Geography Unit 7

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A village council

Panchayat

Who uses the Khyber pass and why

Terrorist use the Khyber pass to leave the Middle East and hide in the mountains in Pakistan

Where is the Khyber Pass

on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan

A group that defines a person occupation or social position

Jati

What is the Caste System also called

Jati

How does total fertility rate affect the population in Bangladesh and Pakistan

Their high total fertility rate causes rapid population growth

What were cowrie shells once used for

They were sold to traders and used as money in India

What is the capital of Bhutan?

Thimphu

Why were genetically modified seeds introduced

To increase the food supply for Indias rapidly growing population

A Japanese term for a huge wave caused by an undersea earthquake

Tsunami

What is the fifth group in the Caste system

Untouchables

What is the third group in the Caste system

Vaishyas

What is the capital of India?

new delhi

What is a jute

A fiver used to make strong rope and cloth

Who took over India

British

The practice of one country extending power to control another country

Imperialism

What is a Sherpa

People who live in the mountains and help guide visitors up the mountain

Why are tigers endangeres

Poaching, people killing them out of fear of beating attacked, and clear cutting mangrove trees

What are do the Brahmins in the Caste system (job)

Preists

What are the goals of sustainable development

Promote economic growth, don't prevent the ability to meet needs in the future, reduce the gap between wealthy and poor countries

Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life

Reincarnation

What crops have scientists modified

Rice and wheat

What are mantras

Sacred words or phrases repeated in prayers or chants

What are the Shudras in the Caste system (job)

Servants

What is the fourth group in the Caste system

Shudras

What is the Ganges delta created by

Silt deposits from 5 major rivers and more than 20 tributaries

What problem does Pakistan face in its use of hydroelectric power on the Indus river

Soil could build up behind it and clog it

What country produces the most expensive sapphires

Sri Lanka

A large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it

Subcontinent

What are the countries in South Asia?

India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Buhtan, Nepal, Pakistan

When is monsoon season

July through September

What is the second tallest mountain

K2

What are do the Khsatriyas in the Caste system (job)

Warriors

Can you see the Ganges delta from space

Yes

Where are the headwaters of the Ganges River

Border of China and India and the Himalayas

What is the top group in the Caste system

Brahmins

Which groups in the Caste system are part of the twice born group

Brahmins, Khsatriyas, and Vaishyas

What are lamas

Buddhist monks

What color is most desired for sapphires and is only found in Sri Lanka

Ceylon blue

What did the British use India for

Cheap labor and resources, resources=tea and cotton

Where are the headwaters of the Indus River

China

Why are the Maldives drowning

Climate change

What are the untouchables in the Caste system (job)

Cobblers, street sweepers, and Latrine Cleaners

What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

Colombo

A storm that blows is a circular pattern carrying heavy rains and high winds

Cyclone

What is common during monsoon season

Cyclones (hurricanes)

What is the capital of Bangladesh?

Dhaka

What are stupas

Done shaped Buddhist Shrines

What is the Ganges delta home to

Elephants, Tigers, leopards, crocodiles, and 2 species of dolphins all of which are endangered

What are dzongs

Fortified monasteries that were once used as a ministrative and commercial center

A program in India designed to produce higher crop yields

Green revolution

What is the tallest mountain range

Himalayas

Is India Hindu at Muslim

Hindu

The Ganges is the holy river in what religion

Hinduism

Who established the Caste system

Indo-European Aryans

What is the capital of Pakistan?

Islamabad

Why is jute important to Bangladesh

It is a cash crop

What is the population of India

1.2 billion making it the second most populated country in the world

When is India expected to reach 1.3 billion people and surpass China

14 years

When did India become independent

1947

When was Mohandas Gandhi

1948

Since when has the Dalai Lama been living in exile in India

1959

When was the cast system outlawed

1980s

How many mega cities are in south asia

9

An area of fertile soil deposited by river floodwaters

Alluvial plain

Where was one of the earliest civilizations

Along the Indus River

Where is the mouth of the Indus River

Arabian

A Hindu belief in the sum of good and bad actions in a persons life

Karma

What is the capital of Nepal?

Kathmandu

What is the second group in the Caste system

Khsatriyas

What is the capital of Maldives?

Male

The theory of merchant or trading pursuits

Mercantilism

What are the Vaishyas in the Caste system (job)

Merchants and land owners

Who led Indias revolution that led to their independence

Mohandas Gandhi

Is Pakistan Hindu or Muslim

Muslim

Where are all the mega cities

Near water

What country has 14 of the tallest mountains

Nepal

Is the Tropic of Cancer north or south of the Equator?

North

Where is Mt. Everest

On the border between Nepal and China

Where is K2

On the border between Pakistan and China

Where is the mouth of the Ganges River

The Bay of Bengal

Where is the largest Mangrove forest in the world

The Ganges delta

Define total fertility raye

The average amount of children a woman has in her lifetime

Describe how seasonal snow melt and rain fall forms fertile floodplains in Pakistan and Bangladesh

The major rivers overflow and deposite sediment that creates fertile soil on their flood plains

What are cowrie shells

The protective outer covering of small sea creatures


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