Unit 8 South Asia

seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months

• Monsoon

• subcontinent

• typhoons

• plate tectonics

theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth's crust shifts

• Monsoon

• subcontinent

• typhoons

• plate tectonics

large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent

• Monsoon

• subcontinent

• typhoons

• plate tectonics

system which divides people into different social ranks with no possibility to change ranks; the higher the rank the more money, better lifestyle

• Hinduism

• Sikhism

• caste system

• reincarnation

belief in many gods

• monotheism

• Sikhism

• religion

• polytheism

80% of the population of India belong to what religion?

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhist

• Jainism

Which religion of South Asia has developed over thousands of years?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Sikhism

The Vedas are the holy text in which religion?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Sikhism

• Jainism

Believers of Hinduism believe in

• many gods

• one god

Which religion teaches the "4 Noble Truths?"

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Sikhism