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Become an expert on

• South Asia

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Calcutta

• Large city of India near the Bay of Bengal

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Islam

• Religion practiced by Muslims

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Eastern Ghats

• Indias hill and mountains inland from the Bay of
  Bengal

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Western Ghats

• Indias hills and mountains inland from the
  Arabian sea

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Buddhism

• One of the religions practiced in India

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Khyber Pass

• Important passage through the Hindu Kush

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Deccan Plateau

• Land mass that covers 2/3rds of India

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Punjabi

• A major language of Pakistan

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Arabian Sea

• Large body of water bordering India on the west

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Aryans

• Early people who brought Hinduism and its
  traditional system of social groups to India

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Subsistence Farmers

• Most of the people of Bhutan grow only food for
  their families

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Indias climate

• Most of the year is warm or hot

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Maldives

• Capital and largest city is Male
• Main economic activity here is fishing

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Villages in rural areas

• Most of the people of South Asia live in villages

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Bangladesh

• In 1971 after a civil war, Bangladesh gained its
  independence from Pakistan

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Monsoons

• In India and Pakistan many deaths are caused by
  the floods from these sudden intense rains.

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Bangladeshs rivers

• Ganges
• Brahmaputra

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Cottage industry

• The practice in many village families of making
  products in their homes.

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Indias first civilization

• Built well planned cities about 4,000 years ago.