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49139sthasia
vocabulary for south Asia unit: 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Himalayan mountains | the tallest mountain range in the world |
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| alluvial plains | lands that are rich farmlands |
| archipelago | a large island group |
| atoll | shallow lagoons that are surrounded by mountains |
| monsoon | seasonal winds each year |
| cyclone | a violent storm with feirce winds and heavy rains |
| Hinduism | the religion of most Indians which has a karma system |
| Ganges River | a sacred hindu river home to the goddess Ganga |
| storm surge | extremely high waters brought about by cyclones |
| estuary | a place where salt and freshwater meet as an arm of the sea |
| Mughal Empire | central asian invaders that occupied the Ganges area |
| raj | a period of direct british control |
| nonviolent resistance | a protest taht does not use violence |
| land reform | a land policy for more balanced distribution of land |
| Green revolution | a progam that increases crop yields |
| caste system | the aryan system of social classes |
| Indus valley civilization | well planned cities such as Harrapa |
| partition | the division of british India |
| Kashmir | a territory in india |
| microcredit | makes small loans available to poor entreprenuers |
| entrepeneur | people who start and run a business |
| Ramadan | a month long period of fasting |
| constitutional monarchy | kingdoms in which the rulers powers are limited by a constition |
| sherpa | Nepal groups of tibeten ancestry |
| siddhartha Gautama | kn own also as Buddha |
| mandela | geomectric designs meant as symbols for the univers |
| sinhalese | people from the northern plain who walked to sri lanka in 6th century india |
| Tamils | Dravidian Hindus from southern India |
| sultan | muslim rulers or kings |
| summer monsoon | a monsoon the mostly happens during the summer |
| Winter monsoon | a monsoon that primarily happens in the winter |
| basic necessities | food clothing shelter water |
| illiteracy | inability to comprehed written language |
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