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South Asia

Calcutta

• Large city of India near the Bay of Bengal

Islam

• Religion practiced by Muslims

Eastern Ghats

• India’s hill and mountains inland from the Bay of Bengal

Western Ghats

• India’s hills and mountains inland from the Arabian sea

Buddhism

• One of the religions practiced in India

Khyber Pass

• Important passage through the Hindu Kush

Deccan Plateau

• Land mass that covers 2/3rds of India

Punjabi

• A major language of Pakistan

Arabian Sea

• Large body of water bordering India on the west

Aryans

• Early people who brought Hinduism and its traditional system of social groups to India

Subsistence Farmers

• Most of the people of Bhutan grow only food for their families

India’s climate

• Most of the year is warm or hot

Maldives

• Capital and largest city is Male• Main economic activity here is fishing

Villages in rural areas

• Most of the people of South Asia live in villages

Bangladesh

• In 1971 after a civil war, Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan

Monsoons

• In India and Pakistan many deaths are caused by the floods from these sudden intense rains.

Bangladesh’s rivers

• Ganges• Brahmaputra

Cottage industry

• The practice in many village families of making products in their homes.

India’s first civilization

• Built well planned cities about 4,000 years ago.