| A | B |
|---|
| India Population | 1 billion |
| Mt. Everest | highest-29,028ft. |
| K2 | second highest |
| North India | light skin/Hindu/ |
| South India | dark skin/speak Malayalam/Christian |
| dry season | winds come from the NE oct.-may |
| wet season | June-Sept. winds come from S along coast up to 450in.rain |
| 1991 cyclone | killed 131,000ppl in Bangledash |
| Brahmins | teachers, priests |
| Kshatriyas | warriors |
| Vaisyas | farmers and merchants |
| Sudras | craftworkers and laborers |
| Hinuism when? where? | 2000B.C. Indus Valley |
| Vedas | "bible" |
| Hindu Trinity | three main gods |
| Brahma | creator of all things |
| Vishnu | preserver; maintain balance between good/evil |
| Shiva | destroyer;(picture)fire-cycle of birth+death etc. |
| Dharma | ultimate moral balance |
| Karma | every act has consequences;live ethical, and morally |
| Samsara | reincarnation,life death, and rebirth |
| Moksha | state of changeless bliss "heaven" |
| Varna | the caste system |
| Divali | festival of lights for Hindu new year lasts 5 days |
| Holi | Spring festival honoring the equinox, bonfires, sing, dance, dye rivers different colors |
| Mandir | Hindu "church" |
| Family shrine | corner or room in house dedicated to their god |
| Om | 3 letters a-creation/u-development/m-destruction |
| Swastika | good fortune and protection |
| India | New Delhi |
| Pakistan | Islamabad |
| Nepal | Katmandu |
| Bangledash | Dacca |
| Bhutan | Thimbu |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| Afganistan | Kaput |
