unit 4

Question 1

tree-dwelling animals

Answer 1

Arboreal

Question 2

like dominoes, once one falls the rest do

Answer 2

Domino Theory

Question 3

the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe

Answer 3

Animism

Question 4

a reddish clay, hard when dry, forms a topsoil

Answer 4

Laterite

Question 5

a more conservative version of Buddhism

Answer 5

Theravada

Question 6

sweet fruit but smells bad

Answer 6

Durian

Question 7

buddhism house of worship

Answer 7

Wats

Question 8

a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa

Answer 8

Subcontinent

Question 9

land used or suitable for growing crops

Answer 9

Arable

Question 10

a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

Answer 10

Himalaya

Question 11

all the gods of a people or religion collectively.

Answer 11

Pantheon

Question 12

an Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.

Answer 12

Sepoy

Question 13

the division of British India, creating India and Pakistan

Answer 13

Partition of India

Question 14

the rebirth of a soul in a new body

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Reincarnation

Question 15

the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order.

Answer 15

Dharma

Question 16

the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

Answer 16

Karma

Question 17

withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.

Answer 17

Boycott

Question 18

divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras.

Answer 18

Caste System

Question 19

a monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.

Answer 19

Sikhism

Question 20

a nontheistic religion founded in India

Answer 20

Jainism

Question 21

a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person’s home.

Answer 21

Cottage Industries

Question 22

the scarcity of food

Answer 22

Famine

Question 23

the festival of lights in Myanmar

Answer 23

Tazaungdaing

Question 24

water festival in Myanmar

Answer 24

Thingyan

Question 25

a traditional garment worn in Thailand

Answer 25

Panung

Question 26

a sheet of cloth widely worn in Burma

Answer 26

Longyi

Question 27

or Asian Dragons are the highly developed economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. These regions were the first newly industrialized countries.

Answer 27

Asian Tigers

Question 28

Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN Secretariat, community of opportunity, connectivity, economic community, political - security community, etc.

Answer 28

Asean

Question 29

when farmers grow food crops to feed themselves and their families

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Subsistence Farming

Question 30

taxis

Answer 30

Pedicabs

Question 31

the capital of Vietnam

Answer 31

Hanoi

Question 32

or intensive agriculture is a kind of agriculture where a lot of money and labour are used to increase the yield that can be obtained per area of land

Answer 32

Intensive Farming

Question 33

dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum

Answer 33

Opium

Question 34

a person who smuggles goods

Answer 34

Smuggler

Question 35

the name popularly given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

Answer 35

Khmer Rogue

Question 36

make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.

Answer 36

Reform

Question 37

was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. The decision of the Nobel Committee mentions: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.

Answer 37

Aung San Suu Kyi

Question 38

is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

Answer 38

Guerrilla Warfare

Question 39

the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.

Answer 39

Vietnamization

Question 40

a rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm.

Answer 40

Storm Surge

Question 41

a state that is controlled and protected by anothe

Answer 41

Protectorate