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India and Neighbor
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Question | Answer |
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caste system | A system in which people’s position in society is determined by their birth into a particular group |
green revolution | a program (,begun by the Indian government in the 1960s,) that encouraged farmed to modernize their methods to produce more food |
cyclones | Violent storms with high winds and heavy rain |
storm surges | Huge wages of water that are whipped up by fierce winds, (particularly from cyclones, hurricanes, and other tropical storms) |
atolls | Rings of coral surrounding lagoons |
martial law | Military rule |
command economy | An economy in which the government owns most of the industries and make most of the economic decisions |
gers | Large, circular tents that are easy to raise, dismantle, and move; used by nomadic herders in Mongolia |
tsunamis | Huge waves created by undersea tectonic activity, (such as earthquakes) |
demilitarized zone | A buffer zone that serves as a barrier separating two countries (such as North and South Korea) |