GEOG 1003 : Exam 4
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November through february: transition period (spring) Produces rain shadow dry cool air. Nepal, tibet, etc: winter, cool dry air flows from asian subcontinent, summer, warm, moist air flows to south asia, orographic process, heavy rains, flooding, along ganges river and its tributaries, flows to the ganges delta. Tamil (southern indian) word kari meaning spice. Or karahi referring to the wok-like pot indians use for cooking: the concept of curry was later brought to the west by. 13th-14th centuries: south asian global diaspora, england, america, africa, caribbean, south america top. Migration and settlement: rural to urban migration, pashtuns (ethnicity of afghanistan, people in northern. Ascribed status: social position into which a person is born: sex, race, ethnicity, family group. Achieved status: social position that a person chooses or achieves: professor, criminal, artists, career, not born into it, closed system. System of stratification based primarily on ascription. Never get out of it: open system, internal politics: caste system.
