| A | B |
|---|
| Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| Bhutan | Thimphu |
| India | New Delhi |
| Maldives | Male |
| Nepal | Kathmandu |
| Pakistan | Islamabad |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| Dhaka | Bangladesh |
| Thimphu | Bhutan |
| New Delhi | India |
| Male | Maldives |
| Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Islamabad | Pakistan |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka |
| Indus River | major river in Pakistan |
| Ganges River | holy river in India |
| Himalayas | major mountain range in India |
| subcontinent | landmass like a continent |
| alluvial plain | floodplain with rich silt |
| mica | mineral used in electrical equipment |
| monsoon | seasonal winds |
| cyclone | powerful storm; high winds |
| jati | social groups in India |
| caste system | social system in India that divided people into four main groups |
| dharma | Hidu moral duty |
| karma | law which rewards good deeds and punishes bad deeds |
| reincarnated | reborn |
| nirvana | state of great happiness |
| mantra | sacred message |
| sadhu | Hindu teacher |
| raga | melody in classical Indian music |
| tala | rhythm in Indian music |
| subsistence farming | growing just what one needs to survive |
| jute | fiber used to make string and cloth |
| cash crop | crop grown to aid the economy rather than to feed the people |
| deforestation | loss of forests |
| trekker | mountain hiker |
| mangrove tree | tree that grows in swampland |
| Chipko | movement to preserve the remaining forests of northern India |
| chintz | cotton fabric with a soft glaze |
| madras | cotton fabric with strong bright colors |
| calico | lightweight cotton fabric, originally named for Calcutta |
| cashmere | lightweight luxury fabric made from fine, soft heir fibers that grow as the undercoat on goats in the Vale of Kashmir |
| tie-dye | technique to color fabric |
| Gandhi | led India toward independence from Great Britain |
| Taj Mahal | a famous masoleum |
| bindi | dot, worn on forehead by women |
| Bengal Tiger | great cat found in India |
