Physical Geo
Religion
History
Gender Issues
Current Issues
100
The winds that brings much needed rain to India
What is monsoon
100
A religion that can promote polytheism, monotheism, and atheism all at once.
What is Hindusim
100
The leader of the Indian Independence Movement known as the Mahatma or "Great Soul"
What is Ghandi
100
An amount of money paid by the parents of the bride to the parents of the groom
What is a dowry
100
the name of the economic change that sends jobs from one place to another
What is outsourcing
200
The natural barrier that seprates South Asia from China
What is the Himalayas
200
The religion that was founded in India, believes in one God, believes in reincarnation, uses the symbol of a cuved knife, and was founded by Guru Nanak
What is Sikhism
200
The country that colonized and controlled India
What is the United Kingdom
200
The term used for the killing of girl babies
What is female infanticide
200
The name of the region that is disputed between India and Pakistan
What is Kashmir
300
The river that Hindus consider sacred
What is the Ganges River
300
the Hindu god of destruction who chills with a cow, cut off his son's head, and has blue skin.
What is Shiva
300
A beautifully designed Islamic tomb built by an emperor for his favorite wife
What is the Taj Mahal
300
When Indian women jump on the funeral pier of thier dead husbands.
What is comitting ritual suicide
300
Outsourcing is most apparent to Americans in this area.
What is high tech and telecommunications.
400
The river that was one of the birthplaces of civilization and recently flooded
What is the Indus River
400
The Hindiuidea that every one has a specific duty in thier life that they must accomplish
What is Dharma
400
The Indian Empire during which the Taj Mahal was built
What is the Mugal Empire
400
Only 2% in India
What is the divorce rate
400
Limited resources and limited space make this a major demographic problem for South Asia today
What is growing population
500
The feature that elevates much of central India
What is the Deccan Plateau
500
The five castes in the Indian caste system
What is Bramins, Kashatrias, Vaisas, Sudras, and untouchables.
500
The first people to conquer South Asia and the people they conquered
What is the Aryans and the Dravidians
500
could lead to kidnappings, the selling of women, foreign brides, and political upheaveal
What is an unbalanced population
500
This is the scariest thing about South Asia today
What is India and Pakistan both have nuclear weapons and don't get along.