Spalding Academy 9th Grade 2011
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| A business that employs workers in their homes | Cottage industry
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| Farm crop grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family | Cash crop
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| How do the major rivers determine where people live? Be sure to name some of those major rivers. | Easy transportation, grow lots of food, tourism. Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra
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| How does the geography and weather affect the agriculture in the region? | Many rivers provide water for crops. Many mountains means less land for crops. Monsoons can make water management for crops difficult
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| In Asia, seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from inland in winter | Monsoon
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| In Buddhism, ultimate state of peace and insight toward which people strive | Nirvana
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| In Hindu belief, being reborn repeatedly in different forms, until one has overcome earthly desires | Reincarnation
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| In Hindu belief, the sum of good and bad actions in one’s present and past lives | Karma
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| Large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India | Subcontinent
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| Name two animals that are native to the region. | Elephant and tiger
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| Plant and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel | Biomass
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| Plant fiber used to make string and cloth | Jute
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| Program to produce higher-yielding, more productive strains of wheat, rice, and other food crops | Green revolution
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| Storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure | Cyclone
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| The spreading development of nuclear arms | Nuclear proliferation
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| Tourism based on concern for the environment | Ecotourism
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| What are some of the problems of over population in South Asia? | Slums, violence, lack of food and healthcare
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| What are the main components of the Hindu religion? (How was it founded? is there one god? many gods? what is the religion’s philosophy of life? ultimate goal?) | Est. by Aryans in the Vedas. Reincarnation and karma. Major gods are Shiva, Kali, and Krishna
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| What is the capital of Bangladesh? | Dhaka
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| What is the capital of Bhutan? | Thimphu
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| What is the capital of India? | New Delhi
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| What is the capital of Maldives? | Male
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| What is the capital of Nepal? | Kathmandu
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| What is the capital of Sri Lanka? | Colombo
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| What is the government type of Bhutan? | Monarchy
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| What is the government type of India? | Democracy
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| What is the government type of Nepal? | Parliamentary democracy
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| Which country experiences the 20-year civil war between the Sinhalese Buddhists and the Tamil Tigers? | Sri Lanka
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| Which river is the reason for the fighting in Kashmir? | Indus River
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| Which South Asian country would you live in if given the choice? Please include their current form of government, population, physical geography, cultural geography, and major issues facing that country. | Opinion
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| Which two countries are fighting over the Kashmir region? | India and Pakistan
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| Who was Gandhi and why was he important for India? | South African lawyer. Worked for Indian freedom from UK. Boycotts, hunger strikes, prison. India free in 1947
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| Why are the Himalayas such an important physical features for the region? | Separates India from Asia, influences weather, tourism
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| What are the main components of the Buddhism religion? (How was it founded? is there one god? many gods? what is the religion’s philosophy of life? ultimate goal?) | Founded by Siddhartha Gautama in 563. Becomes Buddha. Work towards Nirvana. Detachment from worldly goods. No god
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