World Geography: South Asia/
How many major languages are spoken among the people of south Asia
19
What is the main cause for the recent disruption of Sri Lanka's economy?
A violent Civil War between Muslims and Hindus
One problem with South Asian cash crops is that there is little
Arable land left for people to grow their own food
India's film Center in Mumbai
Bollywood
India's main religion include ______, Sikhism, jainism, christianity
Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism
Name or Sri Lanca before 1972
Ceylon
In Pakistan and Bangladesh women wear a veil And robe called a
Chador
Port it Bangladesh
Chittagong
Sprawling megalopolis containing the Old City and New Delhi
Delhi
The capitol of Bangladesh
Dhaka
Mountains that border the deccan plateau
Eastern ghats
Most South Asian people work as
Farmers
During the ______, scientist help South Asians develop more productive crop Fridays
Green Revolution of 1960s
Advanced Hindu civilization, AD 320-550
Gupta empire
Possibly one of the worlds first cities
Harappa
Why was Mohandas k. Ganhi called "great soul"
He led a non-violent fight for independence
The _______ separate South Asia from the rest of Asia
Himalaya
Mountains north west of the Khyber Pass
Hindu Kush
Jati describes social position and work among
Hindu people
India's silicon valley
Huberabad
_______ flows mainly through Pakistan
Indus
is known as the cradle of ancient India,
Indus
Capitol of Pakistan
Islamabad
Land south of the deccan plateau
Karnataka plateau
Disputed territory between Pakistan and India
Kashmir
Epic Hindu poem
Mahabharata
Empire that converted Asians to Islam
Mogul empire
______ was the leader of India's independence movement
Mohandas Gandhi
Sherpas are ______ in the Himalaya
Mountain climbers and Packers
India's main port in the Arabian Sea
Mumbai
India and Pakistan are
Parliamentary republics
Islamic month long daily fast
Ramadan
The stupas of Nepal and Sri Lanka are
Religious shrines
Most South Asians live in
Rural farmland regions
Demolishing ships for recycled steel and iron
Shipbreaking
Buddhism follows the teachings of
Siddhartha Gautama
Monsoon rains are the heaviest in the ____ part of South Asia
Southern
Growing crops for immediate use by one's family
Subsistence farming
South Asia's earliest civilizations arose in
The Indus River Valley
Traditional Indian homespun fiber
khadi
What kind of climate does the south western tip of India have
Tropical rain forest
Pakistan's official language
Urdu
Divides India into northern and southern regions
Vindhya range
Thriving port city on the Ganges River
Calcutta
Muhammad Iqbal is a well known Indian
Philosopher and poet
White marble tomb built in 1600s
Taj Mahal
In Sri Lanka farmers grow what three things on huge plantations
Tea rubber and coconuts