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Vocabulary
Chapter 23, Section 1
Subcontinent: a landmass that is large and distinct but joined to a continent.
Alluvial plain: an area of fertile soil deposited by river flood waters.
Mica: a layered rock that is used in making electrical equipment.

Chapter 23, Section 2
Monsoon: a seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold dry air from inland in winter.
Cyclone: a storm with heavy rains and high winds.
 
Outline
Chapter 24, Section 1
Vocabulary
Jati: a group that defines one’s occupation and social position.
Megalopolis: a chain of closely linked metropolitan areas.

Human Characteristics
A. South Asia has more than one-fifth of the world’s population.
B. India
1. Dravidians- most Indians re descended from the Dravidians, who have lived in the south for 8,000 years
2. Aryans- invaded from Central Asia more than 3,000 years ago.
3. Religions- Indians indentify themselves by their religion: Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, or Christians.
4. Jati: a group that defines a person’s occupation and social standing.

C. Pakistan and Bangladesh
1. They were both once part of British India. Pakistan and later Bangladesh became separate countries because of their distinct Muslim and ethnic heritages.
2. Islamabad- Pakistan’s capital, named for the faith
3. Ethnic groups: Pakistan has at least five main ethnic groups
Bangladesh, most people has an ethnic background they share with some of their Hindu neighbors in the Indian state of Bengal.

D. Sri Lanka- 2 main ethnic and religious groups
1. Budhist Sinhalese: majority population who control Sir Lanka’s government
2. Hindu Tamils- have been fighting for an independent Tamil state since the early 1980s. Violent clashes between the 2...