Across
- 2. hot, wet; near the equator
- 7. religious idea of cause and effect: one's action will impact their future
- 9. primary economic activity; extracting minerals, usually in the mountains
- 11. river in India; starts in Himalayas; very high population density
- 12. seasonal wind that creates wet/dry climate
- 16. high, flat land
- 18. the belief that people are reborn after death
- 20. second largest religion in India, main religion of Pakistan; brought to India by Mughals
- 22. primary economic activity; main job in India
- 24. split between Muslim Pakistan and Hindu majority India
- 26. political system ruled by the people
- 27. dry, like the Thar Desert
- 28. a holy month when Muslims practice fasting
Down
- 1. highest mountains in the world; created by convergent tectonic plate boundary
- 3. a spring festival celebrated by Hindus
- 4. Turkish and Mongol rulers that brought Islam to India
- 5. mountainous, mostly Muslim disputed region in n. India
- 6. polytheistic religion from India; believes in karma and reincarnation
- 8. a Muslim place of worship
- 10. when one country takes economic, social and political control of another region
- 13. Europeans that colonized India, brought railroads and English language
- 14. the love of country and independence, sometimes with feelings of superiority
- 15. river in Pakistan; starts in Kashmir; source of conflict
- 17. a Hindu place of worship
- 19. the country that was created after partition to be a Muslim homeland
- 21. indian religion created by Siddhartha Gautama; believes in karma and reincarnation
- 23. monotheistic Indian religion created by Guru Nanak
- 25. most important factor in determining climate