Refers to the seasonal reversal of wind and moisture flows in certain parts of the subtropics and lower-middle latitudes.

Indo-European languages

The major world language family that dominates the European geographic realm

The language family, indigenous to the South Asian realm, that dominates southern India today

The subdivision of the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan at the end of colonial rule on August 15, 1947.

Capital city positioned in actually or potentially contested territory, usually near an international border

The number of people per unit area.

Physiological density

The number of people per unit area of arable land.

More precisely the Total Fertility Rate, it is the average number of children born to women of childbearing age in a given population.

Demographic transition

Multi-stage model, based on western Europe’s experience, of changes in population growth exhibited by countries undergoing industrialization. High birth rates and death rates are followed by plunging death rates, producing a huge net population gain

Graphic representation or profile of a national population according to age and gender.

A demographic indicator showing the ratio of males to females in a given population.

Persistent stress among a country’s sociocultural groups that can often erupt into communal violence

Hinduness” as expressed through Hindu nationalism, Hindu heritage, and/or Hindu patriotism.

The strict social stratification and residential segregation of people

The term means “students” or “seekers of religion.”

The terrorist organization that evolved into an expanding global network under the directorship of Usama bin Laden between the mid-1990s and his elimination by the U.S. in 2011.

One of the expected major impacts of global climate change on the world ocean resulting from the large-scale melting of Arctic and Antarctic ice.

The use of remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as delivery systems to conduct military attacks

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Geography

Term	Definition
Monsoon	Refers to the seasonal reversal of wind and moisture flows in certain parts of the subtropics and lower-middle latitudes.
Indo-European languages	The major world language family that dominates the European geographic realm
Dravidian languages	The language family, indigenous to the South Asian realm, that dominates southern India today
Partition	The subdivision of the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan at the end of colonial rule on August 15, 1947.
Forward Capital	Capital city positioned in actually or potentially contested territory, usually near an international border
Population density	The number of people per unit area.
Physiological density	The number of people per unit area of arable land.
Fertility rate	More precisely the Total Fertility Rate, it is the average number of children born to women of childbearing age in a given population.
Demographic transition	Multi-stage model, based on western Europe’s experience, of changes in population growth exhibited by countries undergoing industrialization. High birth rates and death rates are followed by plunging death rates, producing a huge net population gain
Population pyramid	Graphic representation or profile of a national population according to age and gender.
Sex ratio	A demographic indicator showing the ratio of males to females in a given population.
Communal tension	Persistent stress among a country’s sociocultural groups that can often erupt into communal violence
Hindutva	Hinduness” as expressed through Hindu nationalism, Hindu heritage, and/or Hindu patriotism.
Caste system	The strict social stratification and residential segregation of people
Taliban	The term means “students” or “seekers of religion.”
al-Queda	The terrorist organization that evolved into an expanding global network under the directorship of Usama bin Laden between the mid-1990s and his elimination by the U.S. in 2011.
Rising sea Level	One of the expected major impacts of global climate change on the world ocean resulting from the large-scale melting of Arctic and Antarctic ice.
Drone warefare	The use of remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as delivery systems to conduct military attacks

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