South Asia Geography
What major body of water borders Bangladesh to the south?
Bay of Bengal
Known as the "Festival of Lights," this popular holiday symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness.
Diwali
Hinduism
A large, powerful ocean wave. They often occur after an underwater earthquake.
tsunami
A rigid social structure that classifies people into hereditary groups based on birth, family background, and occupation.
Caste system
Worshiped in the Hindu religion as "Mother Ganga," this river is often considered the holiest in India
Ganges River
This Mumbai-based film industry is the world's largest producer of films, famous for its musical drama productions.
Bollywood
Founder was Siddhartha Gautama. He meditated about life and suffering; reached nirvana and became known as the Buddha.
Buddhism
The shifting of jobs to workers outside of a company, often to a foreign country.
outsourcing
A leader of India’s independence movement. When India was a colony of Great Britain, he used nonviolent methods to protest against British rule. His efforts earned him the title Mahatma. Mahatma means “great soul.”
Gandhi
This massive mountain range, containing Mt. Everest, forms the northern border of South Asia.
Himalayas
This Hindu festival is famous for participants throwing vibrant colored powders and water at each other to celebrate the arrival of spring.
Holi
A holistic and interconnected set of practices taught by the Buddha as a way to liberate oneself from suffering and achieve enlightenment. EX: righteous, caring, truthful, help others, useful, positive, aware, calm.
Eightfold Path
A vehicle similar to a three-wheeled bicycle, having a seat for passengers behind the driver.
rickshaw
A white marble mausoleum (tomb) in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal to honor her.
Taj Mahal
This seasonal wind pattern dominates the climate of South Asia, bringing heavy rains.
monsoons
This 1947 event saw the British Indian Empire divided into two separate nations: India and Pakistan.
partition
Brahman is the main god, dharma (moral duty) is the goal, karma-reincarnation.
Hinduism
A plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Indian classical music.
sitar
This landlocked South Asian country was never colonized and remained an independent kingdom throughout its history. It has the highest mountain peak on Earth, Mt. Everest.
Nepal
This term refers to the tropical forest region and the world's largest mangrove forest located in Bangladesh and India
Sundarbans
What is the official language of Bangladesh?
Bengali
A sacred symbol (flower) of Hinduism representing purity, beauty, prosperity, and spiritual enlightenment. It grows out of mud to become a beautiful flower.
Lotus
An area in a city that is crowded, with poor housing and bad living conditions.
slum
A 4,000-mile network of trade routes connecting East Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean where the exchange of goods like spices and porcelain for precious metals and glassware, alongside the transfer of cultures, religions, and technologies.
Silk Road