Environment
Fine yellow silt caused by erosion and found in the Yellow River
Loess
Wood is a resource in high demand in Southeast Asia due to ........
deforestation
Many islands in a specific area
Archipelago
A country or nation with many industries and producing products for sale around the world
Developed Nation
Farming crops and raising animals for profit
Commercial Farming
The process of clearing land of forests and trees
Deforestation
a. water b. coal c. petroleum d. wood
Water
A partially enclosed body of salt water connected to an ocean and larger than a gulf.
Sea
A country or nation with relatively low industrial production and often lacking modern technology
Developing Nation
Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family or village
Subsistance Farming
These winds bring precipitation in the summer months and arid conditions in the winter months to much of Asia.
Monsoons
Russia produces what percent of the world's oil supply?
20%
A body of water, usually smaller than a gulf that is partially surrounded by land.
Bay
A city with its surrounding territory forming an independent state
City State
The process of returning raw materials into a finished product
Manufacturing
Farmers that grow produce and raise livestock for profit are practicing .......
Commercial Farming
Central Asian countries are at a disadvantage for exporting their oil
because they are .......
landlocked
The dry region on the side of mountains that is sheltered from the wind
Rain Shadow
Lands controlled by another country, usually far from the land and occupied by settlers from that country
Colony
The state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
Ethnicity
This River flows through norther India and provides water for crops and people.
Ganges River
While many Asian countries are rich in natural resources this island country has very few.
Japan
Relatively flat, mostly flat treeless temperate grasslands
Steppe
Economic and military aid from one country to another
Foreign Aid
The equator runs through Southeast Asia giving it a ....... climate.
Tropical