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Ch 24-26
ch 24-26
| Himalaya Mountains | towering peaks |
| Subcontinent | a large land mass that is smaller than a continent |
| Alluvial Plains | lands that are rich farmlamds. |
| Archipelago | island group |
| Atoll | island |
| Monsoon | seasonal winds |
| Cyclone | violent form |
| Hinduism | the religon of most indians. |
| Gnages River | important water source |
| Storm surges | swap low-lying areas |
| Estuary | arm of the sea |
| Mica | a key component in electrical equipment |
| Estuary | a broadened seaward end of a river, where the river's currents meet the ocean's tides |
| Indus Valley Civilizaton | |
| Partition | division of british India |
| Kashmir | territory |
| Microcredit | economic development |
| Entrepreneurs | people eho start and build a business |
| Ramadan | a month-long period of fasting from sunrise to sunset |
| Constitutional | kingdoms in which rulers powers are limited |
| Sherpas | people from the high himalayas |
| Siddhartha Gauutama | known as buddha |
| Mandalas | geometric desgins that are symbols |
| Sinhalese | people from the northern plains |
| Tamils | group of infians |
| Sultan | six dynasties of muslim rulers |
| Basic Necessities | food, clothing, and shelter. |
| Illiteracy | inability to read or write |
| Summer Monsoon | wind system that blows from the southwest across the Indian Ocean |
| Winter Monsoon | wind syste that blows from the northeast across the himalayas. |
| Mughal Empire | the muslim emprie |
| Raj | direct british control |
| Nonviolent resistance | protest movement that does not use violence |
| Land reform | more balances distribution of land among farners. |
| Sikhism | a monotheistic religon |