World Geography: South Asia/

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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


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