South Asia

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100

This is an economic cooperation organization in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia.

SAARC - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation 

200

These are the 8 countries that make up South Asia.

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

300

This is the Bay that is Southeast of India.

The Bay of Bengal

400

This is the ocean that is South of South Asia.

Indian Ocean

500

The sea that is Southwest of India.

Arabian Sea

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100

The highest mountain in the Himalayas.

Mount Everest.

200

South Asia makes up this percentage of the world's population.

24%

300

The number of languages in South Asia.

650

400

Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj are the 5 pillars of this faith.

Islam

500

This means "submission to the will of God".

Islam

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100

Islamic people believe that this person was the final prophet sent by God.

Mahummad

200

These are the four noble truths of Buddhism.

Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, Magga

300

Meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are all ways to achieve this.

Nirvana

400

Buddhist believe that the human life cycle is full of this.

suffering and rebirth

500

This was the first person to achieve a state of enlightenment.

Siddhartha Gautama

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100

These are two types of government in South Asia.

Socialism and Free Market

200

This is an economic and political system based on public or collective ownership of the means of production and that emphasizes economic equality.

Socialism

300

This is an economy where voluntary exchange and the laws of supply and demand provide the sole basis for the economic system, without government intervention.

Free Market

400

This is a festival of lights and fireworks celebrating the return of Lord Rama and his wife Sita after a long exile of 14 years that occurs in India.

Diwali

500

This is a festival that is celebrated to honor the Sacred Tooth Relic and the four Buddhist Gods Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and Goddess Pattini that occurs in Sri Lanka.

Kandy Esala Perahera

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100

This festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil and is the longest and is the most anticipated festival that occurs in Nepal.

Dasain

200

This festival is celebrating the culture of the nomadic herders in Bhutan.

Haa Summer Festival

300

The percentage of the population of South Asia that is below the poverty level.

24.6%

400

Per capita means per what?

person

500

This is the name of the all knowing God in the Islamic faith.

Allah