Part I: Map (20 points) — Match the countries listed below to the lettered countries on the map.

1. India
2. Nepal
3. Sri Lanka
4. Pakistan
5. Bangladesh
6. Afghanistan
7. Bhutan

Part II: Multiple Choice (30 points) — Select the best possible answer.

Asterisk (*) indicates correct answer.

1. The conflict in Kashmir has led to
   A.   the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
   B.   increased tension between India and Pakistan. *
   C.   fighting between India and Bangladesh.
   D.   civil war in Pakistan.
   
   
2. What form of government did India form after the withdrawal of the British?
   A.   Communist
   B.   Democracy with strong presidential executive
   C.   Parliamentary democracy *
   D.   Autocracy run by military leaders
   
   
3. Which pair of events or developments reflects a cause-and-effect relationship?
   A.   Green revolution — Decrease in food supply
   B.   Invasion of Tibet — Invasion of Afghanistan
   C.   Bangladesh created — Conflict over Sri Lanka
   D.   Population explosion — Shortages of environmental resources *
   
   
4. Most of recent Indian economic growth has been in the sector of
   A.   improved agriculture.
   B.   high technology. *
   C.   heavy industry, such as cars and steel.
   D.   services, such as entertainment and banking.
   
   
5. Which is an accurate generalization about India’s foreign policy?
   A.   India has always sided with the Western powers of Great Britain and the U. S.
   B.   India has become a leader among the nonaligned nations. *
   C.   India refused to join the United Nations.
   D.   India sided with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
   
   
6. The first European traders to take advantage of the route around Africa to India were the
   A.   Dutch led by de Soto.
   B.   Portuguese led by da Gama. *
   C.   British led by Drake.
   D.   French led by Diaz.
   
   
7. Mahatma Gandhi’s greatest failure was
   A.   his failure to unite the entire South Asian sub-continent. *
   B.   the rejection of India’s admission into the UN.
   C.   the British retreat from India in 1947.
   D.   his failure to gain popular support among Indian Hindus.
   
   
8. The British unified India and the rest of South Asia by using all of the following except
   A.   railway and communication lines.
   B.   Christian missionaries to convert all Hindus.
   C.   improved education. *
   D.   central administration and justice by the British Raj.

Part III: Map Interpretation (25 points) — Answer the following questions based upon the resource map attached.

1. What specific region of India is most important to the modern economy? Describe why.
   
   
2. What specific industrial resources that are critical in developing a high-technology or service economy might be “missing” from India? Describe two of these.

Part IV: Essay (25 points) — Answer the following question, using well-developed paragraphs.

Like other developing regions, South Asia has had mixed success in modernizing since 1947. In a standard-format essay, describe the success or failure of the region in the following areas:

• Solving long-term territorial disputes, like those in Kashmir and Sri Lanka
• Providing food and good nutrition to the greatly expanding population of South Asia
• Controlling environmental problems that threaten resources, human health, and lives.