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Geography Test 5

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what are the names of the 2 ranges of rugged hills and eroded mountians in India? the plateau located between them?
east and west ghats- deccan plateau
name three major rivers in india
indus, brahma putra, Ganges
what is an alluvial plain
A flat, fertile area, alongside a river - formed by deposits from the river when it floods
what is a monsoon
seasonal reversal of winds, caused by the dfference of temp. between land and water, results in heavy rains in summer.
What are the 3 "clean" social classes in the Caste (or Varna) system of India? The one "unclean" class?
clean:
1. Priest
2.Government officials and military
3.Farmers, artisans, and merchants

Unclean:
Servants and laborers
What is denied the "unclean" servants & laborers caste (or Varna) system of India? The one "unclean" class?
access to temples, religious texts and participation in religious ceremonies
what is the name given to the group of people outside of varna (or castle)? How are (were) they treated
THe untouchables
they were victims of ruthless discrimination
how did a person go about changing social classes in traditional indian society?
it was virtually impossible to change classes
who started the religion of HInduism and when did it begin? what percentage of people practice it?
it had no fixed date of origin and noknoen founder 80%
what is the name given to the Hindu belif that a persons soul is in a contunuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth- changing bodies each time?
reincarnation
in hinduism what is karma
The amount or degree of good or evil that a person practices in their life. Will affect their next life.
All Hindus hope to eventually achieve release or freedom from this cycle of rebirth, eventually becoming a part of the spiritual oneness beyond this life. What is this called?
Moksha
name three magor rivers in china
huang he (yellow)- ch'ang (yangtse) -(xi si)
What major desert is found in Mongolia northwestrn china?
gobi- taklimakan
What is Taoism and who started it?
the belief that htere is an unseen reality beyond this world and a person must seek unity with nature to find it- Lao Tsu
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