Question | Answer |
ITCZ | Intertropical Convergence Zone. Where winds meet and create heavy rainfall |
Exotic Species | Plants or Animals brought into a place |
Marsupial | Mammals with pouches in which they carry their young |
EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone. The water around a country that belongs to it and can be used for economic gain |
Fjord | A channel of the sea that flows between to high mountains |
Polder | Land reclaimed by the sea |
Dikes | Walls that hold water back |
Famine | Starvation; lack of food |
Constitutional Monarchy | System of government with a queen/king and a Parliament |
Geyser | A spring that shoots hot water from the ground |
Socialism | A system in which the government controls the means to distribute and produce goods |
Ghetto | Area of cities in which minorities live |
Autonomy | Self-government |
Renaisannce | A period of history which focused on science and the arts |
Microstates | A very small country |
Taiga | A forest consisting of mainly evergreen trees found covering half of Russia |
Czar | A Russian leader |
Abdicate | To resign |
Gulag | A Russian labor camp |
Caravan | A group of people traveling together usually for protection |
Nomads | People who travel around with no permanent home |
Yurts | Mongolian portable houses |
Oasis | A body of water in a desert |
Dynasty | Line of hereditary leaders |
Imam | Religious leaders of Muslim society |
Bedouins | Nomadic herders in the Middle East |
Theocracy | Government controlled by religion |
OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Oil exporting countries come together in a group. |
Ayatollahs | Religious leaders with the highest authority according to Shia Muslims |
Zionism | Movement calling for Jews to set up home in Palestine |
Holocaust | The mass killing of Jews by the Nazis during World War 2 |
Sultans | Ottoman rulers |
Mandates | Territories under the control of other countries |
Secular | Non-religious |
Jerusalem | The holy land for Jews |
Fellahin | Peasant farmers in Egypt |
Desertification | When desert-like conditions spread |
Klongs | Canals in Thailand |
Archipelago | Large group of islands |
Endemic Species | Plants or animals native to an area |
Homogenous | The same kind |
Aborigines | The original people of Australia |
Outback | Vast desert covering most of Australia |
Staple | The main food crop in a diet |
Millet | Drought-resistant staple crop found in Africa |
Sorghum | Drought-resistant staple crop found in Africa |
Tsetse Fly | A fly carrying a disease lethal to humans |
Genocide | The mass killing of a group or people |
Apartheid | A series of laws preventing black South Africans from becoming involved in politics |
Sanction | Penalties put on a country in order to force them to change |
Informal Sector | People who work for themselves and are not taxed |
Pantheon | The gods of a religion |
Sepoys | Indian soldiers fighting for the British |
Boycott | To protest by not buying a product |
Partition | To split |
Reincarnation | The Hindu idea that a souls will be reborn in the next life |
Dharma | The Hindu ideal of importance in duty |
Karma | Negative and positive force caused by one's actions |
Caste | The social system in India |
Protectorate | A country that gives up it ability to make decisions in order for protection |
Paddy | Wetlands used to farm rice |
Aquaculture | Farming marine life |
Communes | Large organization of farmers that organize farming |
Calligraphy | Fancy, stylish handwriting |
Hieroglyphics | Egyptian symbols used as a form of writing |
SEZ | Special Economic Zone. An area within a country designated for foreign companies or investments |
Martial Law | Military rule |
Tsunami | A big wave |
Shogun | Warlords in feudal Japan |
Samurai | Warriors in feudal Japan |
Annex | To add a piece of land to a country |
Armistice | A truce |
DMZ | Demilitarized Zone. The heavily guarded border between North and South Korea |
Subsidies | Money from the government |
Trade Surplus | When a country exports more than it imports |
Domino Theory | A US theory that states if one country falls to communism then more will follow |
Pidgin Languages | Simplified version of English |