geography final vocab
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- paddy
- a water-covered field where rice is grown
- aquaculture
- farming in seas and ponds
- newly industrialized country (NIC)
- countries in East and Southeast Asia where rapid industrialization has recently occurred
- pictogram
- simple pictures of the objects or ideas they represent
- Buddhism
- a religion based on the teachings of the prophet Buddha
- Taoism
- a religion thats basic idea is to live a simple life close to nature in order to be in perfect harmony with the Tao
- Confucianism
- a religion based on the teachings of confucious, a chinese philosopher who lived from 551 to 479 b.c.
- Shinto
- a religion practiced in japan. shintoists believe that gods called kami inhabit natural objects such as rivers, trees, rocks, and mountains
- dynasty
- a government ruled by a family whose power lasts for a long period of history
- puppet government
- a government that is controlled by outside forces
- commune
- a large cooperative group
- double cropping
- the farming practice of growing two crops on the same land in the same year
- Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
- special zones in southern china designed to attract foreign companies and investment to china
- martial law
- military rule
- tsunami
- enormous waves that travel accros the ocean at hundreds of miles per hour and ride up to 100 feet or more by the time they reach shore
- annex
- to formally join
- subsidy
- financial support given by a government
- work ethic
- a belief that work is good in and of itself
- trade surplus
- a trade surplus exists when a nation exports more than it imports
- urban agglomeration
- a densely inhabited and contiguous region surrounding a central city
- export economy
- a country where most of its manufactured products are made for export to other nations
- demilitarized zone (DMZ)
- a buffer zone into which military forces may not enter
- shifting agriculture
- a form of farming when an area is used until the soil is depleted then they simply move to a new area
- intensive agriculture
- a form of farming that requires a lot of manual labor
- defoliant
- a chemical that makes plants' leaves drop off, usually killing the plants
- archipelago
- a large group of islands
- entrepot
- an intermediate port
- kampong
- a traditional village as well as the term for the slums around Jakarta in indonesia
- sovereignty
- an authority to rule
- subcontinent
- a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- tropical cyclone
- hurricane-like storms that produce winds above 100 miles per hour and dangerous high seas
- Hinduism
- a major religion of india and nepal. hindus worship many gods and believe that salvation is offered through dharma, or good conduct
- Sikhism
- a religion that is a blend of Muslim and Hindu teachings
- Jute
- a plant fiber used to produce coarse fabrics such as burlap and twine
- Green Revolution
- the name for the introduction of new types of rice and wheat that produce higher yields and require shorter growing seasons
- calico
- a fine fabric woven from cotton and printed with colorful patterns
- santuary
- areas in which forests and endangered animals are protected
- cottage industry
- in cottage industries, workers make small consumer items in homes and small workshops
- caste system
- a social system that divides India's society into four major classes, or castes by occupation.
- partition
- a region that is divided into different areas called partitions
- cease-fire
- an agreement to halt active hostility
- storm surge
- a rise in tide level that occurs as a storm approaches the coast, washing huge waves of seawater over the land
- artesian well
- well in which water rises toward the surface without being pumped
- biogeography
- the study of the geographic distribution of plants and animals
- endemic species
- plants or animals that originate only in a particular geographic region
- marsupial
- mammals that carry their young in pouches
- alien species
- species introduced to a region by humans
- Oceania
- a name for the Pacific region. aptly named, for most of it is water
- atoll
- a ring of small islands built up on a coral reef surrounding a shallow lagoon
- Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
- an area off a country's coast, whose resources are claimed and controlled by that country
- polar desert
- a high-latitude region that receives very little precipitation, such as antarctica
- katabatic wind
- a rapid flow of dense cold air down the slopes of high mountains or ice caps