Geograohy Chapter 24
Mumabi (Bombay)
India's main port on the Arabian Sea as well as its largest city, with a population of more than 18.3 million
Delhi
India's third-largest city, that is also part of a megalopolis
Islamabad
Pakistans capital where new housing projects struggle to keep up with a growing population
karma
in HIndu belief, the sum of good and bad actions in one's present and past lives
Kyber Pass
in the Hindu mountains
dharma
moral suty
reincarnation
rebirth as another living being until overcoming personal weakness and earthly desires
raj
the Hindu word for "empire"
total fertility rate
the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime
Dhaka
the third most densly populated city in the world
dzong
a fortified monastery of Bhutan, South Asia
jati
a group that defines one's occupation and social position
Sikhs
a religious group that incorporates elements of Hinduism and Islam
guru
a teacher or spiritual guide
Kolkata (Calcutta)
a thriving port city on a branch of the Ganges River, is the center of India'a iron and steel industries
mercantilism
an economic system of using colonies for supplying materials amd markets to the colonizing country
megalopolis
chain of closely linked metropolitan areas