Vocabulary
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Climate and Vegetation
Miscellaneous
100
A storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern that can destroy farmer's crops
cyclone
100
This area gets very little rain because it is blocked by the eastern and western Ghats
Deccan Plateau
100
Nepal and Bhutan both have what types of government?
Monarchies
100
Name seasons of South Asia
hot, wet, and cool
100
Strong fiber used for making rope
Jute
200
farm crop to be sold or traded rather than used by the farming family
cash crop
200
separates South Asia from the rest of Asia
Himalaya
200
Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and Nepali are all from this language family
Indo-European
200
these rains are heaviest in eastern South Asia
monsoon rains
200
between June or July-September, it is this season
wet
300
Hindus believe in this after death
reincarnation
300
most agriculturally produced region in South Asia
Ganges Plain
300
Most people in Pakistan are this type of ethnicity
Muslim
300
What type of climate does the southwestern tip of India have?
tropical rainforest
300
Non-violent spiritual leader
Mohandas Gandhi
400
repetitive prayer
mantra
400
tallest mountain in the world
Mt. Everest
400
largest religion in India
Hindu
400
an effort increase and diversify crop yields in 1960s
the Green Revolution
400
More than ____% of India lacks clean water
80
500
Muslim month of fasting
Ramadan
500
Island that broke away from the original Indian landmass
Sri Lanka
500
Hindu concept of moral duty
dharma
500
3 items South Asians grow for export
cotton, tea, jute
500
the biggest thriving light industry
textiles
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