become an expert on south asia. calcutta large city of india near the bay of bengal
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Become an expert on
South Asia
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Calcutta
• Large city of India near the Bay of Bengal
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Islam
• Religion practiced by Muslims
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Eastern Ghats
• India’s hill and mountains inland from the Bay of Bengal
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Western Ghats
• India’s hills and mountains inland from the Arabian sea
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Buddhism
• One of the religions practiced in India
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Khyber Pass
• Important passage through the Hindu Kush
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Deccan Plateau
• Land mass that covers 2/3rds of India
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Punjabi
• A major language of Pakistan
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Arabian Sea
• Large body of water bordering India on the west
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Aryans
• Early people who brought Hinduism and its traditional system of social groups to India
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Subsistence Farmers
• Most of the people of Bhutan grow only food for their families
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India’s climate
• Most of the year is warm or hot
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Maldives
• Capital and largest city is Male• Main economic activity here is fishing
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Villages in rural areas
• Most of the people of South Asia live in villages
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Bangladesh
• In 1971 after a civil war, Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan
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Monsoons
• In India and Pakistan many deaths are caused by the floods from these sudden intense rains.
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Bangladesh’s rivers
• Ganges• Brahmaputra
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Cottage industry
• The practice in many village families of making products in their homes.
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India’s first civilization
• Built well planned cities about 4,000 years ago.