| A | B |
| Indira Gandhi | India's prime minister |
| Aryans | warriors in northern India |
| green revolution | India's effort to produce more food |
| Khyber Pass | important passage through the Hindu Kush |
| Punjabi | major language of Pakistan |
| Islam | religion practiced by Muslims |
| Benazir Bhutto | first woman elected woman of an Islamic nation |
| Mt. Everest | highest mountain in Nepal |
| Himalaya | highest mountain range in the world |
| Mohandas Gandhi | Indian leader who led a nonviolent resistance movement |
| Islamabad | capital city of Pakistan |
| Monsoon | winds that blow the same direction for months |
| Kashmir | disputed territory between Pakistan and India |
| Buddha | "Enlightened One" |
| Karachi | seaport and large city in Pakistan |
| Brahmaputra | major river of Bangladesh |
| Hinduism | religion practiced by most people in India |
| Urdu | the official language of Pakistan |
| reincarnation | Hindu belief in the soul's rebirth after the body dies |
| Mogul | Muslim empire in India |