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Geography Terms
Chapter 9
Question | Answer |
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bonded labor | labor that is pledged against an outstanding debt. |
caste | system of kinship groupings that is reinforced by language, religion, and occupation. |
distributary | river branch that flows away from the main stream. |
microfinance programs | programs that provide credit and savings to the self-employed poor, including those in the informal sector, who cannot borrow money from commercial banks. |
monsoon | seasonal reversal of wind flows in parts of the lower to middle latitudes. During the cool season, a dry monsoon occurs as dry offshore winds prevail; in hot summer months a wet monsoon occurs as onshore winds bring large amounts of rainfall. |
orographic effect | influence of hills and mountains in lifting airstreams, cooling the air, and thereby inducing precipitation. |
Raj | rule of the British in India. |