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DZ GEO Unit 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lifeline of Pakistan | Indus River |
| Afghanistan's "melting pot" culture | Due to all the hostile takeovers by foreign nations |
| 3 powerful rivers that make up delta in Bangladesh | Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna |
| highest mountain peak in world | Mt. Everest (29,035 feet) |
| England both helped and hurt this nation when they controlled it | India |
| Hindu nation created out of India | Pakistan |
| Taliban controlled government until 2001 U.S. invastion | Afghanistan |
| Promoted tourism which has led to financial and cultural growth | Nepal |
| nation created out of Pakistan | Bangladesh |
| tsunami devastated nation in 2004 | Sri Lanka |
| has not promoted tourism and has not grown as a nation | Bhutan |
| does unclean jobs in India such as tanning hides and street cleaning | Untouchables |
| teachers and priests; top caste in India | Brahmans |
| warrior caste in India | Kshatriyas |
| farmers and merchants caste in India | Vaisyas |
| craftworkers and laborers caste in India | Sudras |
| opposing an enemy by any means other than violence | non-violent resistance |
| refusal to do things in order to achieve a larger goal | boycott |
| belief that human and animal souls are born, die, and reborn | reincarnation |
| social hierarchy in which people are born into particular group with distinct rank in society | caste system |
| brightly colored cloth that is draped over body like a dress | sari |
| common in India; family lives with husband's parents after marriage | joint family system |
| biggest health concern in India | unhealthy water |
| electricity produced by movement of water | hydroelectric power |
| terrorist group that controlled Afghanistan | Taliban |
| lack of food or an unbalanced diet | malnutrition |
| "tear drop" of India | Sri Lanka |
| process of stripping land of its trees | deforestation |