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34 Cards in this Set
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Himalaya Mountains |
A series of mountain ranges that include Mt. Everest. |
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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 |
A ringlike coral island or string of islands surrounding a lagoon. |
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Monsoons |
Another term for seasonal winds. |
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Cyclone |
A violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain. |
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Hinduism |
The religion of most Indians. |
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Ganges River |
A major river is South Asia that is an important resource of water. |
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Storm Surge |
High water level brought by a cyclone. |
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Estuary |
An arm of the sea at the lower end of a river. |
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Mughal Empire |
Muslim rule brought new customs that sometimes conflicted with those of the native Hindus. |
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Raj |
The period of direct British control. |
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Nonviolent Resistance |
Protest movement that does not use violence to achieve its goals. |
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Land Reform |
A more balanced distribution of land among farmers than now exists. |
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Green Revolution |
Increased crop yields. |
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Caste System |
Was the Aryan system of social classes. |
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Indus Valley Civilization |
Began around 2500 b.c. It featured well-planned cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, which had brick buildings and sophisticated sanitation systems. |
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Partition |
Division, of British India. |
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Kashmir |
A region in Northern India and Pakistan that many wars were fought. |
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Microcredit |
An important economic development has been the introduction. |
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Entrepreneurs |
People who start and build a business. |
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Ramadan |
A month-long period of fasting from sunrise to sunset. |
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Constitutional Monarchies |
Kingdoms in which the ruler’s powers are limited by a constitution. |
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Sherpas |
These people from the high Himalayas are the traditional mountain guides of the Everest region. |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
Known as the Buddha, was born on the borders of present-day Nepal and India in the sixth century b.c. |
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Mandalas |
Geometric designs that are symbols of the universe and aid in meditation. |
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Sinhalese |
They absorbed the island’s native inhabitants and created an advanced civilization on Sri Lanka. |
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Tamils |
Dravidian Hindus from southern India. |
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Sultans |
A ruler of a muslim country. |
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Basic Necessities |
Food, clothing, and shelter. |
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Illiteracy |
The inability to read or write, have left millions without hope that their lives would improve. |
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Summer Monsoon |
A wind system that blows from the southwest across the Indian Ocean toward South Asia from June through September. |
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Winter Monsoon |
Wind system that blows from the northeast across the Himalayas toward the sea from October through February. |
