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Subcontinent – Large landmass too small to be a continent.
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Atoll – Island on top of submerged volcanoes surrounded by coral reef
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Alluvial Plains - A plain formed from the deposition of alluvium usually adjacent to a river
that periodically overflows.:
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Monsoon – Seasonal Winds
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Cyclone – A storm with fierce and devastating winds. Also called
Hurricane and Typhoon
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Bengal Tiger
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Ganges River – River in NE India. Hindus holiest river.
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Storm Surge – A rise in water associated with low pressure storms
like hurricanes and cyclones
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Estuary - is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the
open sea.
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Raj – Period of British rule in India
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Nonviolent resistance – Practice of orderly protest and disobedience, to
achieve a social goal.
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Land Reform – Redistribution of agricultural land. Taking land land areas and dividing it into smaller
ones.
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Green Revolution - A significant increase in agricultural productivity resulting from the introduction of high-yield
varieties of grains, the use of pesticides, and improved management techniques.
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Caste System – Rigid social structure in India.
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Dalits – Member of oppressed Hindu Class.
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Partition - the process by which British dependencies and treaty states in the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in
the 1940s.
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Entrepreneur – Person who owns their own business.
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Micro- credit- Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to those in poverty designed to spur entrepreneurship
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Ramadan – Islamic 30 day fast from sunrise - sunset
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Sikhs- 15th century, Punjab region
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Sherpa – Ethnic group from the mountainous region of Nepal
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Tamils – People native to the state of southern India.
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Sultan – the ruler mainly used in Muslim countries.
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Sinhalese – Majority of people in Sri Lanka