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chapter 24-26
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hymalaya mountains | a mountain range in south asia that includes mt. everest |
| subcontinent | a landmass that is like a continent but only smaller, such as south asia |
| alluvial plain | land that is rich farmland composed of clay silt sand or gravel |
| archipelago | a set of closely grouped islands |
| atoll | a ringlike coral island surrounding a lagoon |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind especially in south asia |
| cyclone | a violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rainsmost extreeme weather pattern of southest asia |
| hinduism | the dominant religion of india |
| storm surge | high water level brought by a cyclone that swamps lowlying areas |
| ganges river | river in south asia an important river flowing more than 1,500 miles from its source |
| estuary | a brodand seaward end of a river |
| mughal empire | the miuslim empire established by the early 1,500 over much of india |
| raj | a period of british rule in india |
| nonviolent resistence | a movement that uses all means of protest except violence |
| land reform | the process of breaking up large landholdings to attain more ballanced land distribution |
| green revolution | an agricultural program launched by scientist in the 1960's |
| caste revolution | a birth based system of social class |
| sikhism | monotheistic religion founded by guru nanakin the panjab religion |
| indus valley civilization | the largest of the world's first civilization in what is now pakistan |
| partition | division into two or more teritorial units having seperate political status |
| kashmir | a region of northern india and pakistan over which several destructive wars have been fought |
| microcredit | a small loan avalible to poor entrepruners to help small businesses grow and raise living standards |
| entreprueneur | a person who starts and builds a business |
| ramadan | an islamic practice of month-long fasting from sunup to sundown |
| constitutional monarchy | a government in which the ruler's powers are limited by a constitution and the laws of a nation |
| sherpa | a person of Tibetan ancestry in nepal, who serves as a guide to the mount everest region |
| siddhartha gautama | the founder of budhism and known as the budah |
| mandala | a geometric design symbolizes the universe and aids in meditation |
| sinhalese | an indo-aryan people who crossed the strait seperating india and sri lanka |
| tamils | a dravidian hindu who arrived in shri lanka in the fourth century |
| sultan | a ruler of a muslim country |
| summer mosoon | june through september a powerful storm with feirce winds |
| winter monsoon | from october to febuary a powerful storm with feirce winds |
| basic nessetities | food clothing and shelter |
| illiteracy | the inability to read and write |
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