GEO Chapter 8

25 July 2022
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The Muslim minority constitutes approximately ___ percent of the total population of India.
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15
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The earliest and fullest conversion of adherents to Islam in the South Asian realm occurred in the ____________.
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Indus Valley
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The Bay of Bengal coast of India is also called the __________ Coast.
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Coromandel-Golconda
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During the twentieth century, a majority of the 10 costliest natural disasters in the world struck ___________.
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Bangladesh
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Which of the following cities is NOT connected to the Golden Quadrilateral superhighway that links India's main urban centers?
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Dhaka
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The huge volcanic plateau that extends across most of southern India is known as the __________.
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Deccan
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The majority of India's languages belong to the language family known as __________.
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Indo-European
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Of India's more than 1.3 billion population, about _____ percent are Muslims.
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15
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The direct political administration of India by the British government (the raj) lasted for _____________.
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90 years
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In which country was Osama bin Laden killed?
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Pakistan
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The southwestern Arabian Sea coast of India is known as the ______________ Coast.
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Malabar
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The small group of islands that constitute a country lying about 400 miles southwest of India are the _____________.
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Maldives
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The coastal edges of the Deccan plateau are marked by highlands known as the _______________.
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Ghats
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The belt of river lowlands that extends across northern South Asia lies between _________ and ________.
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the Himalaya; the Deccan plateau
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Economic growth in the South Asian realm has come about mostly as a result of ___________.
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neoliberal reforms
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Which of the following provinces of Pakistan received the largest groups of refugees from Afghanistan?
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Which of the following statements about agriculture in India is INCORRECT?
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Wheat is grown in the east while rice dominates in the west.