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Vocab Terms
Mr. U - Geography Terms Review
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| person whose teachings are believed to be inspired by God | prophet |
| pilgrimage to Mecca | Hajj |
| Islamic place of worship | mosque |
| follower of Islam | Muslim |
| tall, thin tower attached to a mosque | minaret |
| opposing an enemy by any means other than violence | nonviolent resistance |
| refuse to purchase or use | boycott |
| country that separates two political enemies | buffer state |
| belief that the souls of human beings and animals go through a series of births, deaths, and rebirths | reincarnation |
| social hierarchy in which people are born into a particular group with a distinct rank in society | caste system |
| level, narrow ledge built into a hillside for farming | terrace |
| agriculture that requires great amounts of labor | intensive farming |
| fish farming | aquaculture |
| springs that shoot steam and heated water into the air | geysers |
| related to earthquakes | seismic |
| nickname for the Himalayan mountain range | rooftop of the world |
| seasonal shift in the winds of Asia | monsoons |
| large landmass | subcontinent |
| broad expanse of rich, fertile land along a riverbank | alluvial plain |
| Indo-European language spoken in India | Hindi |
| belief in one God | monotheism |
| land that can be farmed | arable |
| pride in one's nation | nationalism |
| divide into parts | partition |