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Asia Test: 6th Fill In The Blanks

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In each blank, try to type in the word that is missing. If you've typed in the correct word, the blank will turn green.

If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed.

When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on.
: subcontinent: large, landmass that is part of a
: : area formed by soil at the mouth of a river
: : shaped islands made of coral
: : body of water in the center of an atoll
: monsoon: seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for several months at a time but change directions at times of the year.
: cyclone: a storm with high winds and rains
: varna: one of the four broad classes of human under Hinduism
: caste: social class a person is born into and change
: : belief that after a dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body
: : duty in
: karma: belief in Hinduism that one's actions in past determine the spirtual level into which one is reborn
: : state of perfect peace and end to the cycle of rebirth; the goal of following the path in Buddhism
: disobedience: use of nonviolent to challenge a government or law
: : to refuse to buy items from a particular
: : Buddhist center of prayer and
: : long-necked instrument with seven strings on the outside and ten inside the neck that provides Indian music with a sound
: sari: traditional clothing for women in ; a long rectangular piece of cloth that can be draped around the body in several different ways
: revolution: effort to use modern and sence to increase food production in poorer countries
: : plant with a fiber that is used for making rope, burlap bags, and carpet backing
: industry: home or village based industry in people make simple goods using their own equipment
: outsourcing: hiring workers in countries to do a set of jobs
: : taking control of an industry or by a government
: ship : practice of bringing ashore large going ships that have been retrived from service; they are cut into pieces, and then sold
: consumer : products people buy for use
: : have wave caused bu an earthquake on the ocean floor
: archipelago: of islands
: corillera: region of mountain chains
: loess: fine-grained fertile soil deposited by the
: gorge: like a , a steepsided valley formed when a river cuts through land that is being lifted upward
: porcelain: high quality kind of pottery that can be very thin and is with a shiny coating
: : weather known in Mongolia in a harsh winter follows a dry summer
: tungsten: metal combined with iron to make steel. Also used to make the filaments in electric light bulbs and parts of rockets that must high amounts of heat.
: dynasty: line of from a single family that holds power for a long time
: teak: high quality wood used to me make because it is strong and durable
: landslide: disaster that when soil is washed down a steep hillside due to an earthquake or heavy rain
: :
: novel: long story
: shogun: military who ruled JApan in early times
: : powerful land-owning in Japan
: rights: basic freedoms such as of speech, that all people should enjoy
: exile: being forced to live ones country for political reasons
: agriculture: kind of that involves growing crops on every available piece of usable land
: deficit: situation that occurs when the value of a imports is higher than the value of its exports
: : straw mata that are used to cover floors in Japan
: : traditional Japanese clothing; a long robe usually made of silk with an open neck and long held in place with a wide sash
: anime: Japanese stle of animation that arose in the late 1900s and appeared in books and cartoons
: : prized style of pottery that has a greenish tint
: hangul: system developed in the 1400s to write the Korean language in which characters represent sounds that than ideas
: megalopolis: huge area made up of several large cities and nearby communities
: : large circular structure made of animal skinds that can be packed up and moved from place to place; used as a home in
: of influence: an area of a where a single foriegn power has been granted exclusive trading rights
: free : place where goods can be unloaded and shipped again without payment of import taxes
: calligraphy: art of a beautiful
: terraced : strips of land cut out of a hillside like stairsteps on which are planted
: haiku: type of Japanese poetry known for being and following a specific structure
: : made with many stories built as a temple or memorial
: precious : stone
: demiliteralized : area in which neighboring countries agree not to any soliders or weapons
: mangrove: trees that grow along coastal areas in tropic regions; managrove forests help maintain the of coastal enviroments
 
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