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7th Grade
03/27/2012

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Who is famous for sapphires, rubies, and other gems?
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Sri Lanka
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Who lives in villages in rural areas?
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most of the pople of South Asia
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Where are most of the people subsistence farmers?
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in Bhutan
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When was the first well planned cities build by the first civilization of India?
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4000 years ago
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What are Bangladesh's 2 major rivers?
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Ganges and Branmaputra
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What is India's climate like for most of the year?
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warm or hot
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When did Bangladesh gain its independence from Pakistan?
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after a civil war in 1971
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What is the capital and largest city of the Maldives?
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Male
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Where is tourism the main economic activity?
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in the Maldives
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What causes many deaths in India and Bangladesh?
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monsoons
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What is the Hindu belief that the soul will continue to be reborn?
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reincarnation
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What is the Khyber Pass?
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an important passage through the Hindu Kush
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Who were the Aryans?
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early people who brought their traditional system of social groups to India
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Who has sparked 3 wars between India and Pakistan?
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Kashmir
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Who led a nonviolent movement to free India of British rule?
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Mohandas Gandhi
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What is a large body of water bordering India on the west?
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the Arabian sea
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What is th Deccan Plateau?
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a landmass that lies south of the Satpura Range in India
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What percentage of the population of Pakistan is Urdu?
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8%
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What is the Dunjabi?
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the largest ethnic group in Pakistan
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What is the total number of Saralki in Pakistan?
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14,900,000
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