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India Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Colony | a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land |
Partition | division |
Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha |
Caste System | the division of Indian society into groups based on birth or occupation |
Urbanization | the increase in the percentage of people who live in citites |
Subcontinent | a large landmass that is similar than a continent |
Kathmandu | capital city of Nepal |
Mount Everest | the highest mountain in the world |
Monosoons | a seasonal wind that brings either dry or moist air |
Indus River | this river is home to the earliest Indian civilization |