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14281 Unit 8
Unit 8 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Himalaya Mountains | mountain raange in South Asia that includes Mount Everest, the worlds highest mountain peak. |
| subcontinent | landmass that is like a continent, only smaller, such as South Asia, which is called the Indian subcontinent. |
| alluvi plain | land that's rich farmland,composed of clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by running water. |
| archipelago | a set of closely grouped islands. |
| atoll | ringlike coral island or string of small islands surrounding a lagoon. |
| monsoon | seasonal wind, especially in south asia |
| cyclone | violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain; most extreme weather in south asia. |
| Hinduism | dominant religion of India. |
| Ganges River | river in South Asia; important water source flowing over 1,500 miles. |
| storm surge | high water level brought by a cyclone that swamps low-lying areas. |
| estuary | broadened seaward end of a river, where the river's currents meet the ocean's tides. |
| Mughal Empire | Muslim empire established by the early 1500's over much of India. |
| raj | Period of British rule in India, which lasted for nearly 200 years, from 1857 to 1947. |
| nonviolent resistance | movement that uses all means of protest except violence |
| land reform | process of breaking up large landholdings to attain a more balanced land distribution among farmers. |
| Green Revolution | agricultural program released by scientists in the 1960's. |
| caste system | Aryan system of of social classes in India. |
| Indus Valley civilization | largest of the world's first civilizations in what is now Pakistan. |
| partition | Divisoin into 2 or more territorial units having seperate political status. |
| Kashmir | region of northern India and Pakistan iver which several destructive wars have been fought. |
| microcredit | small loan available to poor entrepreneurs, to help small businesses grow. |
| entrepreneur | person who starts and builds a business |
| Ramadan | Islamic practice of month-long fasting from sunup to sundown |
| constitutional monarchy | gov. in which the ruler's powers are limited by a constitution and the laws of a nation. |
| Sherpa | person of Tibetan ancestry in Nepal. |
| Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddhism and known as Buddah. |
| mandala | in Tibetan Buddhism, a geometric design that symbolizes the universe and aids in meditation. |
| Sinhalese | Indo-Aryan people |
| Tamil | a Dravidian Hindu, who arrived in Sri Lanka in the fourth century, settling in the north while the Sinhalese moved further south. |
| sultan | Ruler of a Muslim country |
| basic necessities | food, clothing, and shelter |
| illieracy | The inability to read or write |
| summer monsoon | season when the winds blow from the southwest across the Indian Ocean toward South Asia, from June through September, with winds stirring up powerful storms and causing severe flooding. |
| winter monsoon | season when dry winds blow from the northeast across the Himalaya Mountains toward the sea from October through February, sometimes causing drought. |
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