Govt/Economy
What type of economies do South Asian countries have?
What are the two types of monsoons?
summer and winter
What is a subcontinent?
What country had India as its colony?
Great Britain
Name all three regions in the Indian Subcontinent
Northern Mountains, Deccan Plateau, Northern Plains
India
What type of weather do summer monsoons bring?
wet weather
What is another word for fine wool?
Cashmere
What did Gandhi study in England?
law
Which region is made up of high, flat land crossed by many rivers and broken by low rolling hills?
In a ___________system, the power is divided among national, state, and local governments.
federal
What type of weather does winter monsoons bring?
dry weather
What is another word for seasonal wind?
Monsoon
What type of resistance did Gandhi practice?
non violent resistance
What other mountain range besides the Vindhya is located in the Deccan Plateau?
Ghats
What country recently became a democracy?
What are the three main rivers?
Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra
What is the practice of making small loans to people who own small businesses?
microlending
What did Gandhi stop wearing which was made in Britain?
Northern Plains
Name another South Asian country that has a presidential democracy like the United States.
Afghanistan or Maldives
What is a mountain range in the Northern Mountains region?
Himalayas or Hindu Kush
What is the practice of sending tasks outside of a company?
outsourcing
In what year did India gain its independence from Great Britain? Hint: 1940s
1947
What is the name of the bay that is to the east of South Asia?
Bay of Bengal