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Unit 8 Vocab.

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Himalaya Mtns.   In Nepal: tallest mtns. in the wld.  
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subcontinent   large landmass that is smaller than a continent  
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alluvial plain   lands that are rich farmlands  
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archopelago   island group of more than 1,200 islands  
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atoll   low lying, surronded by coral reefs and shallow lagoons  
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hinduism   ploythestic religon of most Indians  
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storm surge   High waters that soak low lying lands  
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Ganges River   sacred, important waterway: very polluted  
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estuary   arm of the sea at the lower end of a river  
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raj   period of direct British control  
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nonviolent resistance   protest mvmt. that does not use violence  
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land reform   more balanced dist. of land between farmers  
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Green Revolution   produced moire crops w/ tech.  
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caste system   Aryan system of social classes  
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Indus Valley Civilization   largest of wlds. 1st civilizations  
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partition   division of British India  
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Kashmere   territory of conflict between India and Pakistan  
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microcredit   policy of making small loans to enrtepreneursw  
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entrepreneur   person who starts/owns a small buisness  
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Ramadan   month-long period of fasting from sun-up to sun-down  
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constitutional monarchy   gov. in which the monarchs power is limited by a constitution  
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sherpa   mountain guides of the Everest Region  
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Siddhartha Gautama   Buddha: born on presrent-day boundaries of Nepal and India  
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mandala   geometric designs that aid in medetation  
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Sinhalese   people from Sri Lanka  
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Tamils   Dravadian Hindus from S. India  
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Sultan   muslim rulers  
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basic necessities   food, clothing and shelter: what a person needs to live  
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illitracy   the inabitity to read  
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summer monsoon   winds bring water over Indian Ocean  
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winter monsoon   Winds bring water across Himalayas  
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