South Asia

What is a subcontinent

• island

• mountain chain

• landmass that is part of a continent

• coastal plains

What is a delta?

• deposit of soil at the mouth of a river

• the beginning of the river

• smaller river that flows into a larger river

• shallow body of water

What is an atoll?

• mountain peak

• circular shaped island made of coral

• sand dune

• mouth of a river

What is a lagoon?

• bottom of the ocean

• ocean inlet

• hot spring

• shallow body of water at the center of an atoll

What is a monsoon

• mythical monster

• tropical storm

• seasonal winds

• snow drift

What is a caste?

• social group that you are born into and cannot change

• eternal peace and happiness

• effects of how you live your life

• Hindu god

reincarnation

• popular sport

• reborn into a different body

• Hindu ritual

• popular dance in India

What Karma

• state of eternal peace and joy

• how you live your life now affects your next life

• Indian food

• Hindu god

Nirvana

• Hindu social class

• Hindu prayer

• weather pattern in South Asia

• state of eternal peace and joy

Most practiced religions South Asia are Hinduism and

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Judaism