Fun Stuff in South Asia!
More Fun Stuff!
Let's Explain!
100

Thank goodness for the melting snow from these mountains as it really helps our rivers. 

Himalaya Mountains

100

Through civil disobedience, this man was able to gain independence for India...

Ghandi

100

What are the consequences of water pollution in South Asia?

Poisonous chemicals cause illness and death. Also, wildlife cannot survive in the waters. 

200

The people living in mountain villages don't grow food to sell, they only do this...

Grow enough food to feed their families. 

200

This system changed in the last 50 years by outlawing discrimination. 

The caste system

200

Describe the daily lives of the people living in South Asia...

Clothes-Shalwar-kameez

Many countries offer a form of free education. 

Food includes curry dishes, potatoes, eggplants, okra, rice, flat bread, stews. 

Bollywood pop music and western pop. Bollywood movies

Sports-kabbadi, golf, hockey, and soccer

300

Let's save as much water as we can during this summer monsoon so we can use it during the __________ monsoon. 

dry

300
Why is India improving infrastructure?

The population is growing quickly. 

300

How has economic growth improved over time in India.

Improved infrastructure, microlending (small loans to start businesses), encouraging foreign investements

400

This city produces more raw sewage than it can process so it pollutes the rivers... Yuck

Varanasi

400

India's economic growth has grown because of

the outsourcing of U.S. jobs.

400

Vocabulary to know! 

subcontinent, sustainable agriculture, monsoon, caste system, tolerance, reincarnation, henna, pilgrimage, federal republic, outsourcing

500

During the Mughal Empire, this religion became a large minority...

Islam

500

The pull factor that explains the way the rural and urban population of India is changing is... 

factory jobs in the city.