| A | B |
| Nile River | provides more than 95% of |
| Palestinians and Kurds | stateless nations |
| East Pakistan | became Bangladesh as a result of a civil war |
| Kashmir | territory India and Pakistan are fighting over |
| subsistence farming | growing just enough to feed one's family |
| Ramadan | a month-long Muslim holiday of fasting |
| Maldives | only country in S. Asia that doesn't farm |
| caste system | different levels of society in India |
| Sri Lanka | where civil war caused the tourist industry to collapse |
| Ganges | one of the most polluted rivers in the world |
| Indus | river flowing through Kashmir |
| Feni | river that flooded Bangladesh until it was dammed |
| arable land | land that can be farmed |
| Taiwan | where Chinese nationalists fled to |
| Kim Jong Il | current leader of North Korea |
| rate of natural increase | how fast the population is growing each year |