Across
- 1. the spread of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons technology, or fissile material to countries that do not already possess them.
- 3. land that builds up where rivers meet a larger body of water, such as a sea
- 4. every year
- 5. a large area of land that is part of a continent
- 8. an Indian lute with a long neck and a varying number of strings.
- 12. British sovereignty in India
- 13. small business operated out of one’s home, such as in textile making or woodworking
- 15. the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.
- 16. responsible travel to natural areas that conserve the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people
- 17. a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.
- 18. withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
- 19. seasonal wind patterns that bring a change in wind direction, heavy rains and often flooding
- 21. a system of social classification determined at birth
Down
- 2. the belief of the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
- 6. principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.
- 7. set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a permanent basis.
- 9. area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river
- 10. agricultural advances that involve irrigation, fertilizer, and high-yielding crops
- 11. social system that emerged out of the Varna system
- 13. a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.
- 14. a person who belongs to one of the lowest castes, outside the four main castes in the varna system; a member of the Scheduled Castes.
- 20. obtain (goods or a service) from an outside or foreign supplier,