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Two largest countries in South Asia
India and Pakistan
Large island that lies off the coast of India
Sri Lanka
Two major rivers empty into the Ganges Dalta.
The Ganges River and Brahmaputra
The religion praticed by the majority of the population in the most countries in South Asia.
Hinduism
The source of the three major rivers of South Asia.
Himalaya Mountains
The official language of India
Hindi
This project has improved agricultural yield in South Asia
Green Revolution
Country in East Pakistan became due to the outcome of the civil war.
Bangladesh
Music and dance based on drumming.
Bodu beru
Social group that someone is born into.
caste
Caste sytem name in India
Jati
Another name for the social levels of the cast system
varna
Each social level of the caste system is made up of
Deals with the dead, trash, and skins animals
the untouchables
How many years the British government ruled over the Indian subcontinent
90 years
India and Pakistan tested in 1998
nuclear weapons
What percentage of arranged marriages is in India
90%
A man from a wealthy family dies and his wife is expected to jump into the funeral fire
sutttue
Dates of the British Raj
1765 and 1857
The percentage that India represents of South Asia population
Main tourist attraction in Nepal
Mt.Everest
Founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Country Buddha was born
Nepal
Islands that are low lying tops of submerged volcanoes
atoll
Three strands of the Green Revolution
Biochemical, mechanical, social
Maldives are called because it has many small islands.
archipalego
Monsoon directions
summer- southwest
winter- northeast
India's first Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
Author
8thgradeclass
ID
273670
Card Set
geography
Description
south asia
Updated
5/8/2014, 12:34:11 AM
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