South Asia and Southeast Asia Study Guide: Geography, Culture, Economy, and History, Study notes of Geology

Download South Asia and Southeast Asia Study Guide: Geography, Culture, Economy, and History and more Study notes Geology in PDF only on Docsity! SOUTH ASIA STUDY GUIDE SOUTH ASIA GENERAL [Use map to locate countries, physical features] Identify the countries of South Asia. Name the political capital in each country. List the major geographic qualities of South Asia. In what ways does Pakistan differ from India? Identify the major regions of India. Name the major regions of Pakistan. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Identify the major rivers in South Asia. Name the major mountain ranges in South Asia. Describe a wet monsoon. What is the typical storm track of this monsoon system? Describe a tropical cyclone. What areas in South Asia are most prone to these cyclones? CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY Define doubling time and its potential impact on the people of South Asia. What is Hinduism? What effects do Hinduism have on life in South Asia? Who are the Sikhs? What is Buddhism? What effects do Buddhism have on life in South Asia? What is the impact of Islam in South Asia? Where is the Islamic center in South Asia? List the official language(s) of each country in South Asia, excluding India. What are the two (2) major language families in India? For India, identify the top eight (8) languages written and spoken there. What is the Demographic Transition Model? Is this model applicable to India? Rank order from most population, the four (4) largest urban centers in India. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY What is the Green Revolution? List the benefits and limitations of this revolution on South Asia. Describe the farming practices in India. What effect(s) does (do) these practices have on agriculture in India? What manufacturing occurs in India? What percent of the population is engaged in manufacturing? Where is India’s steel industry located? Where is India’s ‘Silicon Plateau” located? HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY Who were the Aryans? What impact did the Aryans have on Indian cultural development? Describe the British colonial period’s impact on India. How many years did Britain maintain colonial rule in India? What were the causes of the Sepoy Rebellion? POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY Discuss the events surrounding the 1947 partition of British India. What impact did the 1947 partition have on Bengal province? What happened to the two (2) Pakistan’s? What progress and development has occurred in these reconstituted countries? What is Hindutva? Identify each of the insurgent movements, including country, that are occurring in South Asia. Outline the Kashmir problem. What is meant by centrifugal force, and by centripetal force. Give at least five (5) centrifugal and five (5) centripetal forces that exist in India. BOTH ECONOMIC & POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY Describe the economic and political situation in Pakistan. Outline the economic and political situation in Bangladesh.