you do to help prevent global warming?
Your answer:
open the windows to cool off your house in the winter.
use less electricity by turning off lights
nothing, it is too big a problem for students to worry about
- This section is about food distribution. The diet of Americans, which can include excess calories means:
Your answer:
our diet is the healthyest.
we are able to save our extra money.
in general our nation's diet can make our people obese.
- ____________ is considered to have a good diet pattern, which is high in grains, vegetables, and a small amount of protein.
Your answer:
America
Asian countries
Africa
- A diet made up of a lot of rice, many vegetables and small amount of meat would be found in which country?
Your answer:
China
France
Ethiopia
- The major reason for starvation in the world is
Your answer:
lack of money.
lack of water in the world.
lack of food in the world.
- Which statement is true about the poorest of poor countries?
Your answer:
They have trouble buying the minimum amount of calories for their people
They can buy mostly vegetables
They can buy proteins and starches.
- This section has a variety of questions. The Taliban showed religious intolerance when they:
Your answer:
blew up two Buddhist statues, which were thousands of years old
when they made their women wear Burkas
killed everyone who was not a Muslim
- Has the US Government, presented signed an agreement with other countries on the Global Warming Issue? Has the Connecticut government become involved as an independent initiative?
Your answer:
US government has not, signed the Kyoto Accord, CT government is involved as an independent
US and CT governments are both involved
The US government is; CT government is not involved
- What continent are the poorest villages located on?
Your answer:
Antarctica
Africa
Asia
- This question is about North Korea. North Korea uses most of its money for:
Your answer:
for diplomacy
its army
food for its people
- Many countries decided not to do any business with North Korea because:___________________. This worked especially well because China supported the world.
Your answer:
of their nuclear power involvement
lack of interest in pollution
it wants to compete in the world's economy
- The following is about the Malaysian Tunnel. The Malaysian Tunnel Project is an example of:
Your answer:
a global work force (many people of various countries)
tunnel with only one use
a project that has had no problems
- The Malaysia Tunnel is unique in that
Your answer:
it will link two countries together.
it will use the entire tunnel for water during flood times.
it will go abov e the water as a bridge as well as below the water as a tunnel.
- The Malaysia Tunnel uses a machine called a TBM. What does TBM stand for?
Your answer:
Tunnel Boring Machine
To Be Monitored Machine
Trident Bombing Machine
- This section is about Religious Fanaticism. The name of the tax which was placed on non-mulims in Akbar's empire was:
Your answer:
Jihad
jizya
yarmulke
- "Sectarian" means _______ religion is practiced in a country. It does not mean that all sects of one religion will get a long with each other.
Your answer:
two
one
many
- A "secular" country is one that:
Your answer:
doesn't want other religions in the country
want religion to be more important than anything in society
allows many religions in the country
- ___________are examples of "secular" countries.
Your answer:
US and India
Iraq and Iran
Japan and Iran
- An example of "Sectarian violence" is
Your answer:
the American Civil War
World War II
the Sunnis and the Shites are both fighting about Islam
- __________ is a country which is having "sectarian violence" between Sunni and Shites
Your answer:
America
Pakistan
Iraq
- This section is about Kipling and Gandhi. Which did Kipling not write?
Your answer:
Alls Quiet on the Western Front
Gunga Din, Ricki Tikki Tavi
Jungle book, Just So Stories
- Gunga Din was highly respected because:
Your answer:
He was of the highest caste.
He was reincarnated and now was considered a good person
although he was probably of a lower caste, he always was there when the men needed him.
- "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din."
Your answer:
Was said as a parting statement, after Gunga Din died.
Was said in recogniton of him winning a metal.
Was said because Gunga Din beat the author in an important race.
- Although, Kipling grew up in India, and later lived in England, the writing that he did was mainly about______________ people.
Your answer:
Indian
English
American
- Gandhi is known for promoting which concept among the Indian people?
Your answer:
to live as a coward makes you die as a coward
civil disobedience is better than violence
results are achieved when you get imprisoned
- The boycott on British tax on _________, got Gandhi arrested, but also got him highly respected throughout the world.
Your answer:
salt
tea
linen
- This section is about Population Distribution. According to the lesson using the desks and students, which statement is true?
Your answer:
Most south Koreans have large houses
South Korea is 75% mountainous forcing people to live on 25% of the land
It is very crowed in Indiana
- The highest concentrations of people are in the:
Your answer:
mountainous regions
coastal regions
desert regions
- We looked at population pyramids, which statment is false?
Your answer:
The more educated countries are trying to reign in their population growth
India enforces a one child per family policy to curb their population.
Africa is experienceing uncontrolled population growth, even with aids.
- The countries that are most vulnerable to disasters are:
Your answer:
landlocked nations
nations that speak many languages
island nations