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XIV& XV south, Central, Eastern Asia Flashcards

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Mumbai, India

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West side, largest

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Capital of India

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New Dheli

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Kolkata, India

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A leading port, east side

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Population of India

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1.1 billion

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Two major rivers of India

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Ganges and Brahmaputra

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Bodies of water around India

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West: Arabian Sea
East: Bay Of Bengal
South: Indian Ocean

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South central India topography:

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Deccan Plateau

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Topography of northwest India

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Thar Desert

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Northern boarder of India

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Himalaya mountains

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Religion of India:

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Mostly Hinduism

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Diwali:

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5 day Festival of Lights celebrated by the Hindus

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Caste system:

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Rigid social structure

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Mughal empire (India)

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Ruler named Akbar, the Taj Mahal

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India was formerly a _____ colony

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British

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India got its independence in

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1947

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What was the Partition

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India’s separation with Pakistan in 1947 because India was mainly Hindu where as Pakistan was Muslim

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Official languages of India:

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English & Hindi

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Cash crops of India

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Tea, coffee, cashews, and tobacco

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Mineral exports of India

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Iron ore & bauxite

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2 major concerns of India

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  1. Provide for so many people

2. Land conflicts in the north with china and Pakistan (Kashmir)

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Capital of Pakistan

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Islamabad

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Karachi, Pakistan

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Largest and port

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Major river of Pakistan

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Indus

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Religion of Pakistan

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Islam

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Capital of Nepal

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Kathmandu

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Where is mt. Everest located?

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Boarder of china and Nepal

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Nepalis leading industry:

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Tourism

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Religion of Nepal

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Hinduism

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Sherpas:

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Native guides for mountain climbers in Nepal

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Capital of Bhutan

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Thimphu

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Religion of Bhutan:

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Buddhist

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Capital of Bangladesh

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Dhaka

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Capital of Sri Lanka

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Colombo

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Two groups of Sri Lanka

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Sinhalese (Buddhists)- majority

Tamil (Hindus)

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Major crops of Sri Lanka

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Team coconuts, rubber, rice

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What devistated Sri Lanka in 2004?

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A tsunami

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What country is made up of more than 1,000 islands

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Maldives

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China’s population:

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Over 1.3 billion

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What year did communism begin for china?

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1949

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Capital of china:

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Beijing

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Shanghai, china

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Largest city and major port

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Hong Kong, china

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In the south, formerly British

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Northeast china:

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Manchuria

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West china

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Tibet (high plateau) once a separate country

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Bodies of water of china

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Yellow Sea
East China Sea
South China Sea

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2 rivers of china

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Yellow and Yangzi( longest In Asia) rivers

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Capital of Taiwan

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Taipei

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Capital of Mongolia

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Ulaanbaatar

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