SOUTH ASIA STUDY GUIDE
Be familiar with all vocabulary terms. Know all countries, their locations, and
their capitals.
SOUTH ASIA PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
1.Know what a monsoon is and its importance. Seasonal Wind-Summer is wet2.How were the Himalayas formed? Plate tectonics3.What is polluting the Ganges? Dead Bodies, sewage, industrial waste4.What is an alluvial plain and why are they
important? Flood plain of a river-fertile soil5.What climate does Nepal and Bhutan have?
Highland
SOUTH ASIA PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
6. What three rivers begin in the Himalayas? Indus, Brahmaputra, and Ganges7. What countries do the Himalayas run
through? Nepal and Bhutan8. Where is the Deccan plateau located? South India9. What physical feature do most Indians live
on? Indogangetic plain
INDIA HISTORY AND CULTURE HANDOUT
10. Who were some of the invasions India suffered from? Aryans. Mughal, Gupta, British,
Greeks and Persians 11. What religion did the Mughal Empire
bring to India? Islam 12. What is the period called the Raj? 90 yr
period of British Rule
INDIA HISTORY AND CULTURE HANDOUT13. What was the Green Revolution? Increased crop yields through new technology
and hybrid seeds14. Who are the Aryans? Light skinned ppl from the plains of Iran that
invaded India and brought the Caste System15. Before total control of India, what
influence did Britain have? Total control of trade-British East India
Company
HINDUISM/BUDDHISM
16. Be able to describe the caste system and the four main levels.
Brahmins- Priests and teachers; Kshatriyas-warriors; Vaisya-Merchants; Sudras-Unskilled Workers and farmers; Dalits-Untouchables
17. Who founded Buddhism? Siddartha Gautuma 18. Where is the Caste system prevalent today?
Rural Areas
HINDUISM/BUDDHISM
19. What are the three main gods of Hinduism and what are they worshipped for?
Brahma-Creator; Vishnu-Preserver; Shiva-destroyer
20. What do Buddhists believe is the cause of all suffering? Desire
21. What do you have to follow to reach
Nirvana? 8 fold path or 4 noble truths
PARTITION OF INDIA AND SO ON
22. Where is Kashmir? What countries are fighting over it? Located in Northern India; China, India, and Pakistan
23. What religion was Pakistan created
for? Bangladesh? Islam 24. What religion does the majority of
India follow? Hinduism
PARTITION OF INDIA AND SO ON
25. How did Gandhi help India? What religion did he follow? How did he die? Civil disobedience, Satyagraha. He was a Hindu; Assasinated
26. What was the partitioning of India?-When the Muslims had to move to E/W Pakistan after independence
27. Why is Pakistan considered so dangerous? Suicide Bombers, Martial Law, Hideout for terrorists, former assassination of Bhutto
PARTITION OF INDIA AND SO ON
28. What country was formed after Pakistan’s civil war?Bangladesh
29. How did Gandhi feel about the
Partitioning of India? He wanted all ppl to live as brothers in India
POPULATION EXPLOSION
30. How is India trying to regulate growth?
Birth Control, encouraging smaller families
31. Why do families prefer boys over girls?
Work on the farms, carry on the family name
32. Where does India rank in population in the world? 2nd
REMAINING CULTURE SECTIONS OF SOUTH ASIA
33. Which country depends on tourism and foreign aid? Nepal
34. In which country are the Tamils
and Sinhalese fighting? Sri Lanka
SOUL OF INDIA
35. What do people use the Ganges for?
Bathing, cemetery, toilet, religion, etc36. What type of government does
India have, making it the largest in the world? Democracy
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