1. Subcontinent – Large landmass too small to be a continent.

2. Atoll – Island on top of submerged volcanoes surrounded by coral reef

3. Alluvial Plains - A plain formed from the deposition of alluvium usually adjacent to a river that periodically overflows. :

4. Monsoon – Seasonal Winds

5. Cyclone – A storm with fierce and devastating winds. Also called Hurricane and Typhoon

6. Bengal Tiger

7. Ganges River – River in NE India. Hindus holiest river.

8. Storm Surge – A rise in water associated with low pressure storms like hurricanes and cyclones

9. Estuary - is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

10. Raj – Period of British rule in India

11. Nonviolent resistance – Practice of orderly protest and disobedience, to achieve a social goal.

12. Land Reform – Redistribution of agricultural land. Taking land land areas and dividing it into smaller ones.

13. Green Revolution - A significant increase in agricultural productivity resulting from the introduction of high-yield varieties of grains, the use of pesticides, and improved management techniques.

14. Caste System – Rigid social structure in India.

15. Dalits – Member of oppressed Hindu Class.

16. Partition - the process by which British dependencies and treaty states in the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in the 1940s.BritishIndian subcontinentindependence1940s

17. Entrepreneur – Person who owns their own business.

18. Micro- credit- Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to those in poverty designed to spur entrepreneurship

19. Ramadan – Islamic 30 day fast from sunrise - sunset

20. Sikhs- 15 th century, Punjab region

21. Sherpa – Ethnic group from the mountainous region of Nepal

22. Tamils – People native to the state of southern India.

23. Sultan – the ruler mainly used in Muslim countries.

24. Sinhalese – Majority of people in Sri Lanka