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21 Cards in this Set
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A state ruled by a sultan
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Sultanate
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A nation that adopted neutrality of a continent.
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subcontinent
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A broad expanse of land along riverbanks, consisting of rich, fertile soil left by floods.
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Alluvial plains
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A seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that influnces large climate regions
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Moonsoons
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Pride in one's nation; the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves a seperate an eneymy or opressor by any means other than violence.
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Nationalism
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The policy of opposing an enemy or porrssor by any means other than violence.
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Nonviolet resistance
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To refuse to purchase or use a product or service as an expression of disapproval.
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Boycott
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A divison into seperate parts
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Partition
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The belief that the soul of a human or animal goes though a serios of births, deaths, and rebirths.
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Reincarnation
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A social hierachy in which a person processes a distinct rank in society that is determined by birth.
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Caste system.
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A wooden bed frame with knotted string in place of a matress.
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Charpoy
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A brightly colored cloth, wrn by many ndian women, that is drapped over the body like a long dress.
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Sari
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The practice among Hindu and Muslim women of covering the face with a veil when ouside the home
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Purdah
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In inda, the custom of housin all memebers of an extending family together.
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Join family system.
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A small-scale manufacturing operation using little technology often located in or near peoples homes.
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cottage industry
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Electricy that is generate by moving water.
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Hydroelectric power
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The watering of farmland with water drawn from reserviors or rivers.
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Irrigate
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A wall of soil and rock to hold back water.
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Embankment dam
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A country that seperates two hostile countries
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Buffer state
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Disease caused by a lack of food or an unblalanced diet
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Malnutrion
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The process of stripping a land for its trees.
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Deforestation.
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