The flashcards below were created by user
8thgradeclass
on FreezingBlue Flashcards.
-
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
|
|