South Asia

Question 1

A cloud that is made out of smoke and dust cats by burning wood

Answer 1

Brown Cloud

Question 2

A social group that you are born into; to have same job or cast system

Answer 2

Jati

Question 3

State of perfect peace and an end to the cycle of rebirth; the goal of following the Eightfold path in Buddhism

Answer 3

Nirvana

Question 4

Seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for several months at a time but change directions at other times of the year

Answer 4

Monsoons

Question 5

A building for the King’s wife

Answer 5

Taj Mahal

Question 6

What is the climate of South Asia?

Answer 6

Dry, hot winter and cold, rainy summer

Question 7

British trading company that introduced European ideas and practices (movies, cricket) and governed India for many years

Answer 7

East India Company

Question 8

An Indian leader who protested British rule without violence

Answer 8

Mohandas Gandhi

Question 9

The first civilization. They had writing and planned buildings around 2500 B.C.

Answer 9

Indus River Valley Civilization

Question 10

When British left the two religions (Hindu and Muslim) started fighting over the land and caused this to happen

Answer 10

Separation of Pakistan and India

Question 11

Island that India is fighting for; they sell cloth

Answer 11

Kashmir

Question 12

People cause this to happen to the air and water in South Asia

Answer 12

Pollution

Question 13

An island country off the coast of India

Answer 13

Sri Lanka

Question 14

Why is the Ganges important to Indians?

Answer 14

The Ganges river provides food, fresh water and fertile soil

Question 15

Why is wood valuable to South Asia?

Answer 15

Used for cooking and heating houses

Question 16

What’s unique about Bangladesh compared to other South Asian countries?

Answer 16

Most dense population in the world

Question 17

Which country has the most resources in South Asia?

Answer 17

India

Question 18

Why does Kasmir cause tension between Pakistan and India?

Answer 18

The nation’s fight over the land of Kasmir and religion

Question 19

Why does South Asia create so much pollution and how is this pollution affecting the environment?

Answer 19

Overpopulation of people and animals creates a lot of waste and they do not have the facilities deal with it. Wood is used for heating and cooking and creates a brown cloud.