South Asia Basics
This region contains some of the world’s oldest these.
What are civilizations?
The tallest mountain on Earth lies in Nepal.
What is Mt. Everest?
From 1979 to 1989, Afghanistan fought a long war with this global power.
What is Russia?
Factories in Bangladesh rely heavily on exporting these products.
What are textiles?
Independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in what year?
When is 1947
A major issue affecting millions across South Asia.
What is poverty?
Nepal lies within this famous mountain chain.
What are the Himalayas?
Bangladesh achieved this in 1971 with India’s support.
What is independence?
India’s global movie industry is known by this name.
What is Bollywood?
Nepal experienced a devastating event in 2015, killing over 9000 people.
What is an earthquake?
South Asia is home to about this share of the world’s population.
What is one fourth?
Rising levels of this threaten the Maldives.
What are sea levels?
The 1947 divide creating India and Pakistan is known as this.
What is the Partition?
Bhutan tracks national well-being using Gross National this.
What is Happiness?
Sri Lanka’s internal conflict from 1983 to 2009 is classified as this type of war.
What is a civil war?
This country is famous for having the first underwater hotel rooms.
the Maldives
A country with no access to the sea/ocean is called this.
What is landlocked?
This group currently rules Afghanistan and suppresses women and children.
Who are the Taliban?
Emporer Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as this kind of building for his favorite wife. (use the formal term)
What is a mausoleum?
Sri Lanka is located in what cardinal direction to India?
What is the south?
Name the capital city of either India, Bangladesh, or Bhutan.
New Dehli
Dhaka
Thimphu
This area creates a narrow land connection between Afghanistan and China.
What is the Wahkan Corridor?
In March 1971, Pakistan launched this deadly operation that killed up to 3 million Bengalis.
What is Operation Searchlight?
Bangladesh pioneered this lending model that provides tiny starter loans to poor borrowers.
What is microfinancing?
This historical trade route went through Asia, especially through Pakistan and Afghanistan
What is the Silk Road