Post on 14-Jan-2016
Subcontinent – Large landmass too small to be a continent.
Atoll – Island on top of submerged volcanoes surrounded by coral reef
Alluvial Plains - A plain formed from the deposition of alluvium usually adjacent to a river
that periodically overflows.:
Monsoon – Seasonal Winds
Cyclone – A storm with fierce and devastating winds. Also called
Hurricane and Typhoon
Bengal Tiger
Ganges River – River in NE India. Hindus holiest river.
Storm Surge – A rise in water associated with low pressure storms
like hurricanes and cyclones
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.
Raj – Period of British rule in India
Nonviolent resistance – Practice of orderly protest and disobedience, to
achieve a social goal.
Land Reform – Redistribution of agricultural land. Taking land land areas and dividing it into smaller
ones.
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.
Caste System – Rigid social structure in India.
Dalits – Member of oppressed Hindu Class.
Partition - the process by which British dependencies and treaty states in the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in
the 1940s.
Entrepreneur – Person who owns their own business.
Micro- credit- Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to those in poverty designed to spur entrepreneurship
Ramadan – Islamic 30 day fast from sunrise - sunset
Sikhs- 15th century, Punjab region
Sherpa – Ethnic group from the mountainous region of Nepal
Tamils – People native to the state of southern India.
Sultan – the ruler mainly used in Muslim countries.
Sinhalese – Majority of people in Sri Lanka