South Asia Vocab
Continents and oceans are made of this.
What is Plate Tectonics.
An area in the Pacific basin with many volcanoes that can trigger massive destruction.
What is the Ring of Fire.
The largest Archipelago on the Asian tectonic plates.
What is Indonesia
This plays an important role in the Asian government, by showing respect to the Asian culture.
What is religion
The reason why Asian traditions, philosophies, and religions have successfully survived for hundreds of years.
What is older generations teaching younger generations their customs and beliefs
A displacement of water, caused by an earthquake, that can create a wave of destruction.
What is a Tsunami.
A group of islands that are part of one country.
What is an Archipelago.
Due to a proxy war, this country's government is similar to the USA, at the end of a peninsula, and is East of China.
What is South Korea
A type of government that usually has a Socialist Economy to control the citizens.
What is Communist government
Asian art has an important philosophy that encompasses their culture.
What is People should live in Harmony with Nature
Peaceful political protest used by Gandhi.
What is Civil Disobedience.
Land with healthy soil used for agriculture.
What is Arable.
70 million years ago, before colliding into Asia, India's tectonic plate was once its own continent.
What is Subcontinent
A Totalitarian government that has a Command Economy.
What is an Unlimited Government
3 Major problems in South Asia, due to the extremely high population density.
What is Air Pollution, Water Pollution and Overcrowding
Seasonal winds change the climate for life saving weather.
What is a Monsoon.
A country that allows economic freedom to its citizens, but has some regulation.
What is Mixed Economy.
The country that separated from Pakistan, after a war, and started a new country on the other side of India.
What is Bangladesh
The South Asian country that is most like the USA government, except that country has a Parliamentary government and the USA does not.
What is India
The 2 most practiced religions in South and East Asia.
What is Hinduism and Buddhism
Political, economic, and cultural domination imposed on a society by another society.
What is Imperialism.
World cultural diffusion by sharing ideas, technologies, and goods.
What is Globalization.
A geographic physical barrier, preventing easy access to India for trading and invasions.
What is the Himalaya Mountains
When a business hires a company from another country that specializes in service oriented businesses, because they will work for less money.
What is Outsourcing
This permanently changed some culture traits of Asia.
What is the History of Colonialism