Geography of India
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India.
What is a subcontinent?
A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons
What is a monsoon?
This sea is located on the western side of the Indian subcontinent.
What is the Arabian sea?
This religion developed along the Indus and later the Ganges Rivers.
What is Hinduism?
Priests and academics are part of this caste level.
What is the highest?
India is a subcontinent in Asia that extends south into the
What is the Indian Ocean?
Unpredictable monsoons caused this unpredictable event in India.
What is flooding?
What Ocean is located on the eastern side of the Indian subcontinent?
What is the Indian Ocean?
The idea that a soul may return several times in human, animal, or even plant form.
What is reincarnation?
Specific life circumstances that one is born into including one’s health, wealth, or poverty.
What is the Caste System?
What mountain range is the largest in the Indian continent?
What are the Himalayas?
The floods brought this type of soil or (silt) for agriculture.
What is fertile?
This is considered heart of the Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile River?
The perfect understanding that allows a person to achieve liberation from desires and suffering.
Merchants and ____________________ are part of this caVaishya caste level.
What are land owners?
What mountain range is the northern most barrier on the continent of India?
What is the Hindu Kush Mountain range?
Winter monsoons blew down from the mountains removing moisture causing these two conditions?
What are warm and dry?
This body of water is located on the southwest side of the continent of India.
What is the Arabian Sea?
This religion was founded by Siddhartha Guatama.
What is Buddhism?
Outcasts (street sweepers and toilet cleaners) are considered this level of society in India.
What are the untouchables?
This arid region is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent.
What is the Thar Desert?
When summer monsoons failed to develop there was this event that affected agriculture.
What is a drought?
Located in the southeast part of the continent of India, this body of water provides a passageway to trade.
Life is suffering, suffering from desire, ending desire, the path to end it are named ______ in Buddhism?
What is are the Four Noble Truths?
Indians who believe in spiritual freedom through strict non-violence and non attachment to objects in order to purify the soul are call this.
What are Jains?