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Southern Asia Vocab
6th grade stuff
Question | Answer |
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What is monsoon? | Seasonal wind that blows for months at a time, often effecting region's climate |
What is caste? | Social class based on person's ancestry |
What is dzong? | Buddhist center of prayer and study |
What is free enterprise system? | economic system that operates on free competition in which people start and own buisnesses with limited gov't interferance |
What is dynasty? | line of rulers from same family |
What is exile? | unable to live in one's country, usually because of politicial beliefs |
What is pagoda? | many storied buddhist temple |
What is achipelago? | group of islands |
What is shogun? | military leader in Japan |
What is megalopolis? | huge urban settlement made of several large cities |
What is prime minister? | official who heads the gov't in a parlimentary democracy |
reincarnation? | rebirth of soul in new body |
intensive cultivatin? | Growing crops on every available piece of land |