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Hinduism
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is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as Sanātana Dharma meaning "the eternal law"
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Caste System
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a system of social stratification and social restriction in India in which communities are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis.
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Varna
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the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. The literal meaning is raven.
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Origin of Caste System
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The word "caste" seems to come to English from the Portuguese word casta, from the Latin castus, meaning "pure."
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Dalit
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a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable.
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Dravidian language
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The Dravidian language family includes approximately 85 genetically related languages,[1] spoken by about 217 million people. They are mainly spoken in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan
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Jainism
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an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings.
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linguistic nationalism
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a dominant culture's use of language to exercise its dominance, see Linguistic imperialism.
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Monsoon
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Cherrapunji
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a subdivisional town in the East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the second wettest place on Earth.
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Cold deserts
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The arid tracts lying in the rain-shadow of the main Himalayan range are commonly referred to as cold deserts
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Rain Shadow
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a dry area on the lee side of a mountainous area
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Soils in Deccan plateau
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The thick dark soil (called regur) found here is suitable for cotton cultivation
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Narmada dam
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The first of the dams to be built is the Sardar Sarovar.
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Mughal Empire
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was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent
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orographic rainfall
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when a parcel of air containing water vapor gets to a mountain, it is then forced upwards (the mountain blocking its way).
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Bangladesh
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due to its unique geographic location, suffers from devastating tropical cyclones frequently.
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Salinization
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refers to a build up of salts in soil, eventually to toxic levels for plants.
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Sanskrit
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is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.
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Sikhism
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a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region,
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Subcontinent
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a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent.
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Chipko Movement
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Means "tree huggers" in hinduism
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Sepoy Mutiny
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a revolt of the sepoy troops in British India (1857–59), resulting in the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the crown.
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Buffer States
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a nation lying between potentially hostile larger nations.
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Tamil Tigers
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a Sri Lankan Tamil separatist movement founded in the early 1970s that seeks to establish an independent Tamil homeland (Tamil Eelam) in northern Sri Lanka
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Maoists
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the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
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Karma
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Hinduism, Buddhism . action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman.
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Animism
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the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
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Bumiputra
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a Malay term widely used in Malaysia, embracing indigenous people of the Malay Archipelago.
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Copra
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the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
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Domino theory
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theory that if one country is taken over by an expansionist, especially Communist, neighbor, party, or the like, the nearby nations will be taken over one after another.
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Entrepot
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warehouse
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Khmer Rouge
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a Cambodian guerrilla and rebel force and political opposition movement, originally Communist and Communist-backed.
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Typhoons
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tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.
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transmigration
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the act of transmigrating.
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Insular Region
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a geopolitical region of Colombia which comprises the areas outside the continental territories of Colombia and includes the San Andrés y Providencia Department in the Caribbean sea and the Malpelo and Gorgona Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Sunda Shelf
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a south east extension of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia.
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deforestation Cause
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the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a nonforest use.
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Indochina
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a peninsula in SE Asia, between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, W Malaysia, and Burma
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South Asia's Two hot seasons
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continent-rainy season and dry season
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Karen
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a group of people of eastern and southern Burma
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Golden triangle
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an area of Southeast Asia encompassing parts of Burma, Laos, and Thailand, significant as a major source of opium and heroin.
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