Indian Subcontinent Flashcards
What is a subcontinent?
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
What does the Indian Subcontinent consist of?
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
What is one of the most important mountains in the Indian Subcontinent?
The Hindu-Kush.
What is the smaller mountain in the Indian Subcontinent?
Western Ghats.
What is the highest mountain in the Indian Subcontinent?
Mount Everest.
What is India’s most important river?
The Ganges River.
What is a delta?
a land form at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits.
What was Pakistan’s most important river?
The Indus River.
Where is the desert called Deccan?
India.
Where is the desert called Thar?
Pakistan.
What types of climate does the Indian Subcontinent have?
The climates differ.
What kinds of resources does the Indian Subcontinent have?
India= iron ore and coal
Pakistan= natural gas reserves
Sri Lanka= gemstones
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
Father of India, led the struggle for Indian independence. Introduced policy of nonviolent resistance to British rule. In 1947 India won its independence from Britian.
What is Hinduism?
the dominant religion of India.
What is Buddhism?
a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama- the Buddha
What is a caste system?
divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth or occupation.
What are the two largest cities in India?
Mumbai and Kolkata.
What does urbanization mean?
the increase in the percentage of people who live in cities.
What does green revolution mean?
a program that encouraged farmers to adopt modern agricultural methods.
What is Sherpas
an ethnic group from the mountains of Nepal.
