Monsoon Asia Flashcards
Alluvial plains
Lands that are rich farmlands
Monsoon
Seasonal winds and rains
Ganges river
Important water source, sacred water
Subcontinent
A large Land mass that is smaller than a continent
Himalaya mountains
Mt Everest is the tallest peak
Estuary
An arm of the sea at the lower end if a river
Deforestation
The removal of forest
Storm surges
High waters after cyclones
Atoll
Islands that are low lying tips of volcanos, surrounded by coral reefs and shallow lagoons
Cyclones
A violent storm, hurricane
Caste system
A social structure that divides people on the basis of an inherited social status
Ramadan
A month long period of fasting from sunrise to sunset , Muslim
Nonviolent resistance
A protest movement that doesn’t use violence to achieve goals
Sherpa
From high Himalayan mountains, traditional guides of the mountains
Partition
Division
