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Ch. 34,28,29 Vocab
vocab
Term | Definition |
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Aborigine | An original inhabitant one of the original inhabitants of Australia. |
Lagoon | A shallow body of eater separated from the sea by coral reefs or sandbars. |
Cyclone | A violent rotating windstorm. |
Outback | Remote sparsely settles arid rural country especially the central and western plains and plateaus of Australia. |
Artesian well | A well that is drilled deep enough to tap a layer of porous material filled with groundwater. |
Atoll | A ring shaped coral island surrounding a lagoon. |
Geyser | A natural hot spring spring that shoots a column f water and stream into the air. |
Trust Territory | A dependent colony or territory supervised by another country by commission of the United nations. |
Crevasse | A deep crack in glacial 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 icebergs with other ice formed in superchild oceans water. |
Convergence Zone | An area of serves storms where the frigid water circulating around antarctica meet the warmer water if the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. |
Krill | Small shrimplike creatures food for whales and fish. |
Sultanate | A state ruled by a sultan. |
Nonaligned nation | A Nation what adopted neutrality during the Cold war. |
Subcontinent | A large landmass forming a distinct part of a continent. |
Alluvial Plain | A broad expanse of land along riverbanks consisting of rich fertile soil left by floods. |
Monsoon | The belief in one god. |
Nationalism | Pride in ones nation the desire of a cultural group to rule themeselves as a separate nation. |
Nonviolent Resistance | The policy of opposing an enemy or oppressor by any means other than violence. |
Boycott | To refuse to purchase or use a product or service as an expression of disapproval |
Partition | A division into separate parts. |
Reincarnation | The belief that a soul of a human being or animals goes through a series of births, deaths and rebirths. |
Caste System | A social hierarchy in which a person possesses a distinct rank in society that is determined by birth. |
Charpoy | A wooden bed frame with knotted string in place of a mattress. |
Sari | A brightly colored cloth worn by many Indian women that draped over the body like a long dress. |
Purdah | The practice among Hindu and Muslim women of covering the face with a veil when outside the home. |
Joint Family System | In india the custom of housing all members of an extended family together. |
Cottage Industry | A small scale manufracturing operation usint little technology often located in or near peoples homes. |
Hydroelectric Power | Electricity that is generated by moving water. |
Irrigate | The watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs or rivers. |
Embankment Dam | A wall of solid and rock to hold back water. |
Buffer State | A country that separates two hostile countries. |
Malnutrition | Disease cause by a lack of food or an unbalanced diet. |
Deforestation | The process of stripping the land of its trees. |