South Asia
Scavenger Hunt
1. What kind of job is a “mahout”?
In what country is this job found?
Elephant
Elephant trainer
Nepal
2. How much money is 2,000 rupees?
2. How much money is 2,000 rupees?
$50
3.What is the most popular sport in India?
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Cricket
4.What South Asian country is made up of 16,000 coral atolls?
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Maldives
5. What completely defines Bangladesh?
Water
6. What kind of political boundaries b k
break up India?
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States
7. Why did Gandhi want Indians to make their own textiles?
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Get rid of British rule
Get rid of British rule
8. What are common fashion
statements
among Indian women?
Nose ring
Nose ring Sari
Sari
9.What occupation did the man who lived in Delhi for 14 years and never
lived in Delhi for 14 years and never
found a home, working virtually around the clock perform?
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Bicycle rickshaw
driver
10.What type of government does India have?
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Democracy
11. When did television service begin in Bhutan?
1999
12. How many children in Bangladesh go without food at least one day or
go without food at least one day or more each week?
Over 50%
Over 50%
13. What is the status of the caste system in Nepal?
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Outlawed but still practiced
Outlawed, but still practiced
14. What did the British call Sri Lanka?
Ceylon
15. What is the most famous mausoleum in India? What is a
mausoleum in India? What is a mausoleum?
Taj Mahal
a tomb
a tomb
16. How many languages and dialects are spoken in India?
Over 1,000
Official languages: Hindi and English
Hindi and English
17. Why do many U.S. companies look to India for workers?
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Educated, cheap, and abundant
18. How does South Asia compare to Africa in size? In population?
Africa in size? In population?
1/5 the size of Africa
2X h
2X the population
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19. Because the Himalayas form a clear physical boundary this region is
clear physical boundary this region is subcontinent
referred to as a _____________ .
20. What religion did Buddhism grow out of?
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Hinduism
21. Why will India’s population eventually over take China’s? ll
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Growth rate is double China’ss
Growth rate is double China
22. How many people does India add yp p
every year? How many new teachers would they need each year to keep up
would they need each year to keep up with that growth?
18 million people
p p
373, 000 teachers
23. What do Hindus not eat?
23. What do Hindus not eat?
Beef!
24. What region of India has a tradition of highly seasoned meatless
tradition of highly seasoned meatless cuisine?
Southern
25. Can you find an example of the status of females in this region
status of females in this region compared to men?
Man who hopes for a son
or
Males eat first
Males eat first
(Did you notice the population pyramid?)
id?)
26. Who was Pakistan founded for as a homeland for in 1947?
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Muslims
27. What is Pakistan’ss fault line?
27. What is Pakistan
fault line?
Where the mountains stop
Where the mountains stop
28. What does “Dalit”
28. What does Dalit mean?
mean?
Oppressed/untouchable
29. Why is a camel better than a tractor??
It doesn’t break down!
30. How is the pottery business affected by modernization?
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People are buying plastic and People
are buying plastic and
stainless steel
Factory made
Factory‐made
Cottage industry