South Asia/Australia/Pacific island Flashcards
South Asia 2 major rivers
Ganges and Indus
South Asia one major mountain chain
Himalayas
The issue with the Maldives
The sea level rise, Flattest country in the word
The Origins of Bangladesh
Orginal Part of pakistan(east),1971 independence from Indian invasion,
Natural disasters and Bangladesh
Deadly Cyclones threaten the low lying area
The Himalayan “hermit kingdom”
Nepal and Buhtan
Indian-Pakistani rivalry
In 1947, Pakistaní tribesmen invaded India causing a war between them. Which caused them to create Kashmir
Osama bin Laden
The leader/founder of al Queada, drones, and militarism. Died in Pakistan
“The Father of Pakistan”
Mohammed Ali Jinnah Karchi,India now Pakistan
Major ethnicity shared by Pakistan and Afghanistan
Patshun and Haraza
come back too
History and tenets of Hinduism
Caste System.Polythestic.Burn dead.Reincartaion
Sri Lanka’s ethnic tensions
“Tamil Tigers” pursued civil war and succession until 2008
Australia’s largest city
Sydney
Australia’s original people
Aborginal. 1% percepent of population.
New Zealand’s history, in brief
North and South Zealand. Mostly Maori(4.5 million)