Melting snow from this mountain range helps form South Asia's main rivers.
What are the Himalayas?
100
Most people in South Asia's mountain villages only grow enough food to feed themselves. What is this type of agriculture called?
Subsistence farming
100
South Asia has a wet and dry season. People must save water during the wet season (summer) to use in the dry season (winter). What term applies to these seasons?
Monsoons
100
This river is considered sacred by the Hindus.
The Ganges River
100
Discrimination has been outlawed in India in the last 50 years. This has led to a lessening in the influence of this social order.
The caste system
200
During this time period in India, there was an improvement in food production. It also had some negative effects that caused pollution.
The Green Revolution
200
This city produces more raw sewage that it can process. It is located on the Ganges River and many people make a pilgrimage there to bath in the river.
Varanasi
200
India and Pakistan are both fighting over this region. Both have said they would use violence to resolve it.
Kashmir
200
The Aryans wrote their beliefs in a series of writings called the Vedas. What religion did this become the basis of?
Hinduism
200
Under the Mughal Empire, what religion became a strong minority?
Islam
300
South Asia emphasizes agriculture that can be continued without long term damage to the environment. What is this type of agriculture called?
Sustainable agriculture
300
The promise of a factory job is one reason why many people are moving to cities. What term describes the appealing things about cities that cause urbanization?
Pull factors
300
This ancient civilization was known for its effective city planning and creating a system of measurement.
Harappan
300
Movies in this city are made in the Tamil language.
Chennai
300
India has built dams on some rivers. This has caused a reduced water flow once the rivers reach what country? Drought has also contributed to the reduced flow.
Bangladesh
400
Harappa was located on this river, which flows through Pakistan.
The Indus River
400
Hindus believe there is one spiritual force that unifies the universe. What is it called?
Brahman
400
India's middle class has been steadily growing and is about the same size as the entire population of the United States. About how many people make up India's middle class?
300 million
400
What term describes the method Gandhi used to protest British rule?
Civil disobedience
400
Due to India's rapidly growing population, the country is always working on improving roads, bridges, etc. What term is used to describe these?
Infrastructure
500
This country has a growing population and is very poor. It has few resources to export. One of the few is jute.
Bangladesh
500
This religion believes there is a path to move beyond suffering.
Buddhism
500
Movies in Mumbai are made using this language, which is India's official language.
Hindi
500
This has become a large part of India's economy and it relies on American companies.
Outsourcing
500
One of the biggest obstacles to unity in this country is its division into provinces. The people identify more with their province than with their country. Each province has different tribal groups and languages.