Asia Terms: Pt. 1 and 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Himilayan Mountains | The mountain range that forms the northern boundary of India |
| Subcontinent | a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent |
| Alluvial Plain | an area of fertile soil deposited by river floodwaters |
| Archipelago | a group of many islands in a large body of water |
| Atoll | an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon |
| Monsoon | rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains |
| Cyclone | a violent rotating windstorm |
| Hinduism | a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a |
| Ganges River | Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals. |
| Storm Surge | a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands |
| Estuary | the wide part of a river where it nears the sea |
| Mughal Empire | a period of Muslim rule of India from the 1500s to the 1700s |
| Raj | British dominion over India (1757-1947) |
| Nonviolent Resistance | peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate |
| Land Reform | a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) |
| Green Revolution | the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity |
| Caste System | a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity |
| Indus Valley Civilization | also known as Harappan civilization,located in India along the Indus River,near the Thar Desert and the Himalayas Mountains |
| Partition | the act of dividing or partitioning |
| Kashmir | an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India |
| Microcredit | giving small loans to people who cannot get money the normal ways |
| Entrepreneur | someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it |
| Kunlun Mountains | a mountain range in China |
| Qinling Shandi Mountains | mountains located in southeastern & east-central China; they divide the northern part of China from the southern part of China |
| Huang He | a major river of Asia in northern China |
| Chang Jiang | the longest river of Asia |
| Xi Jiang | also called the West River; the river that flows eastward through southeast China and joins the Pearl river (Zhu Jiang) to flow into South China Sea, forming an estuary between Hong kong and Macao |
| Typhoon | a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans |
| Taklimakan Desert | desert located in western China between the Tian Shan & Kunlun Mountains |
| Gobi Desert | one of the worlds largest deserts, covers part of China and present-day Mongolia |
| Three Gorges Dam | A dam being built over the Yangtze river, 607' high by 1.4 miles wide, which will be completed in 2009. It will be the world's biggest dam. |
| Dynasty | a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
| Spheres of Influence | areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China) |
| Boxer Rebellion | A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country. |
| Mao Zedong | Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) |
| Confucianism | the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity |
| Taoism | philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events |
| Buddhism | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth |
| Economic Tiger | a country with rapid econmic growth due to cheap labor, high technology, and aggresive exports |
| Pacific Rim | an economic and social region including the country's surrounding the pacific ocean |
| Three Kingdoms | the kingdoms formed in the peninsula of Korea by 300 A.D. Koguryo in the northeast, PaeKche in the southwest, and Silla in the Southeast |
| Seoul | the capital and largest city of South Korea |
| Pyongyang | capital of North Korea and an industrial center |
| Samurai | feudal Japanese military aristocracy |
| Shogun | a hereditary military dictator of Japan |
| Archipelago | a group of many islands in a large body of water |
| Mandala | any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe |
| Khmer Empire | The most powerful and longest-lasting kingdom on the mainland of southwest Asia, centering in what is today Cambodia. |
| Indochina | a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam |
| Vietnam War | a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States |
| ASEAN | an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism |
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