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monsoon |
seasonal reversal of wind and moisture flows in certain parts of the subtropics and lower-middle latitudes. The dry monsoon occurs in the hot summer months, which produced onshoreon winds that bring large amounts of rainfall. |
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social stratification |
in a layered or a stratified society, the population is divided into a hierarchy of social classes. In an industrialized society, the working class is at the lower end, elites that possess And control the means of production are at the upper level |
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indo-European languages |
The major world language family that dominates the European geographic room. This language family is almost the most widely dispersed globally and about half of humankind speaks one of its languages |
NORTH INDIA |
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dravidian languages |
The language family, indigenous to the south Asian realm, that dominate southern India today. As opposed to the Indo-European languages who's tongues dominate northern India |
SOUTH INDIA |
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partition |
the subdivision of the British Indian empire into India and Pakistan at the end of colonial rule on August 15, 1947 |
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refugees |
people who have been dislocated involuntarily from their original place of settlement |
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froward capital |
Islamabad; Pakistan proclaimed it's Muslim foundation here in the face of the Hindu challenge. Very assertive |
assertive forward capital |
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terms of trade |
in international economics refers to an agreement between trading partners that stipulates the quantity of imports that can be purchased by one country through the sale of a fixed quantity of exports to the other. |
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neoliberalism |
A national or regional development strategy and based on the privatize Asian of state run companies, lowering of international trade tariffs, reduction of government subsidies, cutting of corporate taxes, and overall deregulation to business activity |
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population geography |
The field of geography on the spatial aspects of demography and the influence of demographic change on particular countries and regions |
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physiologic density |
the number of people per unit area of arable land |
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population density |
the number of people per unit area. |
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demographic transition |
multistage model, based on Western Europe's experience, of changes in population growth exhibited by countries and undergoing industrialization. High birthrates and death rates are followed by plunging death rates, producing a huge net population gain |
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fertility rate |
The average number of children born to women of childbearing age in a given population. |
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demographic burden |
The proportion of a national population that I'd either too old or too young to be productive and that must be cared for by the productive population |
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population pyramid |
Geographic representation or profile of a national population according to age and gender. |
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sex ratio |
A demographic indicator showing the ratio of males to females in a given population |
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communal tension |
Persistent stress among the countries socio-cultural groups that often erupt into communal violence |
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hindutva |
"Hinduness" as expressed through Hindu nationalism, Hindu heritage, and /or Hindu patriotism. The cornerstone of a fundamentalist movement that has been gaining strength since the late 20th century that seeks to remake India as a society dominated by Hindu principles prevail. |
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caste system |
District social stratification of segregation of people pacifically and India's Hindu society on the basis of ancestry and occupation |
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outsourcing |
Turning over the partial or complete production of a good or service to another party |
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informal sector |
Dominated by unlicensed sellers of homemade goods and services, the primitive form of capitalism found in many developing countries that takes place beyond the control of government. A compliment to a country's formal sector |
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double delta |
South Asians combined Delta formed by the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. All of Bangladesh lies on this enormous Deltaic plain,which also encompasses surrounding parts of eastern India |
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non-governmental organization (NGO) |
Legitimate organization that operate independently from any form of government and do not function as for profit businesses. They mostly seek to improve social conditions, but are not affiliated with political organizations |
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micro-credit |
Small loans extended to poverty-stricken borrowers who would not otherwise qualify for them. The aim is to help combat poverty, encourage entrepreneurship, and to empower poor communities-especially their women |
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buffer state |
A country or set of countries separating ideological or political adversaries. Thailand was a buffer state between British and French colonial domains in mainland Southeast Asia |
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failed state |
A country whose institutions have collapsed and in which anarchy prevails |
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global warming |
A general term referring to the temperature increase of the Earth's atmosphere over the past century and a half, how humans may be contributing to this warming, the scenarios of future environmental change that could result if this trend continues |
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insurgent state |
Territorial embodiment of a successful guerrilla movement. The establishment by anti-government insurgents of a territorial base in which they exercise full control, thus a state within a state |
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