| A | B |
|---|
| partition | to divide an area |
| cease-fire | an agreement to halt fighting and other forms of active hostility |
| storm surge | a rise in sea level that occurs as a storm approaches the coast, washing huge waves of seawater over the land |
| What are Pakistan's three landform regions? | Northern mountains, western and eastern deserts, Indus River, valley |
| What region holds most of the country's people and agriculture? | Indus River Valley |
| How is Pakistan's government trying to improve the nation's economy? | Privatization of industry, foreign investment, improvement of infrastrucre |
| What types of governmentshas Pakistan had since independence? | Mostly military governments |
| To what religioon do most Pakistanis belong? | Islam |
| What economic activities take place ine ach of Nepal's landform regions? | Agriculture in all three, tourism in the hills and mountains |
| How do the country's cultural characteristics change from north to south? | Many people in the nothern mountains are Buddhists, but most live father south and are Hindus |
| Why has Bhutan had fewer problems with deforestation than Nepal? | Bhutan has a smaller population and has made efforts to preserve its forests |
| How is Bhutan's cultural composition different from that of Nepal? | Buddhists, rather than Hindus, form a majority in Bhutan. |
| What countries border Bangladesh? | India and Myanmar |
| What climate does Bangladesh have? | humid tropic |
| What economic challenges must Bangladesh overcome? | Poverty, declining value of jute, growing population |
| What economic activity provides Sri Lanka's major source of income? | Tea growing |
| What products provide much of the Maldives' income? | Fish products |
| What is the major challenge facing the people of Sri Lanka? | The civil war between the Tamils and the Sinhalese/government |
| What type of storm threatens the Maldives? | tropical cyclones |
