South Asia Geography Terms – Flashcards
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Himalaya Mountains
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Mountain ranges in South Asia, spreading 1,000 miles across the border of the Indian subcontinent on the north. It contains Mount Everest.
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Subcontinent
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a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent
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Alluvial Plain
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land that is rich farmland, composed of clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by running water
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Archipelago
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A group of islands
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Atoll
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an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
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Bangladesh
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a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south
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Bhutan
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A small mountain kingdom in South Asia that lies in the Himalayas between India and China
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India
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Largest country in both land area and population located in South Asia.
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Maldives
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Island republic located in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. Maldives is made up of a chain of 1,190 small islands.
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Nepal
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A small landlocked South Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China.
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Pakistan
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An Islamic nation created in the 1940's due to a desire to be separate from the Hindu-majority India. Located in South Asia, northwest of India.
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Sri Lanka
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An island country in the north Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia
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Monsoon
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A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon)
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Cyclone
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A violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain; the most extreme weather pattern of South Asia.
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Hinduism
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A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation
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Storm Surge
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A high water level brought by a cyclone that swamps low-lying areas
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Ganges River
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A river of South Asia that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal., India's most important river, flows across northern India into Bangladesh, Hindus sacred river, they believe it is the "liquid form of God".
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Indus River
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A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea., the location of the first river valley civilization of India
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Brahmaputra River
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River that begins in Tibet, flows through northeast India and Bangladesh, joining with the Ganges to empty into the Bay of Bengal.
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Hindu Kush Mountains
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A mountain range along the northwestern border of India.
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Karakoram Mountains
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A mountain range in northern Kashmir
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Estuary
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Broadened seaward end of a river, where the river's currents meet the ocean's tide
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Buddhism
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A belief system based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, which stress freeing oneself from worldly desires.
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Siddhartha Gautama
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founder of Buddhism; born a prince; left his father's wealth to find the cause of human suffering; also know as Buddha
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Eightfold Path
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In Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering
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Reincarnation
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In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding
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Four Noble Truths
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As taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism.
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Nirvana
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Buddhist concept of a state of spiritual perfection and enlightenment in which distracting passions are eliminated.
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Moksha
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The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths.
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Caste System
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A set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society
