South Asia Vocab

A large land mass that is part of a continent.

• Subcontinent

• Alluvial Plain

• Boycott

• Varna

A seasonal wind that blows steadily from the same direction for several months.

• Delta

• Reincarnation

• Monsoon

• Cyclone

A plan of course of action.

• Green Revolution

• Outsourcing

• Establish

• Policy

Hiring workers in other countries to do a set of jobs.

• Civil Disobedience

• Outsourcing

• Raj

• Monsoon

A Hindu belief that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body.

• Cottage Industry

• Reincarnation

• Boycott

• Dalit

Group outside India's social system; also called the "Untouchables".

• Dalit

• Sitar

• Cyclone

• Varna

An area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river.

• Subcontinent

• Sitar

• Delta

• Atoll

A circular shaped island made of corral.

• Atoll

• Annual

• Raj

• Karma

A storm with high winds and heavy rains.

• Monsoon

• Establish

• Civil Disobedience

• Cyclone

Yearly

• Alluvial Plain

• Atoll

• Raj

• Annual