1
What are the seven countries we are learning about?
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
Caste system and the Vedas.
India.
People in India have more kids than people in China do.
What was the caste system?
A social class that came about in the Aryan civilization.
When someone hires an outside individual for a lower payment.
What makes the region's climate so diverse?
The region's land forms.
What were the first three religions we learned about?
Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.
True or false?
7/10 people live in urban areas in India.
False.
Rural.
What are Vedas?
Long poetic texts in the ancient Sanskrit language.
What is a subcontinent?
A distinct part of a continent, cut off from the rest in some sort of way.
What are the endangered animals in India's forests?
Tiger, Asian elephant, and the one horned rhinoceros.
What were the British especially interested in when they came to India?
What city is the business center of India?
Mumbai.
What is a monsoon?
A seasonal wind pattern.
What title of respect was Ghandi given?
Mahatma
What type of of climate zone does most of South Asia have?
Who opposed violence and he helped free India from British rule.
Mohandas Gandhi.
What languages are spoken in India? (2 main ones)
Hindi and English.
Who are the Brahmans?
Priests in the Aryan civilization.
In what ways are population trends changing in South Asia?
More people are leaving the villages to work in the "metros". This has made their urban areas grow very quickly.
What helps create a temperate climate zone in South Asia?
The Himalaya block cold winds from blowing in.
Who in the Muhgal civilization tolerated freedom of religion?
Akbar the Great.
Why are India and Pakistan fighting over Kashmir?
They both want to control the source of the river, due to trade and agriculture.
What is a sitar?
In what ways are forests an important habitat in South Asia? How are Asians protecting their forests?
The forests are important to their rare animal species like the tiger, elephant and one horned rhino. These animals are in danger. They are making nature reserves and made laws to control logging and hunting.