Social Studies Chapter 16
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- What 3 oceans border Asia?
- Indian, Pacific, and Artic
- The earth's tallest peak _______ ________ is in the Himilayas
- Mount Everest
- What is called the Roof of the World?
- Plateau of Tibet
- What isa the Ring of Fire?
- ring of volcanoes, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes
- Name 3 major rivers in India, Bangledesh, and Pakistan
- Indus, Ganges, and Bramaputra
- Name the 2 rivers in China
- Yangtzee and Yellow
- Define subcontinent
- large land mass that is connected to a larger land mass
- Name 7 countries that are located on the South Asian continent
- Sir Lanka, India, Pakistan Bangledesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal
- List 2 mountain ranges that form the border of northern India
- Himalayas and Karokim
- What 2 mountain ranges are on India's southern coasts?
- Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
- What mountain range runs through the center of India?
- Satpura range
- 40% of India's peopple live in northern India on the _______ Plain
- Ganges
- The Ganges River runs into the ________ of _______
- Bay of Bengal
- The _______ _________ lies south of the Saptura Range
- Deccan Plateau
- Define monsoons
- seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for months
- What and when was the Bengal Famine?
- food disaster in 1943
- What was India's green revolution?
- an effort to use modern techniques and science to increase food production
- What is jute?
- a plant fiber used for making rope, burlap bags, and carpet backing
- India is the 2nd largest producer of ______
- rice
- What problems has India's industrial growth caused for its environment?
- forests have benn cleared, water is polluted, and animals have died
- Who were the Aryans?
- warriors from 1500s B.C.
- Hinduism organized India's society into the caste system. Explain this system.
- You are born into a particular social group, and that determines what your job is, and who you can marry
- What religion does 80% of India's people belong to?
- Hinduism
- Hinduism has many gods. Name the main 3 gods and their purposes
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Brahma-creator
Vishnu-preserver
Siva-destroyer - Hindus believe in recarnation. Explain recarnation
- After the body dies, the soul is reborn into animal or human form
- ________ started in India about 500 B.C. but is no longer one of the major religions
- Buddhism
- 140 million Indians follow the religion of _____
- Islam
- Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal. Why?
- for his wife's body when she died
- The _______ ruled Inda from the 1700s to the mid-1900s
- British
- __________ __________ led a nonviolent movement to free India from British rule
- Mohandas Gandhi
- India became indeoendent in ____
- 1947
- India was divided into India, ______, and _________. Why?
- bangledesh and Pakistan; killing each other over religion
- What is India's capital?
- New Delhi
- How many official languages does India have?
- 18
- What is the Festival of Lights?
- Hindu celebration marking thecoming of winter and the victory of good over evil
- India makes more _____ than Hollywood
- films
- What landlocked country is surrounded by India and China?
- Nepal
- If you are in Katmandu, what country are you in?
- Nepal
- People in Pakistan and Bangledesh follow the religion of _______
- Islam
- Many people in Nepal follow the _______ religion
- Buddhism