The least of the least (South Asia) Flashcards
The … is the rainy season over Southern Asia
Moonson
It starts in … and last for … months
June
4 months
It rains a lot in … - … - … - … - …
Southern India
Himalayas
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Thar Desert
It gradually moves from the … to the …
south-east
north-west
The … religion is an incredible blend of practices that evolved over the last …
Hindu
3000 years
For the … some of the most striking aspects of the Hindu faith are the … - … - … - … - … - …
Westerners
Sanctoty of cows
reincarnation
dots on the forehead
caste system
ritual baths in holy rivers
dowry
The … is the most sacred river of the Hindus
Ganges
… a poor devloping country has many of the highest mountins on earth
Nepal
Nepal has the … and … located in … border and is the … at an altitude of …
Himalayas
Everest
Nepa-Tibet border
highest summit on earth
8849 m
The most important cities in India:
… = the … center and most … city
… = the old … capital and … center
… = … of the country
… = a world major … and … hub
Mumbai = business center - cosmopolitan city
Kolkata = british capital and education
delhi = capital
bengalaru = computer and programing hub
The world’s largest democracy, India, is largely of Hindu religion and has a population of … people or about … of the world’s population
1.43 billion people
1/6
… and … has the highest overall … on earth for a reasonable size country with … inhabiatants/km2
Bangladesh
Pakistan
population density
1170 inhabitants/km2
Most of area was under strong … or rule for about … years up until the year …
British influence
200 years
1947
Gandhi is commonly considered the … in India because he used … on India’s road to …
Father of the Nation
non-violence
freedom
… - … - … are three states of India sharing a border with … to the …
Rajasthan
Punjab
Kashmir
Pakistan
west
The Indian State of … around the holy city of … on the border of India and Pakistan, is the country of the … a group of industrious and wealthy people with a distinctive religion and culture that are well represented among Canada’s population
Punjab
Amritsar
Sikhs
… is a disputed territory, now adminstered by three countries : … - … - …
Kashmir
China
Pakistan
India
It include … in India and … in Pakistan
Srinagar
Gilgit
Indian Kashmir’s, of a Muslim majority want … or … with Pakistan
independence
unification
… part of the … is the second highest mountain on earth
K2
Karakoram Range
The Indian movie industry is the world’s most productive one with a production close to … films for the year …
2000
2019
…, the Hindi language Mumbai-based industry made close to … films in the year …
Bollywood
375
2017
Due to the preference for … and the system of … there is … towards … and girls in … areas of low socio-economic development so they is …
male babies
dowry
dsicrimination
female babies
rural
an excess of men over women population
A diverse and multicultural island country , … is home to many … - … - … The main religion is … (…%)
Sri Lanka
religions
ethnic groups
languages
Buddhism
70%
