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5. Economy History & Government Mixed Categories 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Culture & Religion Physical Features

6. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

7. What is a sub- continent?

8. These are the three major rivers of South Asia.

9. What are the Ganges, the Indus and the Brahmaputra Rivers?

10. This mountain range contains the world’s highest peak.

11. What are the Himalayas?

12. Class Daily Double!!!! Make your wager These three features, located in the southernmost portion of South Asia, form a triangular region with an arid climate.

13. What are the Eastern and Western Ghats and the Deccan Plateau?

14. Class Daily Double!!! Make your wager This South Asian physical feature(s) is commonly referred to as an archipelago.

15. What are the Maldives?

16. A business practice in which companies send work to other countries in order to save money on labor.

17. What is outsourcing?

18. This South Asian cash/food crop requires a flooded field in order to grow.

19. What is rice?

20. This South Asian cash crop is frequently used to dye clothes in the Ganges River.

21. What is Indigo?

22. This South Asian country boasts the world’s third largest economy.

23. What is India?

24. Class Daily Double!!! Make your wager The three major phases of the South Asian economy throughout history.

25. What are pre- colonial, colonial, and post-colonial?

26. These are the three major religions of South Asia.

27. What are Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam?

28. The Aryan system of social classes that remains one of the cornerstones of Hinduism.

29. What is the Caste system?

30. Class Daily Double!!! Make your wager These people are from the high Himalayas and are the traditional guides of the Everest region.

31. Who are Sherpas?

32. This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama and focuses on self- knowledge and the elimination of worldly desires.

33. What is Buddhism?

34. This social class, at the bottom of the Caste system, performs the most menial jobs in South Asian society.

35. Who are the untouchables?

36. This South Asian country is the world’s largest democracy.

37. What is India?

38. This British company gained control over India’s trade with Europe in 1757.

39. What is the East India Trading Company?

40. These are the three major empires of pre- colonial India.

41. What are the Mughal, Gupta, and Mauryan Empires?

42. These two countries were formed during the partition of India after the British granted the region Independence.

43. What are Pakistan and Bangladesh?

44. Class Daily Double!!! Make your wager During the partition of India, this religious and ethnic group was not granted the same authority in the decision of who they would be a part of. Hint: Kashmir & Punjab

45. Who are the Sikhs?

46. A seasonal wind that causes heavy rains.

47. What is a monsoon?

48. These physical features create a triangular region with an arid climate in the southernmost portion of South Asia.

49. What are the Eastern & Western Ghats & the Deccan Plateau?

50. Leader and political activist who spoke of non-violent means to independence such as civil disobedience.

51. Who is Mohandas K. Gandhi?

52. The region in where the Indian civilization began.

53. What is the Indus Valley?

54. This empire ruled India during a period of peace and prosperity.

55. What is the Gupta Empire?

56. Make your wager

57. Cyril Radcliffe divided this region between India and Pakistan during the partition of India.

58. What is the Punjab Region?