South Asia Hansell Test
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williamsonallie on January 17, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The difference between and atoll and an archipelago | an archipelago is a group of island that form an arch, and an atoll is a volcano island surrounded by coral reefs |
| Natural resource that helps computer industry | Micah |
| 3 major rivers in India | Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra |
| River that travels through Calcutta | Ganges` |
| Name the 7 countries in the subcontinent | India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan |
| What are the 6 different climate zones | semi-aird, desert, subtropical, tropical wet |
| Are the monsoon seasonal winds wet or dry for October - February | dry |
| Cyclones are most destructive in what country? | Bangladesh |
| What is the arm of sea called | estuary |
| What modern day country did the Indian civilization start in? | Pakistan |
| 3 ancient empires of India | Mughal, Gupta, marian |
| What country is the largest democracy? | India |
| Capital of Nepal? | Kathmandu |
| Capital of Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| Who is Pakistan's 1st leader | Jenna |
| 1st primes minister of India | Mr. Nehru |
| Why hasn't land reform worked? | political leaders influence over the poorer people |
| Small buiseness owners | entrepreneurs |
| What are the small loans called that are given to entrepreneurs called? | microcredit |
| What 2 ethnic groups are in Sri Lanka | Tamils, and Sinnaliese |
| What area are India and Pakistan fighting over | Kashmir Valley |
| Who would you higher to guide you to Mt. Everest | Sherpas |
| Bhutan | Thimphu |
| India | New Delhi |
| Maldives | Male |
| Nepal | Kathmandu |
| Pakistan | Islamabad |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| Indus Valley Civilization | began 2500 B.C, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, sanitation systems |
| partition | division of british india |
| Kashmir | territory that india and Pakistan fought over |
| Microcredit | policy makes small loans available to poor entrepreneurs |
| Entrepreneurs | people who start and build a business |
| Ramadan | month long period of fasting from sunrise to sunset |
| 1947 | end of british rule |
| 1971 | Civil War over Kashmir Valley between Pakistan and India |
| purdah | islam rule that secludes women |
| Pakistan Ethnic groups | Punjabs, Sindhis, Pathans, Mujrs, Balochs |
| Rabindranath Tagore | born in Calcutta, wrote song that is pakistan national anthem, won nobel peace prize |
| Quwwali | devotional singings of sufis |
| Sri Lanka religion | Buddist |
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