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South Asia: Geography, Culture, and History

Explore the diverse region of South Asia, its rich history, cultural heritage, and geographical features. Learn about cyclones, religions, social systems, and key figures. Discover the significance of rivers, monsoons, and conflicts shaping the region.

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South Asia: Geography, Culture, and History

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  1. Unit 8 Study Game Mrs. Richard

  2. Violent storm, fierce winds/rain-common in Bangladesh. Answer: Cyclone

  3. India produces more movies than the U.S.-It’s main religion is _________ . Answer: Hinduism

  4. What South Asia is sometimes called? Answer: A Subcontinent

  5. Term for the broadened seaward end of a river Answer: Estuary

  6. What is a person with the inability to read or write called? Answer: Illiterate

  7. What was the 90 year British rule of India called? Answer: Raj

  8. _____ _____ refers to food, clothing and shelter. Answer: Basic Necessities

  9. What is it called when a ruler’s powers are limited? Answer: A Constitutional Monarchy

  10. Geometric designs, symbols of the universe (they aid in medication). Answer: Mandalas

  11. An atoll and archipelago would be found here.____ Answer: Maldives

  12. Seclusion of women & wearing of veils in Pakistan Answer: Purdah

  13. What is the system where people are born into Social classes in Hinduism? Answer: Caste System

  14. Siddhartha Gautama began this religion ______. Answer: Buddhism

  15. He won the Nobel Prize for literature as a poet Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

  16. The Brahmaputra, Indus and Ganges Rivers form the ________. Answer: Indo-Gangetic Plain

  17. India’s First Prime Minister as India became independent was ______ ________. Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

  18. The poorest country based on life expectancy, birthrates and literacy. Answer: Nepal

  19. This is the most important river in Bangladesh. Answer: Brahmaputra

  20. Varanasi and Ganges River are important for both the living and dead according to the __________. Answer: Hindus

  21. Began nonviolent resistance movement to free India from Britain Answer: Mohandas Gandhi

  22. A dam was built in Bangladesh on the _______ River which helped the area. Answer: Feni

  23. This river was a major source of conflict between India & Pakistan. Answer: Indus

  24. He first tried to keep Kashmir independent then later ceded it to India creating a conflict between India and Pakistan. Answer: Maharajah Singh

  25. Seasonal winds/flood, SW across Indian Ocean from June –Sept. (Summer) with powerful storms and rain, dry from NE from Oct-Feb. Answer: Monsoons

  26. The British partitioned this country in 1947. It is the leading producer of Cotton. Answer: India

  27. Mainly Islam, Mushairas, exports cotton and rice Answer: Pakistan

  28. Hindus who cam from India and settled in Northern Sri Lanka… Answer: Tamils

  29. Considered essential in breaking the cycle of poverty in S. Asia Answer: Education

  30. Has much of the world’s mica, iron ore and the 4th in coal. Answer: India

  31. Sacred river to Hindus but one of the world’s most polluted rivers Answer: Ganges

  32. P. Musharraf & A. Vajpayee want peace in ______. Answer: Kashmir

  33. Has 1/5th of the world’s population Answer: South Asia

  34. India’s high-tech center or silicon city. Answer: Bangalore

  35. Small Independent country with only one religion. Answer: Maldives

  36. Sri Lanka is one of the World’s Leading producers of ______. Answer: Tea

  37. Policy of making small loans to poor entrepreneurs…… Answer: Microcredit

  38. India and Pakistan have deposits of ______ (m 554) –Nuclear weapons Answer: Uranium

  39. BoduBeru/Main economic activity of the Maldives is ______ Answer: Tourism

  40. India’s most prosperous city and leading commercial center…. Answer: Mumbai (Bombay)

  41. Site of one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century. Answer: Bangladesh

  42. The main religion of Pakistan and Bangladesh Answer: Islam

  43. It is 50 million years old and has 24 peaks over 24,000 degrees and parallel mountains. Answer: Himalayas

  44. Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Islam / Sapphires and Rubies/ Civil war. Answer: Sri Lanka

  45. Believe in Many gods, caste, dharma, reincarnation and Shiva. Answer: Hinduism

  46. The first European country to colonize Sri Lanka Answer: Portugal

  47. Heavily populated, 3/5th of India’s population, fertile plain, cities over 10 million-Kolkata, Dhaka & New Delhi Answer: Indo Gangetic Plain

  48. What did Muslim Pakistan and Bangladesh have that was rare? Answer: Female Prime Ministers

  49. Tear-Shaped, Sri Lanka was called this under British control. Answer: Ceylon

  50. After the Gupta & Mauryan empires, India was dominated in the 1500’s by __________. Answer: Britain

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