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
