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South Asia Jeopardy Game Questions by M. Eubanks

South Asia Jeopardy Game Questions by M. Eubanks. Created by Lynne Crandall University of Michigan Revised by Mark Kondrak CLA Language Center University of Minnesota. Physical Geography. Religion. Political. Social. Economic. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200.

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South Asia Jeopardy Game Questions by M. Eubanks

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  1. South Asia Jeopardy Game Questions by M. Eubanks Created by Lynne CrandallUniversity of MichiganRevised by Mark KondrakCLA Language CenterUniversity of Minnesota

  2. Physical Geography Religion Political Social Economic 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  3. Physical Geography 100 Points What Mountain range separates South Asia from the rest of Asia?

  4. Physical Geography 100 Points Himalayan Mountains

  5. Physical Geography 200 Points Name the three great rivers of South Asia

  6. Physical Geography 200 Points Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra

  7. Physical Geography 300 Points What do you call soils that have been deposited by flowing water? (This makes excellent farm land.)

  8. Physical Geography 300 Points Alluvial Plains or Alluvial Soils

  9. Physical Geography 400 Points What do you call high water that swamps low-lying areas and is usually the result of violent weather patterns?

  10. Physical Geography 400 Points Storm surge.

  11. Physical Geography 500 Points What is a broadened seaward end of a river called?

  12. Physical Geography 500 Points Estuary

  13. Religion 100 Points Name the two religions that began in South Asia.

  14. Religion 100 Points Hinduism, Buddhism

  15. Religion 200 Points Who founded Buddhism?

  16. Religion 200 Points Siddhartha Gautama

  17. Religion 300 Points What word, relating to both Hinduism and Buddhism, refers to one’s soul being reborn over and over across many lifetimes?

  18. Religion 300 Points Reincarnation

  19. Religion 400 Points What term refers to the events of one’s next life being based on one’s behavior in a previous life?

  20. Religion 400 Points Karma

  21. Religion 500 Points What word refers to one’s path in life?

  22. Religion 500 Points Dharma

  23. Political 100 Points What type of government does India have?

  24. Political 100 Points Democracy

  25. Political 200 Points What individual gave up a life of wealth and power to, through non-violent protest, bring about India’s independence from Great Britain.

  26. Political 200 Points Mohandas Gandhi

  27. Political 300 Points What two countries are in a violent conflict over land in the Northwestern part of the region?

  28. Political 300 Points India and Pakistan

  29. Political 400 Points What is the name of the land being fought over by India and Pakistan in Northwestern South Asia?

  30. Political 400 Points Kasmir

  31. Political 500 Points What do you call the era when Great Britain controlled India as a colony?

  32. Political 500 Points Raj

  33. Social 100 Points What river is considered the Great river of South Asia?

  34. Social 100 Points Ganges River

  35. Social 200 Points What religion are most Indians?

  36. Social 200 Points Hindu

  37. Social 300 Points What phrase refers to the issue where multiple generations of families are poor, and poor children grow up to be poor adults due to lack of education and other resources?

  38. Social 300 Points Cycle of Poverty

  39. Social 400 Points What can help break the “cycle of poverty”?

  40. Social 400 Points Education

  41. Social 500 Points What does it mean to be illiterate?

  42. Social 500 Points To not be able to read or write.

  43. Economic 100 Points What type of economic activity do most people in South Asia take part in?

  44. Economic 100 Points Agriculture

  45. Economic 200 Points What type of agriculture means that families grow only enough food to live on with little left over to sell for profit?

  46. Economic 200 Points Subsistence Farming

  47. Economic 300 Points What phrase refers to food, clothing and shelter?

  48. Economic 300 Points Basic necessities.

  49. Economic 400 Points What phrase refers to the attempt to redistribute land from the wealthy to the less wealthy to help them make a better living?

  50. Economic 400 Points Land Reform

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