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Polluted lifegiver that Gandhi bathed in-India
What is Ganges
100
Colonizer of South Asia
What is British
100
Strong winds are known as
What is monsoons
100
Economic concept that Gandhi used on the colonizer to prevent them from making money off of textiles-
What is embargo
100
Type of government of India-2 words
What is Federal republic
200
This lifegiver (mostly in Pakistan) source is actually in Kashmir.
What is Indus River
200
The Pakistans (East and West at the time) were set up for people of what religion?
What is Islam
200
Strong winds during the wet season can lead to an “Asian hurricane” called a
What is typhoons
200
Civil rights leader in America influenced by Gandhi
what is MLK Jr
200
Why are many South Asians poor?
What is It is a crowded region (overpopulation) and there is competition for scarce resources
300
This mountain range (largest in world) is the result of plates colliding a long time ago.
What is Himalayas playa
300
East Pakistan is now called
What is Bangladesh
300
Season when rice grows in India-It is the #2 producer in the world behind China-
What is wet
300
Name of term used to describe nonviolent protest by famous Indian
What is Passive resistance
400
This country is often called a “subcontinent” because of the way that it sticks out from the rest of Asia
What is India
400
Country set up for Hindus
What is India
400
Religion associated with the caste system until the Indian Constitution officially banned it-
What is Hinduism
400
Name of leader who helped South Asia achieve independence
What is Mohandas Gandhi-Mahatma his nickname means “great soul”
400
Causes of water pollution in India-
What is Industrial runoff, human waste, burned bodies
500
Name of the Bay south of Bangladesh
What is Bay of Bengal
500
The Kashmir region is a conflict between what two countries?
What is India and Pakistan
500
Name of the “dirty air” seen from India to China that is the result of pollution from “industrialization”-
What is Asian Brown Cloud
500
Type of work most Indians do even though they are “industrializing” as we speak
What is Subsistence farming
500
M.I.A’s people are from what island nation that had a civil war?
What is Sri Lanka