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Geo. Ch. 29

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Early civilizations and states of South Asia   1. Indus Valley 2. Mughal Empire 3. Sultanate  
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Countries of South Asia   1. Afghanistan 2. Pakistan 3. India 4. Nepal 5. Bhutan 6. Bangladesh 7. Sri Lanka  
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Major Cities of South Asia   New Delhi, Islamabad, Kabul  
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Major Mountain Ranges of South Asia   Himalayas, Sulaiman  
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Major Religions of South Asia   Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism  
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sulanate   state ruled by a sultan  
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nonaligned nation   a nation that remains neutral  
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subcontinent   large land mass forming a distinct part of a continent  
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alluvial plain   rich silt in flat areas from Himalayan runoff  
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monsoon   winds that carry dry air from the northeast during the winter and carry moisture from the southwest in the summer  
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the largest country in South Asia   India  
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The oldest civilization in South Asia is   the Indus Valley located in modern Pakistan  
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The landscape of South Asia is   greatly varied and consists of deserts, rain forests, and glacier covered mountains  
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The monsoons can bring heavy rain in the summer   the monsoons bring dry air in the winter  
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Reasons why South Asia has a wide range of ecosystems and plentiful wildlife   it size, elevations, and landforms  
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What is the population like in South Asia   South Asia is one of the most densely settled populations in the world with more and more people moving to cities  
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why was India's textile industry almost destroyed?   Britain imported their cotton and made cheaper clothes in Britain and then sold it cheaply in India  
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What western ideas were spread among the Indian middle class in the late 1800s?   individuals rights and self governement  
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What was Gandhi's most powerful weapon against the British?   nonviolent resistance  
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in what way did Gandhi use nonviolent resistance to show opposition to the the sale of British cloth?   he boycotted British cloth and made his own clothes  
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what happened to the sale of British cloth in India due to Gandhi's boycott   the sale of British cloth fell sharply  
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what decision did the British government make in 1935   they established provinces that were governed entirely by Indiana  
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What was the basis of the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947   Religious conflict between Hindu and Muslim  
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what results did the 1947 independence of India and Pakistan have on their inhabitants   12 million people moved to the place where their religion ruled because they didn't want to be ruled by people of another religion  
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what problems arose between the regions of West Pakistan and East Pakistan and what was the result?   they had different languages and economies. East Pakistan became Bangladesh  
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nationalism   pride in ones nation (like patriotism)  
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nonviolent resistance   the policy of opposing an enemy or oppressor by any means other than violence  
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boycott   to refuse to purchase, sell or use a product or service  
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partition a nation   to divide a nation into parts  
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Mahatma   means "the Great Soul" ... name for Gandhi  
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After the partition of India and Pakistan, how were their relations   hostile and warlike  
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people of East Pakistan fought a civil war in 1971 because   East Pakistanis increasingly felt that the region was treated mostly as a colony of West Pakistan  
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The caste system involves a social heierarchy   There are 5 castes: 1. Brahamans 2. Kshatriyas 3. Vaisyas 4. Sudras 5. untouchables  
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how do you get into a certain caste   you are just born into the one your parents were in  
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What do castes affect   they affect what jobs you can get and your relationships like who you can marry  
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What is rural Indian life like   people live in small villages of houses surrounded by fields.  
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what a a rural Indian house like   rich people have brick houses with tile roofs but poor people have grass and mud houses with dirt floors  
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what furniture is inside an Indian rural house   the only furniture is usually just a wooden bed with string mattress called a charpoy  
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how to families live   families all live together in one house including parents, kids, brothers, aunts, uncles, etc.  
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What are the major industries of India   computers, space research, TVs, VCRs (electronics)  
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reincarnation   the belief that human and animal souls go through a series of births, deaths, and rebirths until they achieve a perfect soul  
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charpoy   wooden bed with string mattress  
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sari   a bright colored cloth worn by Indian women like a dress  
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purdah   the Indian custom of covering a woman's face with a veil (they got the idea from Muslims)  
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joint family system   where large extended Indian families all lives in the same house  
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cottage industry   Indian people who make products in their own homes using their own tools to sell  
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The highest rank in the caste is   Brahmans  
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India's busiest port and financial center   Mumbai (Bombay)  
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What has been the result of the growth of the middle class in India   there are more people who want to buy consumer goods  
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Why are some diseases in India are becoming less common today   more villages are getting deep drilled wells that give clean and safe drinking water  
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Pakistan features   high mountains to the north keep it warm and hot, it is mostly dry and barren except for the Indus River Valley  
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Afghanistan features   It has the Kush Mountains (Kush means death), most people live in the fertile valleys at the base of the mountains  
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Bangladesh features   A large delta formed by 3 rivers : Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna. Soil is very fertile but floods a lot  
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Nepal and Bhutan features   Big span of elevations because of all the mountains. Southern lowlands are hot and humid and tropical so they grow tropical crops  
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Sri Lanka   An Island 33 miles SE of the tip of India (called the teardrop of India). Tropical climate grows coconuts, rubber and tea  
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hydroelectric power   electricity made by moving water  
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irrigate   to supply water to land for farming  
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embankment dam   a wall of soil and rock to hold back water  
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buffer state   a country separating opposing powers or political enemies  
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malnutrition   lack of food or unbalanced diet  
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deforestation   cutting down all the trees  
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Where do most of the people in Pakistan live   rural areas  
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What is Pakistan's growth rate compared to India   It is higher than India's  
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except at high elevations temperatures in Pakistan are generally warm or hot becasue   high northern mountains keep cold air from coming south  
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soils of the delta formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers are   very fertile  
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in 1979, Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan to   help put down a revolt at the request of the country's government  
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one of the greatest challenges in Bangladesh is   malnutrion  
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What two groups have been fighting in Sri Lanka?   Sinhalese and Tamils  
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