Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals.
100
East India Company
What is an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia.
100
What is a refusal to buy certain goods
boycott
200
The Khyber Pass is what connects, what two countries
Pakistan and Afghanistan
200
What is atoll
an island consisting coral reef surround a lagoon
200
The highest mountain range it extends through northern India, Nepal, and Bhutan
Himalaya
200
outsourcing
What is a decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers
200
A Indian string instrument which plays the melody
What is sitar
300
What is Maldives
South Asia smallest country
300
What is cyclone
intense tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains
300
Where is the film industry in India
Bollywood
300
cottage industry
What is an industry in which the production of goods and services is based in homes, as opposed to factories.
300
ship breaking
practice of bringing ashore large, oceangoing ships that have been retired from service; they are cut into pieces , and then sold
400
India
What country did Gandhi fight for independence
400
What is monsoon
A strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
400
the tallest mountain
Mount Everest
400
Green Revolution
What is agricultural revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; helped to support rising Asian populations.
400
a cloud of chemicals, ash, and dust formed over the Indian Ocean because of air pollution from South Asia.
What is brown cloud
500
What is India
World's largest democracy in the world!
500
Tsunami
What is a giant title wave?
500
Beautiful mausoleum at Arga , India built by the Mongul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife
Taj Mahal
500
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru, He was the leader of the Indian National Congress which was founded in 1995. He was from an elite family, educated at Harrow and Cambridge. He was the first Prime Minister of India from 1947 - 1964.
500
What is a Pakistani General and President who allied with the US against terrorism