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A group that defines one's occupation and social position.
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jati
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A chain of colosely linked metropolitan areas
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megalopolis
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Moral duty
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dharma
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Rebirth as another living being until overcoming personal weakness and earthly desires.
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reincarnation
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Good deeds
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karma
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an economic system of using colonies for supplying materials and markets to the colonizing country.
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mercantilism
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political and economic domination
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imperialism
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the Hindi word for "empire".
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raj
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a teacher.
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guru
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the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime.
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total fertility rate
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A religious group that incorporates elements of Hinduism and Islam
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Sikh
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Buddhist monk
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lama
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domed shrines if nepal and Sri Lanka
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stupa
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repetitive prayers
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mantra
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fortified monasteries
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dzong
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largest city
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Mumbai(Bombay)
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branch of the Ganges River.
18.3 million people |
Kolkata
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3rd largest city.
located on the Ganges River. Part of a megalopolis. |
Delhi
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defines ones occupation and social position in their life.
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Caste System(Jati)
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Led fights for independence.
Won freedom for India in 1947. Today India has the worlds largest democracy. |
Mohandas K. Gandhi
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two languages in India
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English
Hindi |
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Religion in India
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Hindu
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Most densely populated country
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Bangladesh
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Capital of Pakistan
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Islamabad
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3rd most populated city in the world
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Dahka
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Began in Pakistan in 2500 B.C. along the Indus River.
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Indus Valley Civilization
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Bangladesh was granted independence when? how?
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1970-1971.
Breaking away from Pakistan |
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Language in Pakisktan and Bangladesh
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Bangla
Punjab(official) |
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Religion in Pakistan and Bangladesh
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Islam
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Most dense populated are in Nepal
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Kathmandu Valley
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porducts grown for sale or export
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cash crop
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fiber used to make string (major cash crop in Bangladesh)
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jute
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sought to increase crop yields
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green revolution
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plant materials and animal dung(used for fuel)
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biomass
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business employing workers in their homes(makes lots of crafts)
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cottage industry
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encourages responsible tourism interaction with the evnironment
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ecotourism
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being reliant on one another
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interdependent
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using resources at a rate that doesn't deplete it for further generations(conservation)
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sustainable development
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"tree hugger"
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chipko
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illegal killing of protected animals
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poaching
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spreading development of nuclear arms(happens in India and Pakistan)
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nuclear proliferation
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"oppressed"; very poor people; discriminated against
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Dalits
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Bangladesh court where they recycle iron and steel(heavy industry)
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Chittagong
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"Indias Silicon Valley"
known for high technology |
Bengalury and Hyperabad
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What do most people practice?
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subsistence farming
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Agriculture in the mountains
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terracing
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Agriculture in Bangladesh
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Rice paddies
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Where are small farms located?
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India
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Where are plantations located?
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Sri Lanka
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What are the crops in Sri Lanka
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tea, rubber, and coconuts
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What are the crops in India?
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Tobacco, bananas, coffee, tea, cotton
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Pro's of the Green Revolution
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increased food productions; less hunger
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Cons of the Green Revolution
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chemicals pollute the water
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When did India's government open its economy to direct foreign investments?
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1990's
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what is heavy industry?
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mass production
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What brings tourism to South Asia?
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hiking and climbing in the Himalayan Mountains
Hunting and photographing wild animals touring India's temples and festivals |
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Which two countries have become rivals?
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India and Pakistan
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What is the South Asia Free Trade Agreement(SAFTA)?
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economic treaty that went into effect in 2006 creating free trade with other countries except Pakistan.
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Lack of freshwater is the top what?
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environmental problem
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The pro's of human impact on resources,
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dams reroute water for irrigation
they control flooding |
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What are the cons of human impact on resources/
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traps silt and does not create alluvial soil
can hold insects that cause malaria |
