South Asia Vocab

Belief of Hinduism includes what?

• Brahma as the creator

• Most practiced religion in India

• Both are correct

Describe the Green Revolution?

• New technology forced farmers out of jobs

• The farms produced less food

• Modern technology was introduced to increase crop production

• It created a famine across India

Describe a Monsoon.

• Seasonal winds that bring earthquakes to the region

• Weather that creates volcanoes to erupt

• Many moons that are sacred to India

• seasonal winds in South Asia that affect the climate bringing much needed rain

What are the four Institutions to every civilization?

• Government, Economy, Education, Religion

• Political, Economic, Geography, Social

• Language, Food, Belief, Holidya

• Geography, Economy, English, Religion

What is outsourcing?

• When people are outed by tattling

• Companies hire more people to work at their office

• Companies reduce costs by transferring portions of work abroad

• Companies pay more employees to do their work

Buddhism includes ....

• The five pillars

• The ten commandments

• The Four Noble Truths

• Brahma as the Creator

What is definition of Karma?

• actions of a person in their current life will affect their next life

• actions have no affect on a person's next life

• they way one worships

Describe Urban.

• Referring to the country life

  Example: Liberty Hill

• a Dictionary that gives new definitions

• A car that has been modernlized

• Industrial City that are modern example: New Delhi

Describe Rural

• Characteristic of a city such as Austin

• characteristic of the countryside rather than the city

• Characteristics of a modern city with new technology

• characteristics of New York City

What is true about Sikhism?

• a polytheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.

• a religion that follows the four noble truths

• a monotheistic religion founded in Punjab, India in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.

• A religion that follows the Torrah