Vocabulary
Physical Geography
Caste System
Gandhi & Hinduism
Other
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What is the religion of the majority of people in India?
Hinduism
100
What is the highest mountain peak in the world?
Mt. Everest
100
What is the caste system?
a system in India where a person’s social class was determined by birth
100
What is one protest strategy Gandhi used?
Boycott; strike
100
What are at least two causes of the water and sanitation crisis in Bangladesh?
Poverty, overcrowding, unhealthy disposal of waste, poor housing conditions
200
What is the word for the rewards or punishments a person faces because of their thoughts, words, and action?
Karma
200
What is a monsoon?
strong winds that change direction with the season
200
True or False? If someone works hard they can move up into a higher caste.
False
200
What is the Sanskrit word meaning “ending” (it is a state of happiness reached when a soul no longer goes through reincarnation)?
Nirvana
200
What is one effect of the water and sanitation crisis in Bangladesh?
Over 100,00 children die each year
300
What is the type of farming that uses methods that are capable of being continued without long-term damage to the environment?
Sustainable farming
300
How were the Himalayan Mountains formed?
The Indian and Eurasian plates collided
300
Which class is made up of unskilled workers?
Sudras
300
Why did Gandhi lead the salt march?
Salt was heavily taxed by British rulers and Indians could be thrown in jail for making or selling salt
300
What is a push factor that led to urbanization in India?
Poverty
400
What is the Golden Quadrilateral?
a 3,633 mile superhighway connecting four of India’s major cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata)
400
What is one way monsoons are helpful?
Farmers rely on them for agriculture; fill up wells; used to power hydroelectric plants
400
Who is in the Brahmin class?
priests, teachers, and judges
400
What or who is Brahman?
The one universal spirit for Hindus
400
What is a pull factor that led to urbanization in India?
Job opportunities in the city; better education in the city
500
What is the Green Revolution?
rapid and significant rise in food production in India from 1960 – 1970
500
How do monsoons effect the weather in India?
In the summer they cause heavy rainfall and in the winter the cause dry weather
500
What is the lowest caste of foreigners and lawbreakers who hold undesirable jobs?
untouchable
500
What do Hindus believe about the soul?
Every living thing has a soul; After someone dies the soul is reborn (reincarnation)
500
What is one way the British influenced India during colonization?
Improved health care; build railways, roads, irrigation systems; imposed heavy taxes
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