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| This river empties into the Bay of Bengal and is polluted , but Indians still think it's holy | Ganges River
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| This landform creates a barrier between India and China | Himalyas
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| Most people in India believe in another life after death. This is called . . . | reincarnation
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| seasonal winds, most important influence on climate in South Asia | monsoons
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| major religion in India | Hinduism
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| tallest mountain in the world | Mt. Everest
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| used nonviolence and peaceful protest in India | Gandhi
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| sending jobs in America to other countries to save money | outsourcing
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| Hindu tradition when a person dies. They burn the body into ashes and this is called . . . | reincarnation
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| popular sport in India | cricket
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| not eating meat, Hindu tradition | vegetarian
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| Summer or winter: monsoons come from the south and bring rain | summer
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| old unfair Hindu tradition put people into groups they could not pick | caste system
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| fancy word that refers to roads, bridges, power options, and sewer systems in a country | infrastructure
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| this man helped India gain freedom and fought for rights for the untouchables | Gandhi
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| true or false; many Indians consider cows to be sacred | true
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| true or false; the population in India is similar to ours in the United States | false
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| true or false; a positive effect of outsourcing is hiring workers for a cheaper wage | true
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| popular sport in India | soccer
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| heaven | nirvana
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| what comes around goes around | karma
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| the idea of doing the right thing in Hinduism | dharma
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| true or false: most Indian Hindus go to large temples with lots of people | false
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| the name of the city Hindus usually go to as a holy journey | Varanasi
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| Hinduism started in India from old songs and . . . | poems
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| the belief in many gods | polytheism
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| four reasons Untouchables life was the worst: | worst jobs, beaten by other groups, no shoes and no school, and could not drink from the same wells
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| true or false; Marriages in India are never arranged | false
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| clothing a woman generally wears in India | saree
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| the name of the red dot in the middle of the forehead worn by Indian women | bindi
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| meals in India are generally this | spicy
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| the head of the household in India | father
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| Bangladesh is poor because | overcrowding, lack of education, and natural disasters
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| Golden Quadrilateral | 3633 miles of roads connecting four major cities
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