Ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets that surrounds a central lagoon.

A cyclone is a large-scale rotating storm system similar to a hurricane or typhoon but it is specific to the Indian Ocean.

Seasonal wind patterns that occur mainly in South Asia.

Landmass that is geographically and culturally part of the continent, but has clear political or physical distinctions. Often divided by physical barriers such as mountains or rivers.

The period of British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858-1947.

Policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries.

Partition as related to India refers to when British India was divided into two separate countries, India (mainly Hindu) and Pakistan (maining Muslim) upon gaining independence in 1947.

The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

A financial service that provides small loans to individuals or groups, typically in developing regions, to support entrepreneurship and alleviate poverty.

A hierarchical social structure that divides people into groups based on birth, with each group having a different social status and set of rights.

Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life.

A prolonged period of below-average precipitation, leading to water shortages that negatively impact agriculture, ecosystems, and human populations.

The way people, places, economies, and environments are linked and dependent on each other through systems of interaction.

The mutual reliance between people, countries, economies, or ecosystems, where each depends on the other for resources, goods, services, or support.

The process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence among countries through the exchange of goods, services, information, technology, culture, and people.

When a business hires a third party to perform tasks that would normally be done by its own employees.

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WG B Unit 3

Term	Definition
Atoll	Ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets that surrounds a central lagoon.
Cyclone	A cyclone is a large-scale rotating storm system similar to a hurricane or typhoon but it is specific to the Indian Ocean.
Monsoons	Seasonal wind patterns that occur mainly in South Asia.
Subcontinent	Landmass that is geographically and culturally part of the continent, but has clear political or physical distinctions. Often divided by physical barriers such as mountains or rivers.
British Raj	The period of British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858-1947.
Isolationism	Policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries.
Partition	Partition as related to India refers to when British India was divided into two separate countries, India (mainly Hindu) and Pakistan (maining Muslim) upon gaining independence in 1947.
Food Security	The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Microcredit	A financial service that provides small loans to individuals or groups, typically in developing regions, to support entrepreneurship and alleviate poverty.
Caste System	A hierarchical social structure that divides people into groups based on birth, with each group having a different social status and set of rights.
Reincarnation	Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life.
Drought	A prolonged period of below-average precipitation, leading to water shortages that negatively impact agriculture, ecosystems, and human populations.
Interconnectedness	The way people, places, economies, and environments are linked and dependent on each other through systems of interaction.
Interdependence	The mutual reliance between people, countries, economies, or ecosystems, where each depends on the other for resources, goods, services, or support.
Globalization	The process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence among countries through the exchange of goods, services, information, technology, culture, and people.
Outsourcing	When a business hires a third party to perform tasks that would normally be done by its own employees.

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