An aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.

A stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.

A system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure.

The remote and usually uninhabited inland regions of Australia.

A well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward.

A gas-fired water heater through which water flows as it is rapidly heated.

A territory under the trusteeship of the United Nations or of a country designated by it.

A breach in the embankment of a river or canal.

A floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a landmass.

An expanse of large pieces of floating ice driven together into a nearly continuous mass, as occurs in polar seas.

A location where airflows or ocean currents meet.

A small shrimplike planktonic crustacean of the open seas. It is eaten by a number of larger animals, notably the baleen whales.

country or territory ruled by a sultan.

A nation that adopted neutrality during the Cold War.

Large landmass forming a distinct part of a continent.

winds that blow dry air from the northeast during the winter

Nonviolent resistance

Against injustice was most powerful weapon against the British.

Refuse to purchase western clothes, and instead wore clothes made from yarn.

Is the belief that the souls of human begins and animals go threw a series of births, deaths, and rebirths.

A social structure in which classes are determined by heredity.

A wooden bed frame with knotted string in place of mattresses.

Brightly colored cloth that is draped over the body like a long dress.

Began among Muslims but it followed by Hindus as well.

A business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.

Electricity produced by the movements of water.

The land, or supply it with water.

A well of soil and rock built to hold back water.

A country separating opposing powers.

A lack of food or an unbalanced diet.

The state of being clear of trees.

The households usually include uncles and other relatives.

as it deposits rich silt in flat areas.

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Chapter 34, 28, and 29 Vocabulary

Term	Definition
Aborigine	An aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
Lagoon	A stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.
Cyclone	A system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure.
Outback	The remote and usually uninhabited inland regions of Australia.
Artesian well	A well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward.
Geyser	A gas-fired water heater through which water flows as it is rapidly heated.
Trust territory	A territory under the trusteeship of the United Nations or of a country designated by it.
Crevasse	A breach in the embankment of a river or canal.
Ice shelf	A floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a landmass.
Pack ice	An expanse of large pieces of floating ice driven together into a nearly continuous mass, as occurs in polar seas.
Convergence zone	A location where airflows or ocean currents meet.
Krill	A small shrimplike planktonic crustacean of the open seas. It is eaten by a number of larger animals, notably the baleen whales.
Sultanate	country or territory ruled by a sultan.
Nonaligned nations	A nation that adopted neutrality during the Cold War.
Subcontinent	Large landmass forming a distinct part of a continent.
Monsoons	winds that blow dry air from the northeast during the winter
Nationalism	Pride in one's nation.
Nonviolent resistance	Against injustice was most powerful weapon against the British.
Boycott	Refuse to purchase western clothes, and instead wore clothes made from yarn.
Partition	Divide into parts
Reincarnation	Is the belief that the souls of human begins and animals go threw a series of births, deaths, and rebirths.
Caste system	A social structure in which classes are determined by heredity.
Charpoy	A wooden bed frame with knotted string in place of mattresses.
Sari	Brightly colored cloth that is draped over the body like a long dress.
Purdah	Began among Muslims but it followed by Hindus as well.
Cottage industries	A business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.
Hydroelectric power	Electricity produced by the movements of water.
Irrigate	The land, or supply it with water.
Embankment dam	A well of soil and rock built to hold back water.
Buffer state	A country separating opposing powers.
Malnutrition	A lack of food or an unbalanced diet.
Deforestation	The state of being clear of trees.
Joint family systems	The households usually include uncles and other relatives.
Alluvial plains	as it deposits rich silt in flat areas.

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