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| himalaya mountains | a lure to mountain climbers around the world.
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| subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
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| alluvial plain | lands that are rich farmlands.
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| archipelago | or island group, of more than 1,200 small island.
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| atoll | low lying tops of submerged volcanoes, surrounded by coral reefs and shallow lagoons.
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| monsoon | or seasonal winds.
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| cyclone | a violent syprm with fiercw winds and heavy rain.
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| hinduism | the religion of most indians.
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| storm surge | high waters; that swamp low-lying areas.
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| ganges river | the earthly home of the hindu goddess ganga.
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| estuary | an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river; dam is south asia.
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| mughal empire | an established empire, throughout much of india.
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| raj | the period of direct british control.
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| nonviolent resistance | a protest movement that does not use violence to achieve it goals.
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| green revolution | increased crop yeilds.
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| caste system | the aryan system of social classes.
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| indus valley civilization | begining around 2500 had brick buildings and sophisticated sanitation systems.
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| partition | or division, of british Inia.
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| kashmir | territory where pakistan fought several destrucive wars with India.
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| microcredit | an important economic development.
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| entrepenue | people who start and build a business.
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| ramadan | a month long period of fasting from sinrise to sunset.
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| constitutions monarchy | kingdoms in which the ruler's powers by a constitution.
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| sherpa | these people from the high himalayas are traditional mountain guides of the everest region.
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| siddhartha guatama | known as the buddha, was born on the borders of present nepal and india.
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| mandala | geometric designs that are symbols of the universe and aid in meditation.
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| sinhalese | people from the northern plains of india crossed in narrow strait.
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| tamils | dravidian hindus.
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| sultan | muslim rulers.
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| basic necessities | food, clothing, and shelter.
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| illiteracy | the inability to read or write.
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| summer monsoon | is a wind system that blows from the southwest across the indian ocean.
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| winter monsoon | is a wind system that blows from the northeast across the himalayas toward the sea from october through february.
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