Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Asia Test: 6th
Asia Test
| subcontinent | large, landmass that is part of a continent |
| delta | area formed by soil deposits at the mouth of a river |
| atoll | circular shaped islands made of coral |
| lagoon | shallow body of water in the center of an atoll |
| monsoon | seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for several months at a time but change directions at other times of the year. |
| cyclone | a storm with high winds and heavy rains |
| varna | one of the four broad classes of human society under Hinduism |
| caste | social class a person is born into and cannot change |
| reincarnation | belief that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body |
| dharma | duty in Hinduism |
| karma | belief in Hinduism that one's actions in past lives determine the spirtual level into which one is reborn |
| nirvana | state of perfect peace and end to the cycle of rebirth; the goal of following the Eightfold path in Buddhism |
| civil disobedience | use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or law |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular country |
| dzong | Buddhist center of prayer and study |
| sitar | long-necked instrument with seven strings on the outside and ten inside the neck that provides Indian music with a distinctive sound |
| sari | traditional clothing for women in India; a long rectangular piece of cloth that can be draped around the body in several different ways |
| green revolution | effort to use modern techniques and sence to increase food production in poorer countries |
| jute | plant with a tough fiber that is used for making rope, burlap bags, and carpet backing |
| cottage industry | home or village based industry in which people make simple goods using their own equipment |
| outsourcing | hiring workers in other countries to do a set of jobs |
| nationalize | taking control of an industry or company by a government |
| ship breaking | practice of bringing ashore large ocean going ships that have been retrived from service; they are cut into pieces, and then sold |
| consumer goods | products people buy for personal use |
| tsunami | have ocean wave caused bu an earthquake on the ocean floor |
| archipelago | group of islands |
| corillera | region of parrallel mountain chains |
| loess | fine-grained fertile soil deposited by the wind |
| gorge | like a canyon, a steepsided valley formed when a river cuts through land that is being lifted upward |
| porcelain | high quality kind of pottery that can be very thin and is covered with a shiny coating |
| dzud | weather known in Mongolia in which a harsh winter follows a dry summer |
| tungsten | metal combined with iron to make steel. Also used to make the filaments in electric light bulbs and parts of rockets that must resist high amounts of heat. |
| dynasty | line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time |
| teak | high quality wood used to me make buildings because it is strong and durable |
| landslide | disaster that occurs when soil is washed down a steep hillside due to an earthquake or heavy rain |
| census | |
| novel | long fictional story |
| shogun | military leader who ruled JApan in early times |
| samurai | powerful land-owning warrior in Japan |
| human rights | basic freedoms such as freedom of speech, that all people should enjoy |
| exile | being forced to live outside ones country for political reasons |
| intensive agriculture | kind of farming that involves growing crops on every available piece of usable land |
| trade deficit | situation that occurs when the value of a countrys imports is higher than the value of its exports |
| tatami | straw mata that are tradtionally used to cover floors in Japan |
| kimono | traditional Japanese clothing; a long robe usually made of silk with an open neck and long sleeves held in place with a wide sash |
| anime | Japanese stle of animation that arose in the late 1900s and appeared in comic books and cartoons |
| celadon | highly prized style of pottery that has a greenish tint |
| hangul | writing system developed in the 1400s to write the Korean language in which characters represent sounds that than ideas |
| megalopolis | huge urban area made up of several large cities and nearby communities |
| yurt | large circular structure made of animal skinds that can be packed up and moved from place to place; used as a home in Mongolia |
| sphere of influence | an area of a country where a single foriegn power has been granted exclusive trading rights |
| free port | place where goods can be unloaded sorted and shipped again without payment of import taxes |
| calligraphy | art of a beautiful writing |
| terraced field | strips of land cut out of a hillside like stairsteps on which crops are planted |
| haiku | type of Japanese poetry known for being short and following a specific structure |
| pagada | tower made with many stories built as a temple or memorial |
| precious gem | valuable stone |
| demiliteralized zone | area in which neighboring countries agree not to place any soliders or weapons |
| mangrove | trees that grow along coastal areas in tropic regions; managrove forests help maintain the health of coastal enviroments |
Created by:
lgraupner
Popular History sets