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Unit 9 Vocab

TermDefinition
Subcontinent A large landmass that is part of a continent
Alluvial plain an area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods
Delta an area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river
Atoll circular-shaped island made of coral
Monsoon seasonal wind that blows steadily from the same direction for several months at a time but changes directions at other times
Cyclone a storm with high winds and heavy rains
Annual yearly or each year
Varna Aryan social class
Reincarnation the belief in Hinduism that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body
Raj the period of time in which Great Britain controlled India as a part of the British Empire
Boycott to refuse to buy items from a particular country or company
Policy plan or course of action
Civil disobedience the use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws
Nuclear proliferation the spread of control of nuclear power, particularly the knowledge of how to construct nuclear weapons
Establish to start
Sitar a long-necked instrument with 7 strings on the outside and 10 inside the neck that provides Indian music with a distinctive sound
Green revolution the effort to use modern techniques and science to increase food production in poorer countries
Cottage industry a home- or village-based industry in which people make simple goods using their own equipment
Outsourcing hiring workers in other countries to do a set of jobs
Dalit group outside India's social system; also called the "untouchables"
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