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FBMS Ch 1 and 2 Asia Flashcards

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Able to support plant growth

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Fertile

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Raised area of level land

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Plateau

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A group of islands

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Archipelago

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Average number of people living in a square kilometer

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Population density

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A wind that changes direction with the change of seasons

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Monsoon

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Tropical storm that develops over the Pacific Ocean with winds that reach greater than 74 miles per hour

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Typhoon

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Falling off or shedding, as in leaves, seasonally or at a certain stage in development

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Deciduous

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Country with a low industrial production and little modern technology

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Developing country

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Country with many industries and a well developed economy

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Developed country

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A level area on a hillside

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Terrace

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To grow two or more crops on the same land

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Double cropping

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A large land-mass that is a major part of a continent

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Subcontinent

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Made of topsoil deposited by rivers

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Alluvial

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Crop that is raised or gathered to be sold for money

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Cash crop

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An area in a desert where fresh water is available from an underground spring or well

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Oasis

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An oily liquid formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals; a fuel

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Petroleum

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A natural resource that can’t be quickly replaced

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Nonrenewable resources

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A measurement of a person’s or group’s education, housing, health, and nutrition

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Standard of living

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Vast, mostly level, treeless plains that are covered in grasses

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Steppe

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emperor

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male ruler of an empire

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clan

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series of rulers from the same family

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dynasty

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group of families of a common ancestor

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cultural diffusion

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the spreading of ideas or practices from one culture to others

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dialect

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a variation of a language that is unique to a certain region or area

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homogeneous

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group includes people that are identical or similar

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ethnic group

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shares characteristics such as language, religion ancestry and cultural traditions

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26
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what percentage of Japanese people live in cities

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80

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When did the Communists come to power in China and what changes did they make to the Chinese way of life?

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1949> It changed Chinese farming and the modes of ownership of farms. It also attacked the ideas of large families.

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28
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The religion of Buddhism which China adopted from India is an example of what?

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cultural migration, irrigation, cultural diffusion or communist rule?

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Starting in ancient times, how was China ruled?

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dynasties

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Name 3 of China’s cultural and technical advances

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paper, gunpowder, silk weaving, and magnetic compass

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31
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Who unified Korea as one country

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Shilla

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What was the name of the kind of rulers that ruled Japan for more than 700 years

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Shogun

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When did western nations become interested in East Asia as a market to sell goods?

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The 1800s

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34
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In what geographic area are old Chinese customs still followed?

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Rural areas

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35
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What country is the most modern of the East Asian countries

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Korea

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36
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What ethnic group do most of the people in China belong to

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Han

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37
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What two Asian countries are particularly homogeneous?

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Korea and China

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38
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What traditional mode of transportation still exists in China

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three-wheeled pedicab

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39
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Commune

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communities in which land is held in common and where members live and work together

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40
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How do businesspeople traditionally greet each other?

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bowing

41
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Weiqi

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a game where one player has 181 black stones standing for night and the other 180 for day. The goal is to surround and capture the opponents stones

42
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Who is Confucious?

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He is a teacher who lived in China in 500BC who taught that all individuals have responsibilities and duties and if the person acts correctly peace and harmony will result

43
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What is a civilization?

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It has cities, a central government, workers who do specialized jobs, and social classes.

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What is the Great Wall of China a symbol of?

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Chinese desire to be walled-off from the rest of the world.

45
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What did the Chinese in 600BC call their civilization?

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Middle Kingdom

46
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What were the major dynasties in China in order

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Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, Qing

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Major achievements of Shang

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well developed writing, Chinese calendar and bronze casting

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Zhou achievement

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laws, iron tools and plows

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Qin,

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first great empire much of great wall built

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Han

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gov’t based on Confucianism, Buddhism introduced

51
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Tang

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Sculpture and poetry flourish

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Song

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block printing and paper money, gunpowder

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Ming

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porcelain, the novel and drama

54
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Qing

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increased trade

55
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How many dynasties did Korea have?

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three

56
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Why was Japan isolated from the outside world?

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From 1640-1853, because it believed it was the best way to keep the country united

57
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Who should have made the laws in 500 BC and who did instead?

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The shoguns did and the Emperors should have?

58
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Who is the Yamata

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A dynasty that was powerful and believed it was descendants of the Sun princess

59
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What is the climate in Southwest Asia?

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arid or semi-arid, receiving less than 10inches of rain each year

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What is Southwest Asia’s biggest export

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petroleum

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What are some of Turkeys commercial farming crops

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wheat, barley, cotton, sugar beets, fruit, olives and corn

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what are Israels commercial farming crops

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citrus fruits, cotton, peanuts and sugar cane

63
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Bedouins

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Arab speaking nomadic herders that have lived in Southwest Asia’s deserts

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What are Southwest Asia’s two historic rivers

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The Tigris and the Euphrates

65
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what was the name of one of the world’s first civilizations that was located between the Tigris and the Euphrates?

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Mesopotamia

66
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What is the capital of China

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Beijing

67
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What are the countries of Central Asia

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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Afganistan and Tajikistan

68
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Steppes

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vast mostly level treeless plains covered with vegetation

69
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What is the largest lake in the world?

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The Caspian Sea

70
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What is Central Asia’s climate?

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Dry

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What are the two major natural resources in Central Asia?

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petroleum and natural gas

72
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, What is a key economic activity in Central Asia

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mining

73
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what is the major land use in Central Asia

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agriculture–, livestock raising and commercial farming

74
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What turned Central Asia into a major cotton producer

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Irrigation created by canals

75
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Which country in particular has large oil and gas reserves

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Kazakhstan

76
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What is the major landform in Central Asia

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Himalayas

77
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What is a major crop in India?

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tea

78
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Do most of South Asia’s population live in cities or rural areas?

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Rural

79
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What are the cash crops of Southeast Asia

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tea, cotton, coffee and sugar cane

80
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what are south Asia’s major mineral resources

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iron ore and coal

81
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Why is petroleum important

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Fuels automobiles, energy for industry and heat homes

82
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What is the Baikonur?

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The largest space-launch center in the world (in Central Asia)

83
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What are the 5 major nations of island Souheast Asia

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Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Phillipines

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What are the 5 mainland nations fr Southeast Asia

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Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam

85
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What is the ring of fire

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islands that are a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes surrounding the pacific ocean

86
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What is the climate in Vietnam and mainland Southeast Asia

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tropical wet

87
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How do typhoons affect land?

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Causes widespread property damage and loss of life

88
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What is the major economic activity in Southeast Asia

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Farming

89
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What is the chief crop in S’east Asia

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rice

90
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What is a paddy

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a level field that is flooded to grow rice

91
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What are rainforests a resource for?

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lumber, medicine and chemicals

92
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What naturall disasters are caused by the deforestation in Thailand

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mudslides

93
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What resource do S’east Asian people use for shelter

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bamboo

94
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What is the largest mineral resource of S”east Asia

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natural gas

95
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marsupial

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animals that carry young in a pouch found in New Zealand and Australia

96
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tectonic plate

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the outer skin or crust of the earth broken into moving slabs of rock

97
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Where do most Australians live and why?

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Along the east coast of the continent because of the pleasant climate

98
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what is a geyser

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hot springs that shoot scalding water into the air

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Fiords

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narrow inlets bordered by steep slopes

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