South Asia Flashcards
per capita for south asia
~$2,250
what country is not on the indian subcontinent, but is often included in the south asia region
afghanistan
the collision between the indian plate and eurasian plate resulted in the formation of the ________ mountains
himalaya
do you know the 10 physical geographical locations of south asia?
yes :)
largest mountain in the himalayas
mt. everest
what three rivers come from the himalayas
Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra
plateau
area with high elevation but relatively flat
where is the tibetan plateau largely located?
southwest china
what is the historical travel center between middle east, china and india
the hindu kush
the indo-gangetic plain has ___________, growing primarily ____ and _____
extremely fertile soil; wheat and rice
what civilization is now in the indo-gangetic plain/the largest ancient civilization?
indus valley civilization
eastern and western ghats
orographic lifting
region has heavy rainfall, esp. in west
biodiversity hotspot!
water has a very high ____ ________
heat capacity
monsoons
seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea; rain = by product!
reversal in both the surface winds and associated precipitation
what do monsoons mean for india?
dry winters/springs, wet summers/falls
india has a (large/small) capacity for agriculture
large!
15% of india’s GDP comes from
agriculture
most people in south asia live where
the water is
bangladesh is prone to _____; and has a high ________
flooding; population density
“sino” is a prefix meaning for what
chinese
what is the third largest religion after christianity and islam?
hinduism
remittance
money sent from an immigrant back to their home country where family reside
the word “hindu” is related to what?
Indus
samsara
cycle of reincarnation
stable social structure in india, commonly used to describe rigid social structures outside of india
caste system
dalits (fifth group in the caste system)
“untouchables”
according to the hindu belief, it is important that you live according to one’s
caste station
endogamy
practice of marrying within one’s ethnicity/social class
what religion originated around 5th century BCE in Eastern India
Buddhism
Buddha means
“enlightened” or “awakened” one
who expanded the Mughal empire and was known for an inclusive rule?
Ackbar
Sikhism
monotheistic; significant diaspora
who was the preeminent leader of indian nationalism?
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi fought for ____, aka self rule
Swaraj
Jawaharlal Nehru
first prime minister to india, in office from 1947-1964
Kashmir conflict
contested territory since 1947 with china, pakistan and india
Pakistan moved capital closer to border to be considered for land
forward capital
put capital in a place intentionally to make an argument to further your territory
east and west pakistan was a single country until
1971
east pakistan becomes what country?
bangladesh
india first tests nuclear weapons in _____, pakistan in _____
1974; 1998
how many countries have nuclear weapons?
9
what 4 states formerly possessed nuclear weapons
belarus
kazakhstan
ukraine
south africa
license raj
meant to protect indian industry, system of strict government
south africa has the highest __________ of any region
GDP growth rate
demographic transition model
describes society’s population growth related to stages defined by the balance of birth and death rates
although the global population is ______, the rate of growth is ______
increasing; slowing
what does the population pyramid of india tell us?
more men than women are being born due to selective abortions
age dependency ratio
higher number means more independents
in the world/according to the age dependency ratio, there are more _________ than ______
producers; dependents
india is facing stress on
groundwater
COVID was relatively _____ in india
severe
pakistan has an alliance with
US
south asia as a whole is generally not very ____ relative to the rest of the world
urban
