SOUTH ASIA – THE LAND/CLIMATE AND

VEGETATION/INDIA/PAKISTAN & BANGLADESH/NEPAL,BUTAN,MALDIVES,& SRI

LANKA/THE ECONOMY/PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIORNMENT

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ALLUVIAL PLAINAn area of fertile soil deposited by river floodwaters; for example, India’s Gangetic Plain

SUBCONTINENTA large, distinct landmass that is joined to a continent; for example, India

MONSOONSeasonal winds that brings heavy rains from moist ocean air

CYCLONEAnother name for a hurricane except in the Atlantic Ocean

JATIA means of indentification among Hindus that defines one’s occupation and social position

DHARMAMoral duty that is required of every person in Hindu belief

REINCARNATIONHindus believe that after death people undergo this rebirth as another living being until overcoming personal weaknesses and earthly desires

KARMALaws in accord with one’s dharma; these are good deeds that one does in life to move to a higher state of being

MERCANTILISMAn economic system of using colonies for supplying materials and markets to the colonizing country

RAJThe Hindi word for “empire”; the British used this word to refer to their Indian Empire

GURUA teacher; from the Sikh religion

SIKHA religious group that incorporates elements of Hinduism and Islam; found mainly in northwestern India

LAMAA Buddhist monk from the Tibetan region

MANTRARepetitive prayers; found in the Buddhist faith

STUPABuddhist domed shrines found in Nepal and Sri Lanka

DZONGFortified monasteries found in Bhutan

JUTEA fiber used to make string, rope, and cloth; a major cash crop in Bangladesh

BIOMASSPlant material and animal waste; people will burn this when it is their only energy source

INTERDEPENDENTWhen two or more things are reliant on one another

CHIPKOA movement from India based on respect for trees and nature; translates from Hindi as “tree-hugger”

NUCLEAR PROLIFERATIONThe spreading development of nuclear arms; this has been seen between India and Pakistan

DALITSThose in India assigned to the

lowest social status; known as “oppressed”, they experience discrimination and violence