BJU Cultural Geography Chapter 19 (South Asia)

What mountain range separates South Asia from the rest of Asia on the north?

Himalayas

Subcontinent

Larger than a peninsula and smaller than a continent.

Where are the strongest monsoons in the world found?

South Asia

William Carey

The first modern missionary to seek to reach these exotic cultures. he translated the Bible into many of the region's languages.

Mt. Everest

The highest mountain in the world at 29, 028 feet. Included in the Himalayan range.

Ganges River

One of the world's longest rivers, it begins in an ice cave in the Himalayas. It flows southeast more than fifteen hundred miles across north central India. It ends its journey by emptying into the Bay of Bengal from multiple months of a 212 mile wide delta on the India-Bangladesh border. Most important river in India because of its fertile delta.

Hinduism

The largest religion in India. Two things are most sacred, cattle and the Ganges.

Delhi

India's second largest city, stands on the Jumna River between Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. A major manufacturing center.

New Delhi

The capital of India. A suburb of Delhi. These two cities are not part of any state but lie in the separate capital territory of Delhi.

Indus River

river that combines with other rivers as it extends the length of Pakistan.

Muhatma Gandhi

Wanted to make peace with the Muslims in India and advocated passive resistance. He was imprisoned many times for his nonviolent protests.

Caste

A class that strictly determines one's social status. Subdivided into hundreds of jatis.

caste system

assigning people of India to different classes and strictly determining members' social status

Brahmins

Occupy the highest castes.

Untouchables

Some despised occupations considered so low that they are beneath the caste. Comprise nearly one-seventh of the Indian population.

Reincarnation

The idea that every person follows an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

Karma

The total effect of a person's actions.

Gurus

Attract followers to their own teachings.

Taj Mahal

A symbol of Shah Jahan's undying love for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth.

Ganges

river flowing through India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal