Vocabulary
Southeast Asia
South Asia
Climate and Vegetation
Natural Resources
100
This is a large landmass that is a major part of a continent
What is a subcontinent
100
These are the two main regions of Southeast Asia
What is mainland and island?
100
This landmass crashed into Asia
What is Indian subcontinent?
100
These are then names of the monsoon seasons.
What is winter and summer?
100
This is a crop grown specifically to raise money
What is a cash crop?
200
This is a thick forest that receives at least 60 inches of rain per year
What is a rain forest
200
These are the two main rivers of Southeast Asia
What is the Mekong and the Irrawaddy?
200
These are the two major rivers of South Asia
What is Indus and the Ganges?
200
This type of vegetation is a result of Tropical wet climate
What is a rain forest?
200
These are the two types of farms in South and Southeast Asia
What is a Himalayan and Thai farm?
300
This is a seasonal prevailing wind that blows in South and Southeast Asia
What is a monsoon
300
This country could be considered part of both the island and mainland Southeast Asia
What is Malaysia?
300
These are the tallest and 2nd tallest mountains in South Asia
What is Mount Everest and K2?
300
This natural disaster occurs when trees have been removed from a large area that receives a lot of rain
What is a mudslide?
300
This is India's main source for electricity
What is hydroelectricity?
400
This is a mature tropical storm located in the Southeast Asian region.
What is a typhoon
400
This country is made up of 17,500 islands
What is Indonesia?
400
This formed when a subcontinent crashed into Asia
What is the Himalaya Mountains?
400
These 4 features of the Taj Mahal employ the number 22
What is stairs, spires, wells, and years it took to build?
400
This wood takes 200 years to mature, grows in the rain forest, and is extremely valuable to Southeast Asia.
What is teak?
500
This is a building used to house a tomb or tombs
What is a mausoleum
500
The countries of Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, and Malaysia are a part of this peninsula
What is the Malay peninsula?
500
Name the four countries carved out of the Indian subcontinent
What are India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh?
500
These 5 jewels were used to decorate the Taj Mahal
What is black onyx, yellow jasper, coral, jade, and mother of pearl?
500
These are 3 cash crops found in South and Southeast Asia
What are tea, rubber, and cotton?
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