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Elevation   The height of a physical feature above sea level.  
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subcontinent   Separate region of a continent.  
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Sustainable   Capable of being continued without damaging the environment or using up resources permanently.  
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Subsistence farmers   Farmers who grow their own food for their families to eat not sell.  
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Conservation   The protection of the environment.  
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Plate   A rigid section of the Earth's crust that can move independently.  
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Sanitation   Measures such as sewers to protect public health.  
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Drought   A long period with little or no precipitation.  
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Ecosystem   A community of living organisms and their natural environment, or habitat.  
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Delta   An area where a river deposits sediment as it empties into a larger body of water.  
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Famine   A long period of food shortage.  
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Monsoon   A seasonal wind that brings intense rainfall during part of the year.  
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Pollution   A chemical or physical waste that creates an unclean or dirty environment.  
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Evaporation   The process of water turning into vapor and rising into the atmosphere due to the sun's heating, part of the hydrologic cycle.  
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Aquifer   A layer of rock beneath Earth that contains water.  
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Arable   Fertile suitable for farming.  
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Isolation   Separation or being set apart from others.  
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Civil disobedience   The nonviolent disobeying of laws.  
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Reincarnation   The birth of the soul into another physical life.  
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Deity   A god or goddess.  
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Empire   A group or states ruled by a strong single ruler.  
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Caste system   A social structure in India composed of four main levels which was started by the Aryans.  
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Cultural Hearth   Center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread.  
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Tolerance   Acceptance of others' beliefs.  
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Colonialism   The practice of one country directly ruling a developing trade in a foreign territory for its own benefit.  
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Symbol   An object or idea that can be used to represent another object or idea.  
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