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| Name for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake. | Tsunami |
| Name for a system of using colonies for supplying materials and markets. | mercantilism |
| Name for a large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it. | subcontinent |
| What political borders do Pakistan and India disagree about? | Kashmir |
| Name for Hindu belief of rebirth. | Reincarnation |
| Name for a storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern. | cyclone |
| The Thar Desert is located where in South Asia? | It is east of the Indus River in the northwestern part of the region. |
| What is the capital of Pakistan? | Islamabad |
| The source for the Brahmaputra, Ganges and Indus Rivers is where? | Himalaya |
| What is true about most farmers in South Asia? | They plow fields, carry water and sow seed by hand. |
| What river flows mainly through Pakistan? | Indus River |
| What is the name for cyclones when they occur in the Atlantic Ocean? | hurricanes |
| After death the Hindus believe what happens? | That most people are reborn as another living being. |
| Why is there a band of humid subtropical climate that extends across northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal? | Because the Himalaya block the cold winds blowing south from Central Asia. |
| Name for a seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from inland in winter. | monsoon |
| Countries in this region need to work together on water resource management because... | water sources and the effects of water projects cross national boundaries. |
| What is the Hindi word meaning "empire"? | Raj |
| Name for political and economic domination. | imperialism |
| Where does the summer monsoons winds carrying moisture-laden air causing heavy rainfall and flooding across the subcontinent come from? | The Indian Ocean |
| Name for a Buddhist monk. | lama |
| Most people in Pakistan are? | Muslims |
| In Pakistan and Bangladesh what is true of education? | Education has lagged behind the rest of the region. |
| Name for a floodplain on which rivers have deposited rich soil. | alluvial plain |
| The British dominated the political and economic systems in India through the practice of what? | Imperialism |
