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a Hindu group that defines one's occupation and social posistion
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jati
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chain of closely linked metropolitan areas
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megalopolis
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rebirth as another living being until overcoming personal and earthly desires
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reincarnation
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sum of one's good and bad actions in present life
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karma
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economic system of usuing colonies for supplying materials and markets to the colonizing country
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mercantalism
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politcal and economic domination of another country
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imperialism
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Hindu word for empire;Indian empire
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raj
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teacher
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guru
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average number of children a woman has in her lifetime
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total fertility rate
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religous group that incorpirates elements of hinduism and islam
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sikh
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bhuddist monk
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lama
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repetitive prayers
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mantras
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domed shrines;buhdist
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stupas
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fortitfied monastaries
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dzong
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farm products grown for sale or export
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cash crop
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fiber used to make string rope and cloth; major cash crop is banladesh
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jute
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effort sought to increase crop yeilds in developing countries to feed people
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green revolution
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plant materials and animal dung,used for fuel
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biomass
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bussinesses that employ workers in their homes; makes many crafts
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cottage industry
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tourism that encouragess responsible interaction the the environment and endangered species
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ecotourism
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reliant on one another
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interdpendent
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usuing resources at a rate that does not deplete them for future generations. aka conservation
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sustainable development
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tree hugger movement
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chipko
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illegal killing of protected animals
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poaching
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the spreading development of nuclear arms. in india and pakistan
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nuclear proliferation
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opressed low social status. face discrimination and assults. the poor of the poor
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Dalits
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largest city in india; on arabian sea
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mumbai
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city located on ganges river
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kolkata
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3rd largest city;part of megaloplois along ganges river
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Delhi
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led fight for independence of India in 1947
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Gandhi
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major language in India
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Hindi and English
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major religion in India
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Hindu
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most densely populated country
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bangladesh
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capital of pakistan
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islamabad
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3rd most pop. city in the world
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Dhaka
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2500 B.C. on what is pakistan today; cities Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
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indus valley civilization
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got independence after breaking away for pakistan
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bangladesh
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lang. in bangladesh
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bangla
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offical lang in pakistan; most spoken
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punjabi;urdu
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major religion in pakistan/bangladesh
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islam
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most desnly populated area located in nepal
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kathmandu valley
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lang in nepal
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nepali
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lang in sri lanka
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sihanesse and tamil
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lang in maldives
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dhivel
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lang in bhutan
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dzongka
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religion in nepal
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hindu
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religion in buhtan and sri lanka
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buhddism
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bagladesh prt where they recycle iron nd steel
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chittagong
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india's silicon valley-known for high techonology and computer software
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bengaluru and hyderabad
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most people practice what?
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subsistace farming
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found in the mountains
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terraces
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crop in bangaldesh
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rice paddies
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small farms are found in_
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india
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plantations are found in ___
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sri lanka
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crops in sri lanka
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tea rubber and coconuts
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crops in india
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tabacco bananas coffee tea and cotton
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pros of green revolution
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increased agriculture which is less hunger
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cons of green revolution
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chemicals pollute water
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when did india open its economy to foreign investments?
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1990s
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heavy industry is what?
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mass production
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service industry has been important since the
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1980s
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examples of tourism
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hiking and climbing in mtns. hunting and photography animals and touring indias temples and festivals
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_% employed in agriculture
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60
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rivals
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india and pakistan
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2006; gave india free trade iwth all countires there except pakistan
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South Asia Free Trade Agreement
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major environmental problem in south asia
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lack of freshwater
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pros of human impact on resources
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dams reroute water for irrigation, control flooding
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cons of human impact on resources
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traps silt and doesnt create alluvial soil, holds in insects that cause malaria, floods surrounding areas
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reasons for deforestation
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commercial farming, clearing for human settlements, mining, and slash and burn
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india and pakistan both tested what in 1998
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nuclear warheads
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India and pakistan both control what?
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kashmir
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