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Name 5 countries in South Central Asia:
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan
South Central Asia is home to
one of the world’s oldest civilizations the Indus Valley civilization
Where is K2 located?
China-Pakistan border
K2 is also known as
Savage Mountain
The climates in South Central Asia include:
savanna, rainforest, alpine/mountain, desert, and grassland
Name 4 bodies of water in and around South Central Asia:
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Ganges River, and Brahmaputra River
What is the birthplace of early Indus Valley civilization?
The Indus River
Millions of Indians have believed that this river for thousands of years is sacred
The Ganges River
Where does the Ganges River receive most of its water?
the Himalayan Mountain snow melt
Why do Hindus go on a pilgrimage to the Ganges River?
so they can be “cleansed from their sins”
The religion of Hinduism believes in
cycles of reincarnation and that “salvation can take many lifetimes to receive”
A widespread problem in certain parts of India is
poverty
Hebrews 9:26-27
But He has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgement
What are other religion practices in South Central Asia?
Islam and Buddhism
What area is home to one-tenth of the world’s population?
The Gangetic Plain of northern India
What connects Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India?
The Hindu Kush and Khyber Pass - passes through the Hindu Kush Mountains
_________ and his army marched through the ______ on his way to India
Alexander the Great, Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass was patrolled by the
British
India was once part of the
British Empire
Who lives along the Khyber Pass?
the Pashtun People - many live nomadic lifestyles
Where are the Pashtun People from?
Pakistan and Afghanistan
What does the term “nomad” in Latin mean?
“to graze; to wander”
What does “nomad” mean in classical Greek?
“to roam; to find pasture”
What does the “Him” and “alaya” mean in Himalayan Mountains
“Him” - snow, “alaya” - home
What is the Himalayan Mountains known as?
the roof of the world
How many feet is Mount Everest?
29,035 feet
Nepal has
8 out of the 10 highest mountains in the world
What is the smallest nation in Asia?
The Maldives Islands
The Maldives has approximately
1,190 coral islands, many are atolls - collapsed islands
What is the least populated country in the world?
Mongolia
What are religions in Southeast and East Asia?
Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity
Which country has the highest population of Muslims in the world?
Indonesia
Where is the 10/40 window located?
10 degrees latitude north of the equator to 40 degrees latitude north of the equator
What is the 10/40 window?
It contains 4 of the world’s dominant religious blocs
How many people does China have?
more than 1.4 billion people
90% of China’s population lives on less than
40% of the land
What is China’s largest city?
Shanghai - close to 23 million people
Where are most of China’s cities?
in the eastern part of the country
What is the longest river in Asia?
The Yangtze River - 3,434 miles long - longest waterway in China
What does the Yellow River have an abundance of?
Loess - a yellow-brown soil
The Yellow River is also called the
Huang He River
China has the largest
man-made canal in the world - The Grand Canal - 1,115 miles long
The ________ separate India from China
Himalayans
The Altay Mountains are located where?
where China, Russia, and Mongolia meet
What is the Great Wall of China?
an ancient series of walls that were built to protect the Chinese Empire from the Mongolians and Turkic tribes
The Silk Road stretches from
China to the Mediterranean Sea
Along the Silk Road, Europeans and Asians exchanged
art, religion, silk, technology, language, disease, food and architecture
Written Chinese use
pictographs and ideographs
What are pictographs?
characters that represent a thing or idea
What are ideographs?
representations of abstract ideas