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Mr. U - Geography Terms Review
Definition | Term |
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person whose teachings are believed to be inspired by God | prophet |
pilgrimage to Mecca | Hajj |
Islamic place of worship | mosque |
follower of Islam | Muslim |
tall, thin tower attached to a mosque | minaret |
opposing an enemy by any means other than violence | nonviolent resistance |
refuse to purchase or use | boycott |
country that separates two political enemies | buffer state |
belief that the souls of human beings and animals go through a series of births, deaths, and rebirths | reincarnation |
social hierarchy in which people are born into a particular group with a distinct rank in society | caste system |
level, narrow ledge built into a hillside for farming | terrace |
agriculture that requires great amounts of labor | intensive farming |
fish farming | aquaculture |
springs that shoot steam and heated water into the air | geysers |
related to earthquakes | seismic |
nickname for the Himalayan mountain range | rooftop of the world |
seasonal shift in the winds of Asia | monsoons |
large landmass | subcontinent |
broad expanse of rich, fertile land along a riverbank | alluvial plain |
Indo-European language spoken in India | Hindi |
belief in one God | monotheism |
land that can be farmed | arable |
pride in one's nation | nationalism |
divide into parts | partition |