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9th Geography
Chap 19,20,21 test vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Subcontinent | the area of Asia that is bounded by the Himalayas on the north & by the Indian ocean on the south : bigger than a peninsula, but smaller than a continent |
| monsoons | a seasonal wind caused by the heating and cooling of large land masses |
| caste | System within Hinduism that assign people to different clauses |
| Brahmans | priests and teachers highest caste |
| Jainism | religion of India related to Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Typhoons | Hurricane in east Asia |
| Tsunami | Huge wave caused by a earthquake |
| Animism | religious belief that ascribes powers to plants and animals |
| Himalaya's | highest mtn. range in the world |
| Mt. Everest | Highest mtn. in the world |
| Ganges River | religious to Hindus |
| New Delhi | capital of India |
| Gandhi | non violent revolutionist |
| Kashmir | disputed border btwn. Pakistan and India |
| taj mahal | granite tomb |
| sherpas | mtn./ guides |
| gurkas | fierce fighters |
| pupees | indian currency |
| mhenjo daro | ancient India civilization in Pakistan |
| INdochina | vietnam loas cambodia htailand myanmar |
| insulan country | isoloated countries |
| Archipelago | group of islands (large) |
| nirvana | State of rest (buddhism) |
| ASEAN | Association of southeast asian nations |
| Domino theory | idea that if one country fell to communism all others would soon fall to |
| golden triangle | are where borders of myanmar laos and thailand meet |
| mekons | the btwn. thailand and mynmar |
| siam | former name of thaileand |
| khymer ropuge | communist regime in cambodia |
| hanoi | capital fo vietnam |
| ho chi minh city l | largest city in south vietnam |
| java | island in indonesia |
| jakanta | indonesia's capital |
| luzon | largest and most populated island |
| manilla | capital of the philippines |
| Intesive farming | typoe os subsistence |
| Ancestor worship | relgion |
| Dalai lama | buddism |
| DMZ | neutral zone in korea |
| hiroshima | first atomic bomb |
| samurai | |
| sahanghai | lagest city in china |
| beijing | capital of china |
| pacific rim | countries that touch the pacific ocean |
| Tibet | a plateau region in Asia |
| Forbidden City | IN Beijing imperial city |
| tianamen square | square in beijing |
| mao zedong | communist leader in china |
| taiwan | island owned by china |
| ulaan baatar | capital of mongolia |
| gobi desert | coldest desert |
| Seoul | capital of south Korea |
| Honshu | Japanese largest island |
| Shinto | japans main religions |
| Tokyo | japans capital |
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