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Unit 8 Vocab..
7-5 Petersen Unit 8: Ch. 22-25 (Asia)
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | large landmass not as big a continent:INDIA is called this, but so are Greenland,Mid-East,Europe |
| monsoon | seasonal wind & flooding over a south & SE Asia for months at a time--The rainy season! |
| green revolution | great increase in food grains production due to the use of improved seeds, pesticides, and efficient farming techniques |
| jute | plant fiber used for making rope, burlap bags, and carpet backing |
| cottage industry | businesses in homes or villages where family members own equipment to make goods/products |
| pesticide | powerful chemicals that kill crop-destroying insects-cide (to kill) |
| caste | social class based on a person's ancestry- INDIA-born a peasant, always a peasant, etc. |
| reincarnation | rebirth of a soul in a new body |
| tributary | small river that flows into a large river |
| delta | area formed from a soil deposit located at the MOUTH of a river |
| cyclone | intense/severe storm system with heavy rain and high winds |
| dzong | Buddhist center of prayer and study in Bhutan |
| atoll | low lying, ring-shaped island that surrounds a lagoon |
| lagoon | shallow pool of water surrounded by reefs, sandbars, or atolls |
| dike | high banks of soil built along rivers to control floods- like walls to keep out water |
| fault | crack in the earth's crust |
| communist state | country whose government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole |
| consumer goods | household products, clothing, and other goods people buy to use for themselves |
| dynasty | line of rulers from the same family |
| human rights | basic freedoms and rights that all people should enjoy |
| exile | inability(CAN NOT) to live in one's own country because of political beliefs |
| calligraphy | the art of beautiful writing |
| pagoda | BUDDIST TEMPLE - they have many levels or stories & the roof turns up at the corners |
| high-technology industry | industry that produces computers and other kinds of electronic equipment |
| steppe | a biome in mid-lats, partly DRY w/grassland, found next to a desert BUT not like savannas that are in the tropics |
| nomad | people who move from place to place, usually with herds of animals--no permanent location |
| empire | group of lands under one ruler |
| yurt | large circle-shaped tent made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place |
| tsunami | huge sea wave caused by and earthquake on the ocean floor |
| archipelago | group of islands |
| intensive cultivation | growing crops on every available piece of land |
| clan | group of people related to one another |
| shogun | military leader in early JAPAN |
| samuri | powerful LAND OWNING WARRIORS in JAPAN |
| constitutional monarchy | government in which a king or queen is the official head of state, but ELECTED politicians really run the government |
| megalopolis | pattern more & more large URBAN areas spreading over a large area- a giant urban area |
| parallel | these are like latitude lines going in the same direction & equal degrees apart, never touch, but Lg. lines do touch at the poles. |
| famine | lack(small amount) of food |
| precious gems | valuable gemstones, such as rubies, sapphires, jade, etc. |
| deforestation | cutting large widespread areas of trees that causes major erosion & starts desertification |
| socialism | economic system where most businesses are owned & run by the gov.- similar to communism |
| civil war | fight amoung different groups within a country |
| plate | continental size rock slabs floating on the mantel & are bottom layer of the earth's crust |
| strait | narrow,skinny body of water between 2 pieces of land connecting two large bodies of water |
| free port | place where goods can be unloaded, stored & shipped w/o needing to pay any import taxes |
| terraced field | look like a giant's steps down a mt. &cut out so the water won't run off & farmers can grow crops/plants on the'steps' |
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