Indian Geography
Mountain range that forms a barrier between Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
What are the Himalayas?
1947 split of independent India along lines of religious differences
What is the "Partition"?
Japan, Philippines and Indonesia are examples
What are archipelagos?
Japan joined with these authoritarian powers in World War II
What are the Axis powers? (Germany & Italy)
Bathing in this river might cleanse you spirit but dirty your body
What is the Ganges?
A religion like Hinduism, with many Gods, is this.
What is polytheistic/polytheism?
Gandhi led this famous protest of high British taxes on a common kitchen item
What is the 'Salt March'?
Most Japanese people live in these areas due to the mountainous land
What are coasts?
Japan conquered and colonized these two neighboring countries prior to World War II
What are China and Korea?
India is an example, surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
Religion of the Mughal Empire, which ruled India for hundreds of years
What is Islam?
Gandhi's methods inspired this US Civil Rights activist and leader
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Area along the boundaries of tectonic plates near the Pacific Ocean
What is the Ring of Fire?
Japan's sneak attack that caused the U.S. to join World War II
What was Pearl Harbor?
Winter or summer, these seasonal winds can cause trouble
What are monsoons?
The word 'outcast' describes these people, born into the lowest group who jobs others don't want
What are 'untouchables'?
Breaking laws in protest, to make a point
What is 'Civil Disobedience'?
These are caused by undersea tectonic activity and can cause tremendous damage and loss of life
What are tsunamis?
Devastating attacks on Japanese mainland with this weapon finally prompted Japan's surrender
What was the atomic bomb?
Ganges River delta empties into this body of water
What is the Bay of Bengal?
Many, like Gandhi, are against the caste system because it causes this
What is discrimination/prejudice?
Word for a very strict and strong believer, like the one who assassinated Gandhi
What is 'extremist'
Tropical storms that can affect the countries of East Asia such as Japan
What are typhoons?
American occupation after World War II benefitted Japan in these two major areas
What are government and economy?