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46 Cards in this Set
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INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, NEPAL, MALDIVES, BHUTAN
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SOUTH ASIA
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ISLAND OFF TIP OF INDIA
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SRI LANKA
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RELIGION OF MOST PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN
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ISLAM
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LED NONRESISTANCE MOVEMENT IN INDIA
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MOHANDAS GANDHI
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HINDUS BELIEVE THIS TO BE SACRED
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GANGES RIVER
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TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD
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MOUNT EVEREST
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SEPARATES NORTHERN & SOUTHERN INDIA
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VINDHYA RANGE
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SOCIAL POSITION & WORK OF HINDU PEOPLE
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JATI
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MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS & PACKERS OF THE HIMALAYAS
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SHERPAS
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BUDDHISM FOLLOWED THE TEACHINGS OF
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SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA
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RELIGIOUS SHRINES FOUND IN NEPAL & SRI LANKA
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STUPAS
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HINDUS BELIEVE THAT AFTER DEATH
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MOST PEOPLE REBORN AS ANOTHER LIVING THING (REINCARNATION)
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SEASONAL WINDS WITH HEAVY RAINS
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MONSOONS
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RELIGION WITH KARMA & DHARMA
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HINDUISM
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INDIA'S FILM CENTER
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BOLLYWOOD
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BUDDHIST WORD FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
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NIRVANA
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PASSAGEWAY THRU HINDU KUSH
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KHYBER PASS
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SEPARATES SOUTH ASIA FROM REST OF ASIA
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HIMALAYAS
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ONE OF THE OLDEST CITIES OF THE WORLD
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HARAPPA & MOHENJO DARO
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SACRED BOOK OF HINDUS WRITTEN BY ARYANS
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VEDAS
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MOHANDAS GANDHI
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MAHATMA
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HINDU WORD FOR EMPIRE
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RAJ
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CLASSICAL LANGUAGE
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SANSKRIT
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REPETITIVE PRAYERS
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MANTRAS
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HOLY MEN OF HINDUISM
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SADHUS
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INDIA'S LARGEST CITY
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MUMBAI
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CAPITAL OF BANGLADESH AND WORLD'S SECOND MOST DENSELY POPULATED CITY
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DHAKA
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PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON STREETS ARE "PAVEMENT DWELLERS"
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DELHI
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HIGH RISE SLUMS; PORT CITY ON GANGES RIVER
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CALCUTTA
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FIBER USED TO MAKE STRING, ROPE, CLOTH
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JUTE
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INDIA'S "SILICON VALLEY"; COMPUTER SOFTWARE & HARDWARE
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HYDERABAD
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TYPE OF FARMING THAT MAKES USE OF ARABLE LAND ON STEEP SLOPES
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TERRACE
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EMPLOY WORKERS IN THEIR HOMES
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COTTAGE INDUSTRIES
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SPREADING DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS THAT IS TAKING AWAY FROM FOOD
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PROLIFERATION
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BURNING OF PLANTS & ANIMAL DUNG
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BIOMASS
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LABOR INTENSIVE FARMING; USED HANDS & ANIMALS
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SUBSISTENCE
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NURSERIES PROVIDE SEEDLINGS FOR REFORESTATION AROUND VILLAGES
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CHIPKO
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LOWEST SOCIAL CLASS OF INDIA WHO ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN EDUCATION & JOBS
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DALITS
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INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENT & ENDANGERED SPECIES
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ECOTOURISM
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USING RESOURCES AT A RATE THAT DOES NOT DEPLETE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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LAYERED ROCK USED FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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MICA
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2ND MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY OF THE WORLD
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INDIA
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BOMBAY
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MUMBAI
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BRITISH COLONY BEFORE GAINING INDEPENDENCE
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INDIA
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% SOUTH ASIA POPULATION WHO WORK IN AGRICULTURE
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60%
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WANT INDEPENDENT STATE IN NORTHERN SRI LANKA
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TAMILS
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