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Ch 24-26
ch 24-26
Himalaya Mountains | towering peaks |
Subcontinent | a large land mass that is smaller than a continent |
Alluvial Plains | lands that are rich farmlamds. |
Archipelago | island group |
Atoll | island |
Monsoon | seasonal winds |
Cyclone | violent form |
Hinduism | the religon of most indians. |
Gnages River | important water source |
Storm surges | swap low-lying areas |
Estuary | arm of the sea |
Mica | a key component in electrical equipment |
Estuary | a broadened seaward end of a river, where the river's currents meet the ocean's tides |
Indus Valley Civilizaton | |
Partition | division of british India |
Kashmir | territory |
Microcredit | economic development |
Entrepreneurs | people eho start and build a business |
Ramadan | a month-long period of fasting from sunrise to sunset |
Constitutional | kingdoms in which rulers powers are limited |
Sherpas | people from the high himalayas |
Siddhartha Gauutama | known as buddha |
Mandalas | geometric desgins that are symbols |
Sinhalese | people from the northern plains |
Tamils | group of infians |
Sultan | six dynasties of muslim rulers |
Basic Necessities | food, clothing, and shelter. |
Illiteracy | inability to read or write |
Summer Monsoon | wind system that blows from the southwest across the Indian Ocean |
Winter Monsoon | wind syste that blows from the northeast across the himalayas. |
Mughal Empire | the muslim emprie |
Raj | direct british control |
Nonviolent resistance | protest movement that does not use violence |
Land reform | more balances distribution of land among farners. |
Sikhism | a monotheistic religon |