South Asia Review

4. India's largest city and is located on the west coast
5. hurricane-like storms
10. this level of the Caste System contains farmers and blacksmiths
11. this river is the lifeblood of the desert and mountain country
13. this level of the Caste System contains religious authorities and intellectuals
14. the largest country in South Asia
15. Indian villages mostly make products in their homes which is called ____ ____
17. the capital of India
18. a huge industrial and seaport city in India
20. two of the main agricultural products in South Asia are ____ and _______
21. this European country controlled India, and other Asian areas, during the 1700 and 1800s
23. this is the world's highest peak - located in the Himalaya Mountains

1. this group is considered not worthy enough to belong to the Caste System
2. seasonal winds that change direction with the seasons
3. this river is called the 'mother river' and is sacred to the Hindus
6. nomadic people from Central Asia that took over the Indus area around 1500 B.C.
7. India is a ____ because it is a large landmass cut off from the rest of Asia
8. this person led the independence movement from Britain
9. 75% of India's population are _____ farmers
12. one of the first civilizations in the Indus River Valley
15. the social system developed by the Hindu Aryans
16. this is a major environmental factor - the over use of land and erosion
19. India's Hindus consider this animal to be sacred
22. after independence, India became a ______ republic under the leadership of Nehru