South Asia (India) Vocabulary 3

Storms having numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rains.

make or present a formal request to authority with respect to a particular cause.

A ban to purchase products or unable to attend events

Was an effort to use modern farming techniques and science to increase food production.

leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India

What is the highest mountain range in the world?

jobs being sent someplace else

Small scale industries based out of a home

sm neutral country b/t 2 larger hostile countries preventing outbreak of regional conflict

Seasonal winds that blow for months at a time, often affecting a region’s climate.

Sit-ins, boycotts, and hunger strikes are examples of this...

“Festival of lights” celebrated over a five-day period in the fall each year

Has been called the world’s oldest religion and is India’s main religion (80%).

basic phys &org structures &facilities-buildings, roads &power supplies-society to function

The Hindu belief that after the body dies, the soul is reborn again in another form.

What is the highest mountain on Earth?

youngest religions;engaging in selfless service; soc justice;prosperity of all;honest conduct

class system one is born into-India