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38 Cards in this Set
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group that defines one's occupation and social position in life
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jati
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chain of closely linked metropolitan areas
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megalopolis
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moral duty; Hindu
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dharma
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rebirth; Hundu religion
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reincarnation
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good deeds
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karma
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economic system of using colonies for supplying materials to colonizing country
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mercantilism
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political and economic domination of another country
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imperialism
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Hindu word for emire
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raj
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teacher
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guru
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average number of children a woman has in her lifetime
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total fertility rate
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elements of Hindu and Islam
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Sikh
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Buddhist monk
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lama
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repetative prayers
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mantra
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domed sshrines; Buddhist
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stupa
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fortified monastaries
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dzong
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farm products grown for sale or export
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cash crop
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fiber used to make string, rope, ans cloth
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jute
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effort that has sought to increase crop yields in developing countries
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green revolution
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plant materials and animal dung
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biomass
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businesses that employ workers in their homes
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cottage industries
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tourism that encourages responsible interaction with the environment and endangered species
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ecotourism
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relient on one another
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interdependent
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using resources at a rate that doesn't deplete them for future generations-- conservation
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sustainable development
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tree hugger movement
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Chipko
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illegal killing of protected animals
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poaching
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spreading development of nuclear arms
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nuclear prolification
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oppressed
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Dalits
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Bangledesh port where they recycle iron and steel
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Chittagong
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"India's Silicon Valley"; hihg tech and computer software
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Bengaluru (Bangalore) and Hyderabad
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most people are ___ farmers
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subsistant
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agricultural condtions
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terracing- mts; rice paddies- Bang.; small farms- India; plantations- Sri Lanka
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crops in Sri Lanka
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tea, rubber, coconuts
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crops in India
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tobacco, bananas, coffee, tea, cotton
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pros of green revolution
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incresed ag., more food, less huger
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cons of green revolution
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chemicals and fertilizers-- water and soil pollution
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when did India's govt start allowing foreign business
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1990s
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steel; mass production
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heavy industry
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tourism in south asia
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hiking/climbing mts
hunting/phtographing animals India's temples and festivals |
