The Indian Subcontinent
Across
- 2. are seasonal winds that bring either moist or dry air to an area
- 5. A division
- 7. India's most important river, flows across northern India and into Bangladesh
- 11. a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- 12. the dominant religion of India, they believe everything is part of a single spirit called Brahman
- 13. a landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits
- 15. a program to encourage farmers to adopt modern agricultural methods
Down
- 1. the incrrease in the percentage of people who live in cities.
- 3. an ethnic group from the mountains of Nepal
- 4. Division of Indian society into groups based on a person's birth or occupation
- 6. a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
- 8. creates a fertile plain that was home to some of the earliest Indian civilizations
- 9. A city in Northern India that was where Turkish Muslims established a powerful kingdom
- 10. The highest mountain on the planet, measuring 29,035 ft at its highest peak
- 14. Religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama - The Buddha