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India and Neighbors v

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caste system   A system in which people’s position in society is determined by their birth into a particular group  
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green revolution   a program (,begun by the Indian government in the 1960s,) that encouraged farmed to modernize their methods to produce more food  
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cyclones   Violent storms with high winds and heavy rain  
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storm surges   Huge wages of water that are whipped up by fierce winds, (particularly from cyclones, hurricanes, and other tropical storms)  
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atolls   Rings of coral surrounding lagoons  
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martial law   Military rule  
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command economy   An economy in which the government owns most of the industries and make most of the economic decisions  
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gers   Large, circular tents that are easy to raise, dismantle, and move; used by nomadic herders in Mongolia  
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tsunamis   Huge waves created by undersea tectonic activity, (such as earthquakes)  
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demilitarized zone   A buffer zone that serves as a barrier separating two countries (such as North and South Korea)  
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