People and Places
What country has 1.22 billion people living in it in southeast Asia?
India
What do people in Bangladesh speak? (hint: in the name)
Bangla
What does "monotheist" mean?
They believe in only one God
What do most people in South Asia do for a living?
Their farmers
What type of people are the lowest of the low on the caste in India and have been discriminated against for centuries?
Untouchables
True or false. Does agriculture play an important role in India?
True
What are India's two official languages?
Hindi and English
What is the largest film industry in the world nicknamed?
Bollywood
True or False. Technology is a growing part of the South Asian economy.
True
What country southeast of India is in a civil war fought by Hindus and Buddhists?
Sri Lanka
What does the word "metros" mean?
Major city.
What are most people's ethnic group from Pakistan?
Muslim
What religion was developed in the 1500s and nearly 2,000 years after Buddhism and Jainism?
Ramayana and Mahabharata
What is tourism for recreational and environmental awareness?
Ecotourism
How many of India's prime ministers have been assassinated in recent decades?
Two
What type of areas do people from South Asia mainly live?
Areas that are good for farming.
When India won independence, what was mainly the reason the states had certain boundaries
They were based mainly on ethnic and language groups.
What religion was developed in the 1500s and nearly 2,000 years after Buddhism and Jainism?
Sikhism
What do Cottage industries do?
textile weaving, making furniture and jewelry, and wood carving
Pakistan is in conflict with who over a large Muslim territory of Kashmir?
India
What is Indias largest city?
Mumbai
What year did India gain independence?
1947
Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Christianity
India hasn't had to import food for its people since when?
1970's
Fast population growth and not good infrastructure have led to what in the environment?
Air and water pollution