Wld Geo Unit 8 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Himalaya Mtns. | In Nepal: tallest mtns. in the wld. |
subcontinent | large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
alluvial plain | lands that are rich farmlands |
archopelago | island group of more than 1,200 islands |
atoll | low lying, surronded by coral reefs and shallow lagoons |
hinduism | ploythestic religon of most Indians |
storm surge | High waters that soak low lying lands |
Ganges River | sacred, important waterway: very polluted |
estuary | arm of the sea at the lower end of a river |
raj | period of direct British control |
nonviolent resistance | protest mvmt. that does not use violence |
land reform | more balanced dist. of land between farmers |
Green Revolution | produced moire crops w/ tech. |
caste system | Aryan system of social classes |
Indus Valley Civilization | largest of wlds. 1st civilizations |
partition | division of British India |
Kashmere | territory of conflict between India and Pakistan |
microcredit | policy of making small loans to enrtepreneursw |
entrepreneur | person who starts/owns a small buisness |
Ramadan | month-long period of fasting from sun-up to sun-down |
constitutional monarchy | gov. in which the monarchs power is limited by a constitution |
sherpa | mountain guides of the Everest Region |
Siddhartha Gautama | Buddha: born on presrent-day boundaries of Nepal and India |
mandala | geometric designs that aid in medetation |
Sinhalese | people from Sri Lanka |
Tamils | Dravadian Hindus from S. India |
Sultan | muslim rulers |
basic necessities | food, clothing and shelter: what a person needs to live |
illitracy | the inabitity to read |
summer monsoon | winds bring water over Indian Ocean |
winter monsoon | Winds bring water across Himalayas |
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