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Social Studies 21
Southeast Asia: Culture, Government & Economics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| industrialize | to develop manufacturing |
| port | a harbor for ships where goods can be exchanged |
| domesticate | to keep and use animals as a source of labor and food |
| metropolitan area | populated place around a city that includes the city limits and the surrounding communities |
| dialect | a regional variation of a main language |
| poaching | illegal hunting or fishing |
| remittances | money sent to a person in another place |
| wat | a Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia |
| language diffusion | the spread of languages from their original home |
| fragmented countries | countries that are physically divided into separate parts, such as a chain of islands, and/or politically or culturally divided |