1. How has the caste system changed in india and PAKISTAN?
A. It faded from existence as societies became less religious.
B. Caste-based discrimination has been outlawed.
C. Women can now belong to the highest castes.
D. There are now only three castes instead of five.
2. Which of the following factors contributes to South Asia's environmental challenges?
A. pollution from motor vehicle exhaust
B. ash from volcanic explosions
C. destruction from earthquakes
D. drought from low rainfall
3. Which of these answers are factors contributing to South Asia's high poverty rates?
A. large populations
B. low population growth rates
C. unequal treatment of women
D. elimination of the caste system
(#3 is a multiple question answer)
1. B. Caste-based discrimination has been outlawed.
2. A. pollution from motor vehicle exhaust
3. A. large populations
C. unequal treatment of women