India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bangladesh
100
How Big is South Asia?
Half the size of the United States.
100
This is a group of islands.
Archipelago
100
Governmental system used in Bhutan
Constitutional Monarchy
100
What is the Khyber Pass?
It is the main route between Pakistan and Afghanistan
200
This country has the largest population in South Asia.
India
200
List three rivers found in Asia.
a. Indus
b. Ganges
c. Brahmaputra
200
This is a partially closed area of seawater with several rivers flowing into it.
Estuary
200
This is the governmental system used in Pakistan.
A federal republic with four proveniences.
200
List the Mountain Ranges found in South Asia.
Hindu Kush, Himalaya, and Ghats
300
This country was formally known as East Pakistan.
Bangladesh.
300
Define a cyclone
Hurricane
300
Soil carried down from mountains and deposited when river overflows banks.
Alluvial Plane
300
What occurred in Sri Lanka between 1983 and 2009?
Civil War (1983-2009) between Buddhist Sinhalese majority government in south, and Hindu Tamil minority (“Tamil Tigers”/LTTE) in north.
300
Describe the climates in South Asia
a. Dry in the northwest
b. -Tropical in the north, between the mountain ranges
c. -Dry in the southern interior, wet along the coasts
400
This country is the home of Mount Everest.
Nepal
400
What is the dominant religion in Bhutan?
Buddhist
400
A seasonal wind that brings heavy rainfall to South Asia during the Summer.
Monsoon.
400
Describe the Partition of 1947.
In August, 1947, when, after three hundred years in India, the British finally left, the subcontinent was partitioned into two independent nation states: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.
400
List three natural resources found in South Asia and describe how they are used.
Minerals
d. Iron Ore Deposits – world’s leaders in exporting iron ore
e. Mica – key in electrical equipment, make-up, and paint
f. Titanium (9th largest reserves in world in Sri Lanka)
500
This four countries were once controlled by Great Britain.
o India after WW2 (1947)
o Pakistan (1947)
o Sri Lanka (1947)
o Bangladesh (1971
500
Describe the topography of Afghanistan.
Mountainous and Landlocked
500
Rising sea levels cause flooding
Storm Surge
500
What was Gandhi known for?
Preaching non violence and being the leader of the Indian Independence movement.
500
Why are rivers important to south Asia?
o Fertile Soil
o agriculture accounts for 50% of jobs
o Transportation
o people and goods
o Water Supply
o 1.2 Billion in India
o Religion
o Ganges is sacred (Hinduism)
o Hydroelectric Power