| A | B |
|---|
| Indigenous | cultures that originated in early times |
| Domesticate | tame |
| Oral tradition | practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by work of mouth |
| Patriarchal | families headed by a male family member |
| Clans | large groups of people descended from an early common ancestor |
| Nuclear family | husband wife and children |
| Lingua franca | common language spoken throughout the subregion |
| Urbanization | movement of people from rural areas to cities |
| Service centers | convenient business locations for rural dwellers |
| Coup d'etat | overthrow of a government |
| Alluvial plain | an area of fertile soil deposited by river floodwaters |
| Sundarbans | swampy area in southwestern Bangladesh |
| Boomerang | a stick that soars and curves in flight |
| Dominion | a largely self governing country within the British Empire |
| Horticulture | raising of plants and fruit on small plots of land |
| Trust territories | dependent areas that the UN placed under the temporary control of a foreign country |
| Pidgin English | a blend of English and an indigenous language |
