Vocabulary Review - South Asia (Unit 9)

a large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities

A large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India

Electrical energy generated by falling water

The set of systems that affect how well a place or organization operates

In Hindu belief, the sum of good and bad actions in one’s present and past lives

Storm with heavy rains & high winds that blow in a circular pattern

a native or inhabitant of Nepal

A fiber used to make string, rope, and cloth

Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life

Cities generally considered to play an important role in the global economic system

The actions by which one country is able to extend power to control another country

Seasonal wind brings warm,moist air from ocean in summer & cooler,dry air from inland in winter

A dangerous large ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake,

The removal of all trees in a stand of timber

A group that defines one’s occupation and social position

Village council

Technological & economic growth that does not deplete human & natural resources of a given area

The average number of children a woman has in her lifetime

floodplain, such as the Gangetic Plain in India, on which flooding rivers have deposited silt

A member of a Himalayan people living on the borders of Nepal and Tibet.

A triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried downriver

Sacred words or phrases that are repeated in prayers or chants

A native or inhabitant of the region of Punjab.

Use of nat substances rather than chemical fertilizers & pesticides to enrich soil & grow crops

A business that employs workers in their homes

A dome-shaped structure that serves as a Buddhist shrine

A fortified monastery that also served as an administrative and commercial center

Buddhist monk

Began in 1960s to produce higher-yielding,more productive strains of wheat, rice, & other crops

Chemical used to kill crop-damaging insects, rodents, and other pests

The theory or practice of merchant or trading pursuits

Underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel

The protective outer covering of a small sea creature, once used as money in Asia and Africa

Low-lying land along a river, formed mainly by sediment that has been deposited by floodwaters

The practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment