Chapter 10 Test Review

Most of South Asia's mineral resources are found in

Place where rivers deposit soil at the mouth of a river.

The city of ______ is considered to be India's business center.

Seasonal wind pattern that brings heavy rains.

Ancient Indian social classes.

The spread of enormously powerful atomic weapons.

Along with a booming population, India is quickly becoming more

Ancient Indian language and writing system.

The type of nonviolent protest that Gandhi promoted.

A geographically or politically unique part of a larger continent.

People in South Asian cities have grown up with many

A South Asian stringed instrument.

__________ and laws are helping to slow wildlife losses in South Asia.

Small, ring-shaped island with a lagoon in the center.

______ has been an important route between Afghanistan and Pakistan for millenia.

Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain, lies between China and

_____ is second only to ______ in terms of population.

Small businesses that employ people in their homes.

Lowest caste, the "untouchables".

Advanced technology used to increase food production.

A company hires an outside company or individual to do work is practicing

A collection of poems which form the Hindu scripture.

Refusing to buy certain goods.

Large swirling storm with violent winds and heavy rains.

The belief that when someone dies, their soul is reborn into another body.

Name given to India during British imperial rule.

A large wave caused by an earthquake or another disturbance.

Mahandas Gandhi was also known as the "Mahatma", meaning