VOCABULARY

SOUTH ASIA

DUE ON THE DAY OF THE TEST.

VOCABULARY INDIA

PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH KHUNJERAB PASS

Himalayas

Gangetic Plain

Ganges River

monsoon

tropical cyclones

jati

British raj

Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

megalopolis

reincarnation

Karma

cottage industries

dharma

Bhopal Incident

Forrest Rights Act

BAY OF BENGAL PUNJAB BAORS MONSOON WINDS SIKHISM KASHMIR FERTILITY RATE RAGA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDUS VALLEY CHANNEL SHEIKH HASINA

BHUTAN, MALDIVES, NEPAL, AND SRI LANKA Buffer state

subcontinent

Mt. Everest

Atolls

tsunamis

tsunami

Mantras

stupas

dzongs

Nepal caste system deforestation

“Gross National Happiness” coral issues

OBJECTIVE Specific terms used when addressing the region of South Asia

COMMON TRAITS FOR THE WHOLE REGION?

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