| A | B |
|---|
| monsoon | in Asia, seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from inland in the winter |
| economic sanction | trade restriction (usually done to place political pressure on a government) |
| homogeneous | of the same kind of nature |
| Green Revolution | program begun in the 1960s to produce higher yeilding - more productive strains of wheat, rice, and other food crops |
| Dharma | in Hinduism, a person's moral duty, based on class distinctions, which guides his or her life |
| Sikh | a religious group that conbines elements of Hinduism and Islam |
| demilitarized zone | a buffer zone into which opposing armies may not enter |
| cultural convergence | the mixing of cultures |
| fauna | the animal life of a region |
| dissident | a person who speaks out against government policies |
