World Geography Chapters 23-25 (Unit 8)

A layered mineral used to make electrical compounds:

mica

The European power that ruled much of South Asia until the mid-1900s was the _____.

British

You can find a steppe climate region in South Asia on the _____ Plateau and around the _____ Desert.

Deccan; Great Indian

The highest population densities in South Asia are found on the _____, _____, _____, and _____.

Ganges Plain, the coast of India, the Maldives islands and the Ganges Delta

The ancient South Asian empire that was one of the most advanced civilizations in the world was the _____.

Gupta Empire

The primary languages of Pakistan, Bangladesh and northern India are _____, _____, and _____.

Hindi, Urdu and Bengali

The first South Asian civilization developed in the _____.

Indus River valley

The religion that teaches nonviolence and holds that every living being has a soul is _____.

Jainism

The mountains of the _____ Range affected the people of India because it divided India into the northern and southern regions and two different cultures.

Vindhya

An area of rich, fertile soil found along a river:

alluvial plain

A storm with high winds and heavy rains:

cyclone

Fortified monasteries:

dzong

The economic activities that are important to Mumbai are _____, _____, and _____.

filmmaking, industry and finance

A teacher:

guru

The three seasons found in much of South Asia occur: _____ (late February to June); _____ (from June or July until September); and _____ (from October to late February).

hot; wet; and cool

A social group that defines a person's occupation and standing in the community:

jati

Many Indians traditionally identify themselves by their religion or _____.

jati

Good or bad deeds and their effects:

karma

The region of South Asia may be referred to as "a land of great variety" because it has a a lot of different _____, _____, and _____.

landforms, vegetation, and climates

A large metropolitan area:

megalopolis

Seasonal winds:

monsoons

The art form that is a major industry in India is _____.

moviemaking

The management of water resources is important in South Asia because the rivers cross _____ and they have limited access to fresh water in much of the region.

national boundaries

The factors that enable South Asia's rain forests to thrive are _____ and _____.

receiving the monsoon rains and having no mountains to block the rains

Rebirth:

reincarnation

The economic activities that are important to Kolkata are the _____ and _____.

steel and iron industries

A very large, distinct landmass that is part of a continent:

subcontinent