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7-5 Petersen Unit 8: Ch. 22-25 (Asia)

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