Social Studies 2-1, 5-1, 8-1

A territory ruled by another nation

India relies on hydroelectricity because of its lack of

A division into parts or portions

A crop that is raised or gathered to be sold on the local or world market

The average number of years a person is expected to live

Gandhi played a major part in forcing ____ to grant India its independence

Cloth made by weaving or by knitting

A large landmass that is a major part of a continent

Made of soil deposited by rivers

The Hindu gods and goddesses represent ______

A refusal to buy or use goods and services to show disapproval or bring about change

Poor nutrition caused by a lack of food or an unbalanced diet

The percentage of a population age 15 and over that can read and write

Most south Asians live

The religion, ___ , is one of the world's oldest living religions and the main one of India

In 1921, scientists dug near the Indus River and came upon the ruins of

The two most important rivers in South Asia are the

Siddhartha Gautama taught people of the Buddhism that they would be free of suffering if they

India's middle class is estimated to be the largest in

India has a lower standard of living than others with a lower gross domestic product because of

Gandhi believed that independence should be won through

The Hindu religion, a social group into which people are born and which they cannot change

The Aryans ruled northern India and divided people into _______ classes.

Buddhism developed in

The only other country that has a faster growing economy than India is

The Himalayas were created when the Indian subcontinent collided with

Sri Lanka and Maldives are