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South Asia Vocabulary

South Asia Vocabulary. 1. monsoons. http://www.wmo.ch/pages/mediacentre/news/archive/images/prev45.jpg. Monsoon winds are famous for bringing heavy rain in South Asia. The last for about 4 months, starting by early July. http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126220/crisis/photo/monsoon_rain.jpg.

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South Asia Vocabulary

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  1. South Asia Vocabulary

  2. 1. monsoons http://www.wmo.ch/pages/mediacentre/news/archive/images/prev45.jpg

  3. Monsoonwinds are famous for bringing heavy rain in South Asia. The last for about 4 months, starting by early July. http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126220/crisis/photo/monsoon_rain.jpg

  4. Summer monsoon rains make agriculture possible. Fields in April http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/05/25/india_gallery__470x302.jpg

  5. Monsoon floods create challenges for many people . . . I mean . . . for many creatures. India, July 2006 http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2008/08/26/19/247-DailyEdit_ss_0827_29.standalone.prod_affiliate.138.JPG http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/images/060705-mouse-frog_big.jpg

  6. 1. monsoons: winds from the Indian Ocean that bring heavy summer rain http://www.mrdowling.com/images/612monsoons.gif

  7. 2. subcontinent http://www.merinews.com/upload/thumbimage/1218517771898_Indian%20Subcontinent_t.gif

  8. 2. subcontinent: big chunk of a continent that is clearly different from the rest ASIA East Asia South Asia Southeast Asia Indian subcontinent http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/3_Regions_Far_East_Southeast_Asia_Indian_Subcontinent_2.PNG

  9. 3. cultural hearth http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/geogres/maps/worldgif/wwhearth.gif

  10. Mesopotamia Tigris & Euphrates Indus Valley Indus China Huang He (Yellow River) Mali/Ghana Niger Maya & Aztec Egypt Nile Inca A fireplace hearth is where the floor of a fireplace. Heat spreads from the hearth to the rest of the room. http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20161684,00.html

  11. 3. cultural hearth: location ancient civilization began and spread http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/geg101i/renata/introlecture.htm

  12. 4. caste system http://sikhgurdwaras.synthasite.com/resources/castee%20systemmm.GIF

  13. In the past, your caste determined• your job• where you lived• whom you could marry http://www.english-online.at/religion/hinduism/caste-system-in-hinduism.gif http://www.greenbrideguide.com/sites/default/files/indian-wedding-couple-bride-groom-portrait1.jpg

  14. India’s old caste system was based on ancient Hinduism. It is outlawed in modern India. But. . . Girl killed by parents week after inter-caste marriage - Press Trust of India, 19 Nov 2014 Father Sues Son for Inter-Caste Marriage - Wall Street Journal, 27 January 2014 In Urban India, Inter-Caste Couples Hide Out in a Network of Secret Shelters - Next City, September 17, 2014 Only 5% of Indians marry outside their caste.

  15. 4. caste system: strict Hindu social classes http://truereligiondebate.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/caste_indian.jpg

  16. 5. reincarnation http://www.marcolmsted.com/blog/archives/reincarnation.JPG

  17. Hinduism and Buddhism both teach reincarnation. http://templars.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/reincarnation2.jpg

  18. 5. reincarnation: belief that - after death - the soul is reborn in another body http://www.marcolmsted.com/blog/archives/reincarnation.JPG

  19. 6. cremate: burn the body to ashes (instead of burying it) after death In the U.S. and other modern countries, people who choose to be cremated have their bodies cremated in modern crematories. The ashes left afterwards may be kept by family in an urn or are scattered somewhere special. http://www.inangelscare.com/members/1523772/uploaded/Classic_Pewter_Cremation_Urn_200x200M.jpg http://www.universalcremationequipment.com/images/Universal-Cremation-Comp.png

  20. 7. funeral pyre http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=78104&rendTypeId=4

  21. Sri Lanka http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40692000/jpg/_40692836_pyre_afp_203.jpg India http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040518/rajiv2.jpg Cultures that cremate generally believe the soul survives death and that the body is no longer needed. Bali http://k43.pbase.com/u30/richards1052/large/18875852.Funeralpyrepartiallyconsumed1.jpg

  22. 7. funeral pyre: wood structure used to cremate As part of the funeral, the pyre is decorated and prayers are said before setting fire to the funeral pyre. http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/10113/72868/t/439997-Lighting-a-funeral-pyre-0.jpg

  23. 8. industrial waste: trash & pollution from industry http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070320/070320_Yangtze_vmed_9a.widec.jpg http://www.i-house.or.jp/en/ProgramActivities/alfp/images/2002photos/17Industrial%20Waste%20on%20Teshima%20Island.jpg

  24. 9. partition This partition splits the room into two parts. http://www.chadwickwalter.co.uk/images/fabric-partition-13.jpg

  25. After World War II, when many Jews were given the chance to move back to Israel, it was partitionedso Jews and Palestinians would have separate land. http://www.fairplan.us/images2/1947.jpg

  26. Pakistan used to be part of India. But they were partitioned after India became independent from the British in 1947. http://www.genocidebangladesh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/east-and-west-pakistan.jpg

  27. 9. partition: split into parts http://www.chadwickwalter.co.uk/images/fabric-partition-13.jpg

  28. 10. nuclear war http://hamsayeh.net/images/stories/alphabetical/n/nuclear_holocaust.jpg

  29. The U.S. used 2 nuclear bombs on Japan to end World War 2.No other country has used a nuclear bomb. http://www.blameitonthevoices.com/2010/02/nagasaki-before-and-after-bomb.html

  30. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17511816 (26 March 2012)

  31. radiation sickness from nuclear bombs: http://forum.fok.nl/topic/1624626/4/25 http://www.awesomestories.com/assets/hiroshima-radiation-sickness http://students.cis.uab.edu/faustus/skin_radiation.jpg

  32. 10. nuclear war: fought with nuclear weapons (incredibly destructive) http://www.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/13995387/Antes-y-despues-de-la-guerra.html

  33. 11. conventional war: fought with traditional (not nuclear) weapons http://us-infantry.com/army-redefines-combat-with-xm-25-rapist/ http://www.9abc.net/archives/15322 http://www.pakalertpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Black-Hawk-Military-Helicopters-Invade-Minneapolis-During-Massive-‘Urban-Training’-Drill.png

  34. 12. typhoon / cyclone http://sjsa.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/typhoon-watching-and-the-manila-observatory/

  35. 12. typhoon (cyclone):a Pacific or Indian Ocean hurricane http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/indiasatellite_large.html

  36. 13. outsourcing http://www.crazy4teachers.com/RC01.php

  37. http://2good2lose.com/madeinusa.shtml http://autoshotwheels-hwmax.blogspot.com/2011/04/school-bus-hot-wheels.html http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4925946065192936&pid=15.1 http://my3321.blogspot.com/2011/02/nike-shoes-original.html

  38. 13. outsourcing: hiring workers in another country to do workinstead of using in-country workers

  39. monsoons subcontinent caste system reincarnation cremate funeral pyre industrial waste partition conventional war nuclear war cultural hearth typhoon (cyclone) outsourcing South Asia Vocabulary

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