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54 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS SOUTH ASIA SOMETIMES CALLED.
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
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BETWEEN WHICH MONTHS DO THE MONSOONS COME AND BRING MUCH NEEDED RAIN
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MAY-OCTOBER
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WHAT ARE THE 3 MAJOR RIVERS IN SOUTH ASIA
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BRAHMAPUTRA IN BANGLADESH
GANGES IN INDIA INDUS IN PAKISTAN |
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WHAT ARE SOUTH ASIAS MAJOR RELIGIONS
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BUDDHISM
ISLAM SIKHISM HINDUISM |
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WHY WAS THE TAJ MAHAL BUILT
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BUILT BY MUSLIM RULER AS TOMB FOR BELOVED WIFE
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FROM WHEN TO WHEN DID THE BRITISH RULE THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
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FROM THE 1800'S TO 1950
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VIOLENT RELIGIOUS CLASHES OCCUR BETWEEN WHO
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HINDUS AND MUSLIMS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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WHAT COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST DEMOCRACY
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INDIA
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IN WHAT YEAR WILL INDIA SURPASS CHINA IN POPULATION
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2030
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WHAT HAS THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT BUILT ALONG THE GANGES RIVER
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ELECTRIC CREMATORIUMS
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WHAT IS THE PREDOMINANT RELIGION IN INDIA
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HINDUISM
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WHAT ARE THE LOWEST OF THE CASTE SYSTEM CALLED IN INDIA
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UNTOUCHABLES
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WHICH COUNTRY IS AN OFFICIAL ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
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PAKISTAN
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NATURAL DISASTERS ARE COMMONPLACE IN WHICH COUNTRY
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BANGLADESH
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WHAT IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD AND WHERE IS IT LOCATED
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MT. EVEREST IN NEPAL
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NEPAL RELIES ON WHAT TO SUPPORT ITS ECONOMY
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TOURISM
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IN 2001, WHO MASSACRED 10 MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY
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THE CROWNED PRINCE
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IN THE EARLY 1990'S, WHAT DID THE BHUTAN KING BAN FOR FEAR IT WOULD DILUTE BHUTANESE VALUES
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TELEVISION
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BHUTAN PLACES A LIMIT ON TOURISM EACH YEAR, HOW MANY DO THEY ALLOW
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7,000
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SRI LANKA IS THE 3RD LARGEST PRODUCER OF WHAT IN THE WORLD
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TEA
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HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN SRI LANKAS CIVIL WAR SINCE 1983
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OVER 70,000
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WHICH COUNTRY EATS THE MOST FISH
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MALDIVES
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WHAT MOUNTAINS SEPARATE INDIA FROM CHINA
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HIMALAYAS
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WHAT IS THE HIGHEST PLATEAU IN THE WORLD
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PLATEAU OF TIBET
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WHERE IS THE GOBI DESSERT LOCATED
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MONGOLIAN PLATEAU OF SOUTHERN MONGOLIA AND NORTHERN CHINA
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WHAT IS THE MAIN FOOD CROP IN SOUTH AND EAST ASIA
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RICE
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WHAT IS THE BUSINESS LANGUAGE IN SOUTH AND EAST ASIA
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ENGLISH
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WHAT ARE MAJOR RELIGIONS IN SOUTH AND EAST ASIA
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BUDDHISM
CONFUCIANISM SHINTOISM TAOISM |
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WHAT COUNTRY HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION ON EARTH AND HOW MUCH IS IT
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CHINA WITH 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE
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WHAT FOUR GENERAL REGIONS CAN CHINA BE DIVIDED INTO
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HIGH
DRY WHEAT RICE |
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WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE MOST FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
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CHINA
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WHAT COUNTRY PRODUCES THE MOST FRUIT AND CONSUMES THE MOST
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CHINA
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WHAT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST MALL
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SOUTH CHINA MALL
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WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE WORLD'S HIGHEST CITY AND FASTEST TRAIN
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CHINA
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WHERE HAS BUDDHISM HAD ITS LARGEST RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
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CHINA
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WHO RULED COMMUNIST CHINA FROM 1949 1976
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MAO ZEDONG
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WHAT POLICY HAS CHINA ENACTED AS A BIRTH CONTROL METHOD
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ONE CHILD PER FAMILY POLICY
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WHAT COUNTRY DID CHINESE COMMUNISTS INVADE AND TAKE CONTROL OF IN 1949
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TIBET
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WHAT IS THE CITY WITH THE MOST SKYSRAPERS
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HONG KONG
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IN WHAT YEAR DID THE UK'S 99 YEAR LEASE EXPIRE ON HONG KONG
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1997
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CHINA AND MANY OTHER WORLD COUNTRIES DO NOT RECOGNIZE WHO AS A COUNTRY
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TAIWAN
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WHERE IS THE WORLDS HIGHEST HABITABLE BUILDING
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TAIWAN
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WHAT COUNTRY IS THE GOBI DESSERT IN
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MONGOLIA
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WHAT COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL IN
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JAPAN
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WHERE IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE
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JAPAN
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WHAT IS JAPAN'S OLDEST RELIGION
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SHINTOISM
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WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE WORLDS LARGEST FISHING FLEET
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JAPAN
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WHAT ARE THE CULTURAL REASONS FOR JAPAN'S INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS
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EVERYONE IS JAPANESE
STRONG WORK ETHIC WORKER LOYALTY |
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WHEN WAS THE KOREAN WAR
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1950-1953
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WHAT SEPARATES NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA
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DEMILITARIZED ZONE
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WHAT COUNTRY ARE THE GIRAFFE WOMEN FROM
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BURMA
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THAILAND IS THE WORLD'S LEADER IN WHAT TYPE OF EXPORT
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RICE ALSO A MAJOR EXPORTER OF FISH AND RUBBER
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WHAT IS A FORM OF ENGLISH AUSTRALIANS SPEAK
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STRINE
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LARGEST MARSUPIALS
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KANGAROO
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