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vocabulary for south Asia unit: 8

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