World Geo. Unit 4

Question 1

Subcontinent

Answer 1

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

Question 2

Arable

Answer 2

suitable for growing crops

Question 3

Himalayas

Answer 3

These mountains separate India from China and are the tallest in the world.

Question 4

Pantheon

Answer 4

all the gods of a people or religion

Question 5

Sepoy

Answer 5

Indian soldiers

Question 6

Partition of India

Answer 6

India was separated into 2 countries Pakistan for Muslims and India for Hindus

Question 7

Reincarnation

Answer 7

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding

Question 8

Dharma

Answer 8

the religious and moral duties of an individual

Question 9

Karma

Answer 9

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person’s actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation

Question 10

Boycott

Answer 10

refusal

Question 11

Caste System

Answer 11

A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life

Question 12

Sikhism

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Jainism

Answer 13

An ancient religion of India with a small following today. They prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings.

Question 14

Cottage Industries

Answer 14

Weaving, sewing, carving, and other small-scale industries that can be done in the home. The laborers, frequently women, are usually independent.

Question 15

Famine

Answer 15

an extreme shortage of food

Question 16

Laterite

Answer 16

a reddish clayey material, hard when dry, forming a topsoil in some tropical or subtropical regions and sometimes used for building.

Question 17

Arboreal

Answer 17

tree-dwelling

Question 18

Domino Theory

Answer 18

A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.

Question 19

Animism

Answer 19

Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.

Question 20

Theravada

Answer 20

the way of the elders

Question 21

Durian

Answer 21

huge fruit native to southeastern Asia ‘smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven’

Question 22

Thingyan

Answer 22

Burmese New Year Festival

Question 23

Tazaungdaing

Answer 23

Festival held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon

Question 24

Panung

Answer 24

traditional garment worn in Thailand

Question 25

Longyi

Answer 25

a sheet of cloth widely worn in Burma

Question 26

Asian Tigers

Answer 26

Group of new industrial countries comprising Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Question 27

ASEAN

Answer 27

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Question 28

Subsistence Farming

Answer 28

farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced

Question 29

Pedicabs

Answer 29

small pedal operated vehicle

Question 30

Wats

Answer 30

Buddhist temples

Question 31

Hanoi

Answer 31

Capital of Vietnam

Question 32

Intensive Farming

Answer 32

farming that requires much labor

Question 33

Opium

Answer 33

a liquid from the poppy plant containing substances that numb the body

Question 34

Smuggler

Answer 34

people who trade illegally

Question 35

Khmer Rogue

Answer 35

Communist rebels in Cambodia

Question 36

Reform

Answer 36

to change for the better

Question 37

Aung San Suu Kyi

Answer 37

leader of the opposition to the military dictatorship in Myanmar

Question 38

Guerilla warfare

Answer 38

fighting carried on through hit-and-run raids

Question 39

Vietnamization

Answer 39

A war policy in Vietnam initiated by Nixon in June of 1969. This strategy called for dramatic reduction of U.S. troops followed by an increased injection of S. Vietnamese troops in their place. A considerable success, this plan allowed for a drop in troops to 24,000 by 1972. . This policy became the cornerstone of the so-called "Nixon Doctrine". As applied to Vietnam, it was labeled "Vietnamization".

Question 40

Storm Surge

Answer 40

A dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands

Question 41

Protectorate

Answer 41

A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.