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Geographical landmark created by the collision of the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate
What is the Himalayas?
100
The asiatic monsoon causes rain in these places
What is the Ghats and foothills of the Himalayas?
100
Importance of the Indus River Valley
What is it is the only way to reach south Asia by land?
100
Most popular religion in South Asia
What is Hinduism?
100
Reason South Asia was defensively weak
What is the strict social stratification of the caste system of Hinduism?
200
Created by the tilt of the south asia
What is the Deccan Plateau?
200
Causes south Asia to have this kind of winter
What is very dry?
200
Last invaders of South Asia
What is the British?
200
Religion found mostly in Pakistan
What is Islam?
300
Area that drains into the Sea of Bengal
What is the River Lowlands?
300
Mountain system that is fairly new and growing at twice the speed of any other mountain system on the planet
What is the Himalayas?
300
Agricultural products the British wanted
What is cotton, jute, tea and sugar?
300
began 2500 years ago by Prince Siddhartha
What is buddhism?
400
Area of Hills with dense population on the edges of India
What is the Eastern and western Ghats?
400
Importance of the Asiatic Monsoon
What is the rain it brings to the region?
400
Most important thing the British did for south Asia
What is established democracy?
400
Main ideas of this religion are 1. Rejection of earthly desires 2. All forms of life are sacred
What is Buddhism?
500
caused by the seasonal switch of pressure systems
What is a Monsoon?
500
shape resembles a funnel that causes hurricanes to be funneled towards Bangladesh
What is the Bay of Bengal?
500
Results of South Asia's independence from the British
What is South Asia became India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
500
Oldest known religion in the world
What is Hinduism?