South Asia Vocab and Geography

Electrical energy generated by falling water

Hydroelectric power

The practice of one country extending power to control another country

Imperialism

What is the capital of Pakistan?

Islamabad

A group that defines a person's occupation or social position

Jati

A fiber used to make string, rope, and cloth

Jute

What is the capital of Afghanistan?

Kabul

A Hindu belief in the sum of good and bad actions in a person's life

Karma

What is the capital of Nepal?

Kathmandu

The many lakes and marshes in Bangladesh support, or -----, healthy fish life (stifle, maintain, reduce, or display?)

Maintain

What is the capital of Maldives?

Male

The theory of merchant or trading pursuits

Mercantilism

In Asia, a seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the ocean in summer and reverses direction in the winter, bringing cold, dry air from Asia's interior

Monsoon

Throughout the Cold War, India did not align with either the United States or the Soviet Union. It remained ----- (annual, dominate, fluctuate, or neutral?)

Neutral

What is the capital of India?

New Delhi

A village council

Panchayat

A chemical used to kill insects, rodents, and other pests

Pesticide

Sustainable development follows three -----: to promote economic development, to protect the environment, and to promote social fairness (infrastructures, sources, economies, or principles?)

Principles

Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life

Reincarnation

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

Subcontinent

Economic growth that meets the needs of present populations without hampering the ability of people in the future to meet their own needs and that benefits people and societies

Sustainable development

What is the capital of Bhutan?

Thimphu

The average number of children a woman has in her lifetime

Total fertility rate

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

Tsunami

Soil from the Indus River can ----- behind the dam, clogging it and making it difficult to generate power (pollute, fertilize, accumulate, or irrigate?)

Accumulate

An area of fertile soil deposited by river floodwaters

Alluvial Plain

An area's -----, or yearly, rainfall influences what kinds of vegetation will grow there (annual, dominate, fluctuate, or neutral?)

Annual

In rural areas, electricity and other modern services often are not ----- to people struggling to live there (available, allowed, averted, or adjusted?)

Available

What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

Colombo

A business that employs workers in their homes

Cottage industry

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

Cyclone

What is the capital of Bangladesh?

Dhaka

Britain's imperialist policy led it to ----- India, introducing the English language, building railroads, and restructuring the educational system (annual, dominate, fluctuate, or neutral?)

Dominate

The practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment

Ecotourism

The low-lying land along a river, formed mainly by sediment that has been deposited by floodwaters

Floodplains

India's monsoon winds cause temperatures and rainfall to -----, creating alternating wet and dry seasons (annual, dominate, fluctuate, or neutral?)

Fluctuate

Because the Ganges flows through lowlands, it is not often used to ----- electricity (gather, maintain, generate, or distribute?)

Generate

A program in India designed to produce higher crop yields

Green revolution