Connell-India- 6.Hi.2c-Vocabulary

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What is a representative democracy?

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A system where citizens elect representatives to make laws.

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What is the term for a person who creates maps?

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Cartographer

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Which term describes a map showing national boundaries and capitals?

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Political map

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What is a subcontinent?

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A large landmass that is part of a continent.

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What is irrigation?

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A system of supplying water to crops

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Which term describes the process of fertile land becoming desert?

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Desertification

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What is cultural diffusion?

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The spread of ideas between peoples.

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Which term describes a religion that believes in one god?

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Monotheistic

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What is a monsoon?

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A seasonal wind.

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In Hinduism and Buddhism, what is reincarnation?

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The continuous rebirth of a soul