Vocabulary
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| Aborigine | An original inhabitant.
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| Lagoon | A shallow body of water separated from the sea.
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| Cyclone | A violent, rotating windstorm.
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| Outback | Remote sparsely settled, arid, rural country.
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| Artesian Well | A well that that is drilled deep enough to tap layers filled with groundwater.
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| Atoll | Around a lagoon or shallow water.
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| Geyser | A natural hot spring that shoots water and steam into the air.
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| Trust Territory | A dependent colony or territory supervised by another country.
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| Crevasse | A deep crack in glacier ice.
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| Ice Shelf | A massive extension of glacial ice over the sea, often protruding hundreds of miles.
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| Pack Ice | Floating sea ice formed by a mix of ice bergs with other ice formed in super-chilled ocean waters.
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| Convergence Zone | An area of severe storms where the rigid waters circulating around Antarctica.
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| Krill | Small shrimplike creatures.
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| Sultanate | state ruled by sultan
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| Non-Aligned | a nation that adopted neutrality during cold war
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| Subcontinent | large landmass forming a distinct part of a continent
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| Alluvial Plain |
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| Monsoon | seasonal shift in prevailing winds
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| Nationalism | pride in ones nation
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| Nonviolent Resistance | the policy of opposing an enemy `
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| Boycott | withdraw from commercial or social relations
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| Partition | the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts.
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| Reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
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| Caste System | class structure that is determined by birth.
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| Charpoy | consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
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| Sari | garment consisting of a length of cotton or silk elaborately draped around the body
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| Purdah | the practice among women in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of living in a separate room or behind a curtain
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| Joint Family System | arrangement prevalent among Hindus of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of many
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| Cottage Industry | a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.
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| Hydroelectric Power | Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower
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| Irrigate | supply water to land or crops to help growth
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| Embankment Dam | is a massive artificial water barrier
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| Buffer State | a small neutral country, situated between two larger hostile count
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| Malnutrition |
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| Deforestation | process whereby natural forests are cleared through logging
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