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South Asia Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civil disobedience | nonviolent resistance |
| cyclone | a large, swirling storm that forms over the ocean and slams into the coasts |
| dalit | "Untouchables" or outcasts, the lowest social status |
| annual | yearly, or each year |
| policy | plan/course of action |
| sitar | a long necked instrument with 7 strings on the outside and 10 inside that provides Indian music with a distinctive sound |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind that blows steadily from the same direction for several months at a time but changes direction at other times of year |
| boycott | refusing to buy or use certain goods/services |
| reincarnation | rebirth of a soul into another body |
| alluvial plain | an area of fertile soil deposited by floodwaters |
| green revolution | the effort to use modern techniques and science to increase food production in poorer countries |
| atoll | small, ring-shaped island |
| subcontinent | a geographically or politically unique part of a larger continent |
| nuclear proliferation | the spread of enormously powerful atomic weapons |
| outsourcing | occurs when a company hires an individual or and outside company to do work |
| Raj | the period of time in which Great Britain controlled India as part of the British Empire |
| delta | places where rivers deposit soil at the mouth of a river |
| establish | to set up |
| cottage industry | small businesses that employ people in their homes |
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