South Asia Review

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Across
  1. 4. India's largest city and is located on the west coast
  2. 5. hurricane-like storms
  3. 10. this level of the Caste System contains farmers and blacksmiths
  4. 11. this river is the lifeblood of the desert and mountain country
  5. 13. this level of the Caste System contains religious authorities and intellectuals
  6. 14. the largest country in South Asia
  7. 15. Indian villages mostly make products in their homes which is called ____ ____
  8. 17. the capital of India
  9. 18. a huge industrial and seaport city in India
  10. 20. two of the main agricultural products in South Asia are ____ and _______
  11. 21. this European country controlled India, and other Asian areas, during the 1700 and 1800s
  12. 23. this is the world's highest peak - located in the Himalaya Mountains
Down
  1. 1. this group is considered not worthy enough to belong to the Caste System
  2. 2. seasonal winds that change direction with the seasons
  3. 3. this river is called the 'mother river' and is sacred to the Hindus
  4. 6. nomadic people from Central Asia that took over the Indus area around 1500 B.C.
  5. 7. India is a ____ because it is a large landmass cut off from the rest of Asia
  6. 8. this person led the independence movement from Britain
  7. 9. 75% of India's population are _____ farmers
  8. 12. one of the first civilizations in the Indus River Valley
  9. 15. the social system developed by the Hindu Aryans
  10. 16. this is a major environmental factor - the over use of land and erosion
  11. 19. India's Hindus consider this animal to be sacred
  12. 22. after independence, India became a ______ republic under the leadership of Nehru