Geography
What continent is India on?
Asia
What is the main religion in India?
Hinduism
What is the caste system?
A social structure that separates people in India
Second (China is first)
Name two countries that India borders
China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Myanmar
What is a monsoon?
Seasonal winds that bring either floods or drought
After death you can be reincarnated into a new caste
How many castes are there?
What is the most widely spoken language in India?
Hindi
What are huge waves that destroy cities called?
Tsunamis
India is known as a subcontinent why?
Because it is a large landmass set off from the large continent of Asia
What is a guru?
A religious teacher or book in Sikhism
What European country once controlled all of India and has left lasting impact on it to this day?
Britain
How did the British East India Company hurt farmers?
It forced them to grow cotton and not food
What are severe tropical storms in Asia known as?
Typhoons
India is bordered in the north by this large mountain range
The Himalayan Mountains
What is Diwali?
India's new year celebration and the victory of good over evil
What civil rights leader helped India get it's independence?
Ghandi
What ideas inspired India to seek reforms and more rights?
Western education, ideas of freedoms/rights and independence
What is the largest mountain in the world known as (located near the north of India)
Mt. Everest
India is surrounded on three sides by water, the largest body of water bordering India is?
Indian Ocean
What is the religion of India's rival country (Pakistan)
Islam
It didn't allow people to move between Castes and led to the mistreatment of people
People in India worship what animal?
Cows
India gained it's independence in what year?
1947