map review unit 10. what country is this? india
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Map ReviewUnit 10
What country is this?
India
What country is this?
Nepal
What country is this?
Bangladesh
What country is this?
Bhutan
What country is this?
Pakistan
What country is this?
Afghanistan
What country is this?
Sri Lanka
What country is this?
Maldives
What is this mountain?
Mt. Everest
What is this mountain range?
The Himalayas
What is this mountain range?
The Hindu Kush Mountains
What is this mountain pass?
Khyber Pass
What is this physical region?
Deccan Plateau
What is this city?
New Delhi
What is this river?
The Ganges
What is this river?
The Indus
What is this body of water?
Bay of Bengal
What is this body of water?
The Arabian Sea
What Country is this?• Leading exporter of opium, heroin.• US invaded in 2001 after 9/11, to defeat Taliban. Taliban
were/are funded partly by Pakistan, which is also helping to fight Taliban.
• Mostly Pashtuns, who are Muslims.• About the size of Texas
Afghanistan• Leading exporter of opium, heroin.• US invaded in 2001 after 9/11, to defeat Taliban. Taliban
were/are funded partly by Pakistan, which is also helping to fight Taliban.
• Mostly Pashtuns, who are Muslims.• About the size of Texas
What country is this?• Primarily Sunni Muslim• Continuing struggles with internal ethnic groups, India,
Afghanistan• A federal republic with 4 provinces, one territory, and 1
capital territory
Pakistan• Primarily Sunni Muslim• Continuing struggles with internal ethnic groups, India,
Afghanistan• A federal republic with 4 provinces, one territory, and 1
capital territory
What country is this?• ¾ of all South Asia land area; slightly more than 1/3 of the
U.S.• About 80% Hindu, 20% Muslim• Emerging economic and regional military power, with
advanced industrial and scientific capacity.
India• ¾ of all South Asia land area; slightly more than 1/3 of the
U.S.• About 80% Hindu, 20% Muslim• Emerging economic and regional military power, with
advanced industrial and scientific capacity.
What country is this?• Tourism on Mt. Everest• Home of the Gurkha, soldiers famed for bravery and the
Kukri knife.• A parliamentary democracy, but was a monarchy until 2005
Nepal• Tourism on Mt. Everest• Home of the Gurkha, soldiers famed for bravery and the
Kukri knife.• A parliamentary democracy, but was a monarchy until 2005
What country is this?• Low elevation and location make almost half of land surface
prone to flooding during monsoons. • Formerly known as East Pakistan. Independent since 1971.• Cultivation of rice is the single most important agricultural
activity.• One of world’s poorest nations.
Bangladesh• Low elevation and location make almost half of land surface
prone to flooding during monsoons. • Formerly known as East Pakistan. Independent since 1971.• Cultivation of rice is the single most important agricultural
activity.• One of world’s poorest nations.
What country is this?• Small archipelago, 26 separate atolls. • Islamic, run on sharia law.• Economy based on fishing and tourism• Maldives is heavily involved with UN global warming treaties
and conferences.
Maldives• Small archipelago, 26 separate atolls. • Islamic, run on sharia law.• Economy based on fishing and tourism• Maldives is heavily involved with UN global warming treaties
and conferences.
What country is this?• Civil War (1983-2009) between Buddhist Sinhalese majority
government in south, and Hindu Tamil minority (“Tamil Tigers”/LTTE) in north.
• Languages: Sinhala (80%) and Tamil (20%)• Republic with 8 provinces• Slightly larger than West Virginia
Sri Lanka• Civil War (1983-2009) between Buddhist Sinhalese majority
government in south, and Hindu Tamil minority (“Tamil Tigers”/LTTE) in north.
• Languages: Sinhala (80%) and Tamil (20%)• Republic with 8 provinces• Slightly larger than West Virginia
What country is this?• Constitutional monarchy, King Wangchuck• Almost entirely Buddhist• Official language: Dzongkha (pronounced “zonka”)
Bhutan• Constitutional monarchy, King Wangchuck• Almost entirely Buddhist• Official language: Dzongkha (pronounced “zonka”)