Term | Definition |
Subcontinent | Large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
Mount Everest | Highest mountain on the planet -- measures some 29,035 feet |
Ganges River | India's most important river which flows across northern India and into Bangladesh |
Delta | Landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits |
Indus River | fertile river area located in Pakistan, provides agriculture to a populate region. |
Monsoons | seasonal winds that bring either moist or dry air to an area. |
Dehlhi | was a capital city in Northern India for Turkish Muslims during the Mughal Empire. |
colony | a territory inhabited and controlled by people form a foreign land. |
partition | division |
Hinduism | dominant religion of India |
Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama-the Buddha |
caste system | divided Indian society into groups based on person's birth or occupation. |
Mumbai (Bombay)and Kolkata (Calcutta) | Two large bustling cities in India |
urbanization | increase in the number of people who live in the city |
green revolution | a program that encouraged farmers to adopt modern agricultural methods |
Sherpas | an ethnic group from the mountains of Nepal |
Kashimir | disputed region that is fought over by India and Pakistan |
Dhaka | capital and largest city in Bangladesh |
Kathmandu | capital and largest city in Nepal |