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| subcontinent | a large landmass that is part of a continent but has its own geographic identity |
| Himalayas | A mountain range that stretches about 1,500 miles across south central Asia. |
| sediment | small fragments of rock or other materials that can be moved around by wind, water and ice. |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind that brings great amounts of rain. |
| peninsula | a body of land surrounded water on three sides. |
| Hinduism | a religion developed in ancient India. |
| Vedas | The Books of Knowledge of the ancient Aryans, which were the basis for Hinduism. |
| caste | an inherited social class of traditional Hindu society that separates people from other classes by birth, occupation or wealth. |
| Four Noble Truths | The central teachings of Buddhism. |
| Eightfold Path | in Buddhism, a set of guidelines for how to escape suffering. |
| Buddhism | a religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama in India in the 500's BC. |
| Shinto | A Japanese religion that developed around 300 BC. |
| Confucian | A set of principles of conduct that are based on the teachings of Confucius. |
| natural resource | something such as a forest, a mineral deposit, or fresh water, that is found in nature and is necessary or useful to humans. |
| polytheism | the worship of or belief in more than one god. |
| reincarnation | rebirth of the soul in another body |
| karma | In Hinduism and Buddhism, the total effect of a person's actions and conduct, believed to determine that person's destiny in this life or in a future reincarnation. |
| Brahman | A member of the highest Hindu class, responsible for officiating at religious rites. |
| Nirvana | A state of wisdom that is the final goal in Hinduism and Buddhism, marked by freedom from desire, suffering and attachment to the world. |
| kami | the spirits that live in nature. |
| brown cloud | haze or pollution that is found in southern and eastern Asia. |
