Asia vocabulary
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This document provides definitions for important vocabulary terms related to Asia, including: 1. Agricultural terracing is the practice of creating flat areas in mountains to farm. Ancestor worship is the idea spirits of deceased family members can bring good fortune. 2. Other terms defined include archipelago, ASEAN, atman, batik, brahman, Buddhism, and the caste system in India. 3. Additional concepts covered include command economies, Confucianism, cyclones, deforestation, free market economies, the Ganges River, the Gobi Desert, and the green revolution in Asia.
Asia vocabulary
- 1. ASIA VOCABULARY agricultural terracing the practice of creating flat areas in the mountains in order to farm ancestor worship the idea that when a family member dies their spirit can help bring you good fortune in this life archipelago chain of islands such as the Japanese Islands and the Philippines ASEAN economic organization of countries in Southeast Asia atman soul in Hinduism batik a type of cloth in Indonesia brahman people at the top of the caste system in India, also known as priests or teachers Buddhism major religion in Southeast Asia that believes in reincarnation, karma, and nirvana, founded by Siddhartha caste system system of social organization in India command economy an economy in which the government owns the means of production Confucianism philosophy in China that developed an intricate system of ethics cyclone a tropical storm in Asia similar to a Hurricane and also called a typhoon
- 2. deforestation when trees are cut down faster than they can grow back free market economy an economy in which the means of production are owned by the people and it operates on supply and demand Ganges River river that flows through northern India into the Bay of Bengal and is considered sacred by Hindus Gobi Desert desert in Western China that is in the rain shadow of the Himalaya Mountains green revolution period in the 1950s when better types of rice were introduced into Asia Himalaya Mountains mountain range that separates India from China that includes the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest Hinduism major religion in India that is polytheistic, believes in reincarnation and karma, and the idea that everyone as a soul called atman ideogram type of writing in China karma the idea that when someone does something good or bad it will come back to them Kashmir region located between India and Pakistan that both countries claim loess wind blown dirt that is common in China
- 3. megalopolis highly urbanized areas where major cities are connected by urban sprawl mixed economy an economy where the government owns some major industries monsoon wind pattern that brings rain to parts of Asia mosque place where Muslims worship nirvana the Buddhist concept of heaven but it is more closely associated with release from suffering or the attainment of enlightenment OPEC economic organization that controls the price and production of oil in the world orographic precipitation rain that is caused by mountain ranges pagoda a building with a distinctive curved roof that is common in Asia and can be used for a shrine or religious temple rainforest forest that grows in a tropical wet climate zone and has broadleaf trees reincarnation the idea that when a person dies their spirit will be reborn ring of fire area around the Pacific Ocean where many tectonic plates meet causing more earthquakes and active volcanoes Shintoism ethnic religion in Japan that believes in nature spirits called kami steppe
- 4. dry grassland near deserts Taoism religion that developed in China that believes in balance and action through inaction yurt a tent used by nomads in Mongolia