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.... blocks the cold air from China from getting into India

1100 short, sandy islands

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over 29,000 ft above sea level!

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New Delhi, Kathmandu, Colombo, Thimphu, Male, Dhaka are

the rainy season in South Asia; weeks or months of huge rainfall

This is ________ in India.

most common religion in India

belief that the good or bad we do in our lives now affect our NEXT LIFE

the birth, life, death, and rebirth of creatures;

the main religion in Pakistan, Maldives,Bangladesh, Afghanistan

turban-wearing religion born in the 1500s in India - many have come to America

plumbing, clean water, writing system, and distant trading were found along the ___ ___ ___, one of the world's first civilizations

Gandhi used _____ methods to protest British treatment of India as a colony

violent fighting between Hindus and Muslims led to the ____ or division of Indian into 2 separate countries

to become free from a colonizing country

over 1.3 ____ people live in India today; the 2nd largest population in the world

India has the ___-highest population in the world, but is growing faster than #1 China

by the year ___, India will likely pass China in population

the civilization that started along the ___ River had a writing system, but it's not translated yet, making it hard to know a lot about it

Ancient India made contributions in the ___ field, including concept of zero, plus stuff in astronomy & medicine

_____ sailors reached India in the 1400s-1500s, picking up trade goods like spices, cotton, silk, etc.

many in India are ____ out of respect to their religious beliefs

Many Hindus have a ____, a small red dot on the forehead

Indians traditionally are divided into 4 main social classes, also called the ______

This is where ____

"____ ____" is to blame for the uplifting, convergent collision that produces the Himalayas

___ in the Himalayas help fill rivers like the Ganges & Brahamaputra

India's population is ______ than America's, yet has 1/3 of the landmass

India's "Green Revolution" in the 1960s had the positive effect of

two problems India faces today are ____

Mohenjo Daro and Harappa are ____ found in the Indus River Valley civilization

CULTURAL HEARTH means

Which of these sounds like BUDDHISM?

air pollution in India is caused by ____

nickname for the poorest neighborhoods in India, extremely crowded & very poor

India's economy is improving with an emphasis on _____