The Ganges river joins with other rivers and creates a huge
Delta
Sri links
An island country that was the hardest hit by tsunami of 2004
The Indus River flows though
Pakistan
The two largest cities in India are
Mumbai and Kolkata
Mount Everest
The world's highest mountain
The best way for India to provide for its growing population
By encouraging
India, is the world's largest democracy
One of the worlds top 5 industrial countries, and has a low per capita GDP
More then 70 percent of India's population lives
In villages
In 1971 east Pakistan broke off to become the independent country of
Bangladesh
The Mughal empire grew rich from trade in goods such as
Tea and spices
In the struggle for independence Mohandas Gandhi used the strategy of
Nonviolent protest
One of Pakistan's greatest challenge is
It's lack of government stability
The British company that once controlled large part of the Indian subcontinent is
The East India company
In 1947 the British agreed to
The partition of India
Nepal has remained one of the world's least developed nation because of its
Poor resources
The biggest challenges facing Bangladesh is
Flooding
Hindus believe that their ultimate goal is to
Reunite their souls with the universal spirit
The country that has a larger population that India is
China
The beginning of India's social system and Hindu religion came from the,
Aryans
The Harappan civilization was founded around 2300 BC in the
Indus River valley
Caste
A system dividing Indian society into groups based on birth or occupation
Hinduism
The dominant religion of India
Mughal
The rule that built the Taj Mahal
Buddha
Taught that people can rise above their desire for material goods and reach nirvana
Mohandas Gandhi
Is best remembered for his role in the Indian independence struggle
Siddhartha Gautama
His teachings are the basis for the religion Buddhism
Green Revolution
A program in India to encourage farmers to adopt modern farming method
Diwali
festival of lights
Kathmandu
Capital of Nepal
Kashmir
The territory claimed by both Pakistan and India
Islam
The dominant religion of Pakistan
Delta
a landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits
Colony
A territory controlled by a foreign land
Indus River valley
Pakistan most densely populated region
Nirvana
A state of perfect peace in which suffering end