Map ReviewUnit 10

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India

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Nepal

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Bangladesh

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Bhutan

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Pakistan

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Afghanistan

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Sri Lanka

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Maldives

What is this mountain?

Mt. Everest

What is this mountain range?

The Himalayas

What is this mountain range?

The Hindu Kush Mountains

What is this mountain pass?

Khyber Pass

What is this physical region?

Deccan Plateau

What is this city?

New Delhi

What is this river?

The Ganges

What is this river?

The Indus

What is this body of water?

Bay of Bengal

What is this body of water?

The Arabian Sea

What Country is this?• Leading exporter of opium, heroin.• US invaded in 2001 after 9/11, to defeat Taliban. Taliban

were/are funded partly by Pakistan, which is also helping to fight Taliban.

• Mostly Pashtuns, who are Muslims.• About the size of Texas

Afghanistan• Leading exporter of opium, heroin.• US invaded in 2001 after 9/11, to defeat Taliban. Taliban

were/are funded partly by Pakistan, which is also helping to fight Taliban.

• Mostly Pashtuns, who are Muslims.• About the size of Texas

What country is this?• Primarily Sunni Muslim• Continuing struggles with internal ethnic groups, India,

Afghanistan• A federal republic with 4 provinces, one territory, and 1

capital territory

Pakistan• Primarily Sunni Muslim• Continuing struggles with internal ethnic groups, India,

Afghanistan• A federal republic with 4 provinces, one territory, and 1

capital territory

What country is this?• ¾ of all South Asia land area; slightly more than 1/3 of the

U.S.• About 80% Hindu, 20% Muslim• Emerging economic and regional military power, with

advanced industrial and scientific capacity.

India• ¾ of all South Asia land area; slightly more than 1/3 of the

U.S.• About 80% Hindu, 20% Muslim• Emerging economic and regional military power, with

advanced industrial and scientific capacity.

What country is this?• Tourism on Mt. Everest• Home of the Gurkha, soldiers famed for bravery and the

Kukri knife.• A parliamentary democracy, but was a monarchy until 2005

Nepal• Tourism on Mt. Everest• Home of the Gurkha, soldiers famed for bravery and the

Kukri knife.• A parliamentary democracy, but was a monarchy until 2005

What country is this?• Low elevation and location make almost half of land surface

prone to flooding during monsoons. • Formerly known as East Pakistan. Independent since 1971.• Cultivation of rice is the single most important agricultural

activity.• One of world’s poorest nations.

Bangladesh• Low elevation and location make almost half of land surface

prone to flooding during monsoons. • Formerly known as East Pakistan. Independent since 1971.• Cultivation of rice is the single most important agricultural

activity.• One of world’s poorest nations.

What country is this?• Small archipelago, 26 separate atolls. • Islamic, run on sharia law.• Economy based on fishing and tourism• Maldives is heavily involved with UN global warming treaties

and conferences.

Maldives• Small archipelago, 26 separate atolls. • Islamic, run on sharia law.• Economy based on fishing and tourism• Maldives is heavily involved with UN global warming treaties

and conferences.

What country is this?• Civil War (1983-2009) between Buddhist Sinhalese majority

government in south, and Hindu Tamil minority (“Tamil Tigers”/LTTE) in north.

• Languages: Sinhala (80%) and Tamil (20%)• Republic with 8 provinces• Slightly larger than West Virginia

Sri Lanka• Civil War (1983-2009) between Buddhist Sinhalese majority

government in south, and Hindu Tamil minority (“Tamil Tigers”/LTTE) in north.

• Languages: Sinhala (80%) and Tamil (20%)• Republic with 8 provinces• Slightly larger than West Virginia

What country is this?• Constitutional monarchy, King Wangchuck• Almost entirely Buddhist• Official language: Dzongkha (pronounced “zonka”)

Bhutan• Constitutional monarchy, King Wangchuck• Almost entirely Buddhist• Official language: Dzongkha (pronounced “zonka”)