Russia
Very large plains, which are good for agriculture and grazing
Steppes
The gradual transition from fertile to less productive land is known as.......
Desertification
A religious journey
Pilgrimage
A military governor of Japan
Shogun
What is the term used to describe low lying volcanic islands surrounded by shallow lagoons and coral reefs?
An atoll
Trees can't grow in the far northern part of Russia because......
the permafrost prevents their roots from pushing deep
Sumerian form of writing; earliest known form of writing
Cuneiform
Seasonal variations in South and East Asia are mostly due to wind patterns called ______________________.
Monsoons
A large powerful ocean wave
Tsunami
Chain/ group of islands
Archipelago
Policy followed by Russians during 1812, in which troops retreat in front of the advancing army and destroy crops and other resources that supply the enemy.
Scorched Earth Policy
Nomadic Arabic speaking people of Southwest Asia
Bedouins
Storm with rotating winds, called a typhoon in the Eastern Hemisphere; a hurricane in other parts of the world
Cyclone
The birth of the soul into another physical life
Reincarnation
Surrounded by land on all sides, with no direct access to to a seacoast
Landlocked
Russian political group led by Lenin that overthrew the czar in 1917
Bolsheviks
Center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread to other cultures
Cultural Hearth
Tibetan, nomadic ethnic group native to the most mountainous regions of Nepal
Sherpas
A neutral area between enemy countries, specifically between North and South Korea.
DMZ
Fishing for enough food to live on, not for profit
Subsistence fishing
Mikhail Gorbachev's plan of _____________________________ aimed to restructure the economy, with less government control.
Perestroika
Time when the area of present-day Jordan, Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip was placed under British control
British Mandate
Practice of achieving economic/political goals in a peaceful way
Non-violent resistance
A highspeed rail service in Japan, earning their nickname from their appearance and speed.
Bullet Train
A strategic narrow route that provides passage to another region.
Chokepoint
Russian city that was called "Window to the West"
St. Petersburg
A place of worship for Muslims
A famous cultural fortress built during the Mughal Empire in India
Taj Mahal
A multistoried structure that is used for religious purposes
Pagoda
The president of N. Vietnam that est. a communist government in 1955
Ho Chi Minh
Tents made from felt or wool that is popular in Central Asia
Yurts
An early center of civilization between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers in Iraq
Mesopotamia
Starvation due to a severe shortage of food
Famine
The Chinese communist party leader that changed life in China between 1937-1976
Mao Zedong
A boat with an attached float that helps it balance
Outrigger Canoe