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Ch. 34, 28, 29
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Aborigine | An original inhabitant. |
Lagoon | A shallow body of water separated from the sea. |
Cyclone | A violent, rotating windstorm. |
Outback | Remote sparsely settled, arid, rural country. |
Artesian Well | A well that that is drilled deep enough to tap layers filled with groundwater. |
Atoll | Around a lagoon or shallow water. |
Geyser | A natural hot spring that shoots water and steam into the air. |
Trust Territory | A dependent colony or territory supervised by another country. |
Crevasse | A deep crack in glacier ice. |
Ice Shelf | A massive extension of glacial ice over the sea, often protruding hundreds of miles. |
Pack Ice | Floating sea ice formed by a mix of ice bergs with other ice formed in super-chilled ocean waters. |
Convergence Zone | An area of severe storms where the rigid waters circulating around Antarctica. |
Krill | Small shrimplike creatures. |
Sultanate | state ruled by sultan |
Non-Aligned | a nation that adopted neutrality during cold war |
Subcontinent | large landmass forming a distinct part of a continent |
Alluvial Plain | |
Monsoon | seasonal shift in prevailing winds |
Nationalism | pride in ones nation |
Nonviolent Resistance | the policy of opposing an enemy ` |
Boycott | withdraw from commercial or social relations |
Partition | the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts. |
Reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body. |
Caste System | class structure that is determined by birth. |
Charpoy | consisting of a web of rope or tape netting. |
Sari | garment consisting of a length of cotton or silk elaborately draped around the body |
Purdah | the practice among women in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of living in a separate room or behind a curtain |
Joint Family System | arrangement prevalent among Hindus of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of many generations living under the same roof |
Cottage Industry | a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home. |
Hydroelectric Power | Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower |
Irrigate | supply water to land or crops to help growth |
Embankment Dam | is a massive artificial water barrier |
Buffer State | a small neutral country, situated between two larger hostile count |
Malnutrition | |
Deforestation | process whereby natural forests are cleared through logging |