Geography
Most people in South Asia live near...
Rivers and coastlines/ water
What weather pattern is very important to South Asia's climate?
Monsoons
Why are people leaving rural areas to move to cities?
More opportunity
What region do Pakistan and India continue to fight over?
What year did India win its Independence?
1947
What is Pakistan's climate like?
Dry/Desert
India relies heavily on fossil fuels. What are the 3 fossil fuels?
coal, oil, natural gas
What is Brain Drain?
Well-educated Indians leaving India after finishing schools for better jobs/lives in other countries
What country took over much of South Asia?
Britain
What is a monopoly?
Complete control of a service or product that is being sold
What mountain range is in Northern South Asia?
Himalayas
India uses the Indus River to produce what kind of energy?
Hydroelectric
What was the point of the East India company?
To control trade in South Asia
Why do India and Pakistan fight for control of Kashmir?
Control of the Indus River
What country in Africa is most similar to India?
The Congo
South Africa
Nepal
Egypt
The Congo
What country lies off India's South Eastern coast?
Sri Lanka
Why is there such a high need for natural resources in South Asia?
Very high population
Why are rural and urban schools in India so unequal?
They have less resources
What is the main concern of a war breaking out between India and Pakistan
India's economy has grown rapidly, but...
there is still widespread poverty
This river supports hundreds of millions of people and flows through much of India and Bangladesh
The Ganges River
What program did India use to help boost agricultural production?
Green Revolution
Why did India get colonized?
For their natural resources
How did the Partition of 1947 impact the religious make-up of South Asia?
Hindus moved to India and Muslims moved to Pakistan
What country in South Asia recently overthrew their government and elected their new prime minister on discord?
Nepal