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| seasonal shift in the winds of Asia |
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| state headed by a Muslim ruler |
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| broad expanse of rich, fertile land along a riverbank |
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| broad expanse of rich, fertile land along a riverbank |
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| India was a(n) ____, a country that declared its neutrality during the Cold War. |
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| During the time of the ____ of Delhi, the Muslim rulers included members of the Hindu majority in its power structure |
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| The ____ of South Asia looks like a giant triangle extending out into the Indian Ocean. |
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| A(n) ____ is a flat area of rich silt deposits. |
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| Afghanistan , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka |
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| The Indian subcontinent includes India and what other countries |
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| The Indian subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by the |
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| India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. |
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| A tropical rain forest ecosystem is found in what South Asian countries |
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| summer monsoons that pick up moisture from the southwest |
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| The heavy rains in South Asia are due to the |
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| subsistence farming and nomadic herding |
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| Most of the land in Pakistan is used for what economic activities? |
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| Although there has been a great deal of ethnic unrest in the country, India remains the world’s __________________. |
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| Most of the people in South Asia make their living from |
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| What countriy has the best access to communications devices? |
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| Many South Asians are moving to cities primarily for which of the following reasons? |
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| Hinduism is the dominant religion in which of the following South Asian countries, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka |
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| Buddhism was founded in ____________. |
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| _________________ is almost entirely mountainous |
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| India. Pakistan. Afghanistan. |
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| A desert scrub ecosystem is found in waht 3 South Asian countries |
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| What is a more common economic activity in Bangladesh than in Pakistan? |
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| What mountain range prevents moisture from the summer monsoon winds from reaching the interior of the subcontinent? |
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| The area near the Indus and Ganges rivers is one of the most densely populated areas of the South Asian subcontinent because of its |
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| What South Asian country has the least access to communications devices? |
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| growing enough food to feed its population |
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| One of the greatest challenges facing South Asia is |
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| along the mountainous northern border of South Asia |
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| Relatively little economic activity occurs |
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| Sri Lanka. southeastern India. southern Bangladesh. |
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| Commercial fishing is an important economic activity in all of the following areas |
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| difficult to meet the food, educational, and health needs of the population. Poverty may increase, illness may increase, and people with money may leave the country. |
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| What do you think will happen if India’s population continues to grow at its current rate? |
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