South Asia Flashcards
(23 cards)
the study of populations.
Demography
number of births per year for every 1,000 people
Birth rate
number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
Death rate
The difference between birthrate and death rate in an area. Also known as growth rate.
Natural Increase
The movement of people from place to place.
Migration
The percentage of dependents (young and elderly) is divided by the working population.(y+e)/w) x 100
Dependency ratio
Fish farming
Aquaculture
seasonal winds. A matter of life and death in South Asia.
Monsoons
The Ganges and Brahmaputra empty into the Bay of Bengal, which has formed the largest ___ in the world
Ganges Delta.
The mouth pieces of their God
Brahmins
warriors
Kshatriya
Merchants and craft
Vaisyas
Farmers and labours
Sudra
The British called their rule over India the British (the Hindi word for empire)
raj
led Indians to seek freedom using nonviolent methods of civil disobedience.
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India won its independence in 1947. In leaving India, Britain divided the region into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. Conflicts between these nations/ groups continue today.
Partition
Hinduism
a group that defines one’s occupation and social position by birth. polytheistic. believe in reincarnation (rebirth and the process of overcoming personal weaknesses.) and karma
India’s film industry is the world’s largest, producing more films per year than any other country. It is centered in Mumbai and nicknamed
Bollywood
to increase crop yields by introducing high-yielding varieties of crops and teaching better farming practices.
green revolution
making textiles, shoes, jewelry, woodcarvings, furniture, and bowls.
cottage industries
a ring of islands formed on coral surrounding volcanoes
atoll
This separation of India and Pakistan in 1947
partition
sacred words or phrases, repeated in prayers or chants.
mantras
