Lesson Three and Four World Geography
8 degrees north
At what approximate degree of latitude is Cape Comorin on the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula?
37 degrees north
At what approximate degree of latitude is the northernmost point of the country of India?
personality
The samurai sword was said to have a __________ of its own.
Lama
Buddhist religious leader
Raj
Hindi word for empire
northern, eastern, and southern
In what area of South Asia is the population density the greatest?
Chipko
India's tree hugger movement that protects forest through reforestation and by supporting limited timber production
Tsunami
Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake
False
Life in North Korea is very similar to life in South Korea.
Yellow Sea
What body of water is located between Korea and China?
South China Sea
What body of water is surrounded by the Asian mainland and Taiwan, the Philippines, and Borneo?
Gobi Desert
What desert extends 1,000 miles through southeast Mongolia and north China?
Great Indian Desert
What desert is located in India?
planting trees to halt soil erosion
What is the Chinese government doing to prevent desertification?
Sichuan Basin
What is the basin in central China that is south of the Qin Ling Mountains?
East China Sea
What is the body of water that is bounded by Japan, China, and Taiwan?
New Delhi
What is the capital of India?
Himalayas
What is the mountain range south of the Plateau of Tibet that extends 1,500 miles through six countries?
North China Plain
What is the plain upon which China's capital, Beijing, is located?
Plateau of Tibet
What is the plateau in the southwestern part of China that comprises approximately one fourth of the whole country?
Deccan Plateau
What is the plateau located in the center of India?
subsistence farming
What is the predominant land use in India?
Yellow River
What is the river that begins in the plateau of Tibet and runs across the farmlands of northeastern China?
Yangzi River
What is the river that flows from the plateau of Tibet across central and southern China to the East China Sea?
Mount Everest
What is the tallest peak in the Himalayas?
Taklimakan Desert
What is the vast desert in northwestern China that helped isolate the country from West Asia?
The Himalayas
What physical features distinguish South Asia's northern borders?
Ganges Plain
What plain is located just south of the Himalayas?
Kathmandu, Thimphu, Dhaka
Which three capital cities have the highest elevations in South Asia?
Megalopolis
a "super city" that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C.
Sadhu
a Hindu hermit or holy man
Cottage Industry
a business that employs worker in their homes
Culture Hearth
a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
Dissident
a citizen who speaks out against government policies
Commune
a collective farming community whose members share work and products
Merchant Marine
a country's fleet of ships that engage in commerce or trade
Stupa
a dome shaped structure that serves as a Buddhist shrine
Dzong
a fortified monastery of Bhutan, South Asia
Archipelago
a group or chain of islands
Ideogram
a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea
Dynasty
a ruling house or continuing family of rulers, especially in China
Pagoda
a style of architecture most often found in traditional East Asian buildings, marked by gracefully curved tile roofs in the tower style
Guru
a teacher or spiritual guide
Asia Pacific Economic Group (APEC)
a trade group, whose members are Japan, China, South Korea, and Taiwan, that ensures that trade among the member countries is efficient and fair
Typhoon
a violent tropical storm that forms in the Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer
Cooperative
a voluntary organization whose members work together and share expenses and profits
Japan Current
a warm water ocean current that adds moisture to the winter monsoons
Acupuncture
an ancient practice that involves inserting fine needles into the body at specific points in order to cure disease and ease pain
aborigine
an area's original inhabitants
World Trade Organization (WTO)
an international body that oversees trade agreements and settle trade disputes among countries
Shamanism
belief in a leader who can communicate with spirits
Chlorofluorocarbons
chemical substance, found mainly in liquid coolants, that damages the earths protective ozone layer
Trade Surplus
earning more money from export sales than spending for imports
Cash Crops
farm crop grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family
Loess
fine, yellowish-brown topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, usually carried by the wind
Alluvial plain
floodplain, such as the Indo-Gangetic Plain in South Asia, on which flooding rivers have deposited rich soil
Haiku
form of Japanese poetry originally consisting of 17 syllables and three lines, often about nature
poaching
illegal hunting of protected animals
monsoon
in Asia, seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from inland in the winter
Monsoon
in Asia, seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from inland in winter
Nirvana
in Buddhism, ultimate state of peace and insight toward which people strive
Reincarnation
in Hindu belief, being reborn repeatedly in different forms, until one has overcome earthly desires
Karma
in Hindu belief, the sum of good and bad actions in one's present and past lives
Dharma
in Hinduism, a person's moral duty, based on class distinctions, which guides his or her life
Jute
in Hinduism, a sacred word or phrase repeated in prayers and chants
Mantra
in Hinduism, a sacred word or phrase repeated in prayers and chants
Dalits
in India, the "oppressed" people assigned to the lowest social class
Samurai
in medieval Japan, a class of professional soldiers who lived by a strict code of personal honor and loyalty to a noble
Jati
in traditional Hindu society, a social group that defines a family's occupation and social standing
subcontinent
large land mass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India
Shogun
military ruler in medieval Japan
Homogeneous
of the same or similar kind or nature
Biomass
plant and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel
Desertification
process in which arable land is turned into desert
Green Revolution
program, begun in the 1860s, to produce higher yielding, more productive strains of wheat, rice, and other foods
Mica
silicate mineral that readily splits into thin, shiny sheets
Trade deficit
spending more money on imports than earning from exports
cyclone
storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure
sustainable development
technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area
Calligraphy
the art of beautiful handwriting
Aquaculture
the cultivation of seafood
nuclear proliferation
the spreading development of nuclear arms
ecotourism
tourism based on concern for the environment
Economic Sanctions
trade restrictions
Clan
tribal community or large group of people related to one another