World Geography Unit 7
India
After achieving independence from Britain, India was divided into East and West Pakistan and ______.
Gupta
During the ______ dynasty, India experienced a Golden Age, which included advances in science and the arts.
India
Experts estimate that ______ will surpass China in population by 2030.
Ganges
Hindus bath in the _______ because they believe it cleanses them from sin.
Pakistan
Karachi is one of the largest cities in _______.
on farms
Most Indians live and work ________.
Central
Mountain passes in the Hindu Kush mountain range were used as invasion routes by people from _______ Asia.
Indus
One of the ancient world's most advanced civilizations was built along the _______ River.
diamonds
Sri Lanka is knownfor its supply of _______ and gemstones.
flooding
The Brahmaputra merges with the Ganges and forms a delta that is prone to _______.
alluvial plain
The Ganges River makes it extremely important to farming in India because of its _________.
Hindus
The Ganges is considered by which religious group in India?
Eurasia
The Indian subcontinent was formed by the collision of the Indian continent and the continent of ________.
Ganges
The Indus and Ganges Rivers are located on the _______ Plain.
islands
The Maldives is a country made up of over a thousand _________.
Deccan Plateau
The Western Ghats form the edge of the _______ in Southern India.
Indus
The ______ civilization had one of the first waste water removal systems.
British
The ______ government ruled India until 1947.
Hindu
The ______ religion evolved from the Vedas, the sacred texts of the vedic civilization.
service
The ______ sector is the fastest-growing economic sector in South Asia.
Himalayas
The ________ were initially formed by the collision of the continents of India and Eurasia.
Aryans
The _________ are believed to have invaded India by way of the Hindu Kush mountain passes.
social
The caste system is a system of _______ categorization rooted in Hindu belief.
democratic
The governments of Bangladesh and India have a _______ form of government.
Himalayas
The highest mountain range in South Asia is the _________.
monsoon rains
The leading cause of devastating floods in South Asia are _________.
Ghats
The two major mountain ranges found in Southern India are the Western and Eastern _______.
oil
There are large ______ reserves found in the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Pakistan, and northern India.
monsoon rains; the Himalayas
What are the two major factors affecting the climate of South Asia?
summer monsoons
What brings heavy rains to India's Ganges Plain?
Coal
_______ is found in abundance in South Asia.
Hydroelectric dams
________ are used to supply a large portion of India's electricity.
Timber
________ is an important natural resource of Nepal.
Hindi
________ is the most widely spoken language in India.
Gandhi
________ was instrumental to India's independence from the British rule.
Pakistan
_________ has the second largest population of Muslims in the world.
Arable land
_________ is essential to India's economy.
English
__________ is spoken by many Indians and is considered the official language of business.
Irrigation
_________is necessary to farming in most places in Pakistan.
