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India Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colony | a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land |
| Partition | division |
| Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha |
| Caste System | the division of Indian society into groups based on birth or occupation |
| Urbanization | the increase in the percentage of people who live in citites |
| Subcontinent | a large landmass that is similar than a continent |
| Kathmandu | capital city of Nepal |
| Mount Everest | the highest mountain in the world |
| Monosoons | a seasonal wind that brings either dry or moist air |
| Indus River | this river is home to the earliest Indian civilization |