India chapter 5

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India chapter 5

Differences in India - open book test

• This is an open book test. 
• You may use your textbook, but try to answer as many questions as possible on your own

Where is India's location?

India was a British colony. The British had multiple colonies in South Asia. What is the name of this entire region to which India also belonged?

1. British Asia
2. British India
3. British countries
4. English asia

After independence, India became one country with one central government alongside a separate government in each state. What is this also called?

1. Kingdom
2. Corruption
3. Democracy
4. Federation

What is the main religion in India?

1. Islam
2. Buddhism
3. Hindoism
4. Christianity

How many inhabitans does India have?

1. 900 million
2. 1,2 billion
3. 1,4 billion
4. 1,7 billion

www.worldometers.info

Why do Indians speak English so well?

1. They learn on school
2. India was a colony of U.S.
3. India was a colony of England
4. India is close to Australia

What is lingua franca?

1. It's Indias currency
2. That is a type of Hindi accent, widely used in the southern states of India
3. Language used by french people in India
4. Language widely used as a lingua franca by people with different mother tongues

What is the capital of India?

1. Mumbai
2. New-Delhi
3. Bengaluru
4. Srinagar

Which of the following statements applies to the Caste System

1. The caste system ensures equality
2. Caste system never existed.
3. The caste system causes significant inequality
4. The English introduced the caste system

India has a growing population. Half of the population is younger than 25 years old, what do we call that pressure?

1. Grey pressure
2. Green pressure
3. Demographic pressure
4. Pink pressure

The population in India will continue to increase over the next 25 years, but the fertility rate is decreasing. What is the fertility rate

1. Amount of babys per woman
2. The number of children below 18 years old
3. Amount of kids stay at home after 18
4. Amount of woman that can get pregnant in a country

Which three sentences are true?

Juist

Onjuist

In india there are a lot of muslims

In India, hundreds of different languages are spoken

30% of India's population is Hindu

Urdu en Hindi are two official spoken languages in India

Not all Indians speak Hindi

Beef is widely consumed in India

What is the main important river in india?

1. Ganges
2. Rhine
3. Maas
4. Seine

What is the name of the mountain ridge in India?

1. the Alps
2. Himalaya
3. Pyreneeën
4. Black forest

There are three types of rainfall. What is not a type?

1. Relief rainfall
2. Convectional rainfall
3. Pushing rainfall
4. Frontal rainfall

What is true about wind?

1. Wind always blows from low pressure to high pressure areas
2. Wind is caused by rainfall
3. Wind always blows from high pressure to low pressure
4. Wind always bring precipitation

What type of wind do you see on this map?

1. Onshore wind
2. Offshore wind
3. Side wind
4. Low wind

Why is the weather always cloudy/rainy at a the ITCZ?

1. At the ITCZ, there is a high-pressure area where air descends. During the descent, condensation occurs.
2. At the ITCZ, there is a low-pressure area where air rises. During the ascent, condensation occurs.
3. At the ITCZ, there is a low-pressure area where air rises. During the descent, condensation occurs.
4. At the ITCZ, there is a low-pressure area where air rises. During the ascent, condensation and cloud formation occur.

India has dry winters and wet summers due to the monsoon. What is this monsoon?

1. A storm from the Himalaya
2. A heatwave
3. Wind that changes
4. A hurricane with a lot of rain

In which month is the rainy season in India?

1. January
2. December
3. July
4. February

Move the correct monsoon to the right location

Wet monsoon

Dry monsoon

What does GDP mean?

1. Gross Domestic Product
2. Gross Dangerous Product
3. Giant Dark Popsicle
4. Great Developed Pakistan

Which term is associated with companies that have branches all over the world

1. multinationals
2. illiterates
3. informal sector
4. rich

What is globalization?

1. Lots of companies together in a special economic zone
2. Cheap labour in low wage countries
3. Good infrastructure and care system
4. The continuous process of international exchange of goods, people, information and money.

What does SEZ means?

1. Super Export Zone
2. Special Economic Zone
3. Special Export Zone
4. Special Euro Zone

What are economic special zones?

1. Places where they use the euro
2. Area where foreign companies are allowed to establish themselves freely and pay less taxes
3. Area where large multinationals like Apple and Microsoft have their offices
4. Area with a lot of factories

Why have many international companies started factories and call centers in India?

The end! The winner is.....