a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry).
Monsoon
100
A system of segregation of people(in South Asia), each with a traditional inherited job
The Caste System
100
Destiny or fate; If you do good, good will come back to you.
Karma
200
Where people seeking safety live
Refugee Camp
200
The fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools
Infrastructure
200
Land mass that extends outward, surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
200
The belief in multiple gods
Polytheism
200
An event celebrating some unique aspect of that community
Festival
300
A country fighting itself
Civil war
300
To fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources
Overpopulation
300
The largest mountain range in the world. Home to MT. Everest. Located on border of China and Nepal.
The Himalayas
300
The name for a god or goddess in a religion that believes in multiple gods.
Deity
300
Trust; faith, or confidence in someone or something.
Beliefs
400
A person forced out of their home, but remains inside their home country
Displaced person
400
The large scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises and other productive economic activity into an area
Industrialization
400
a group of islands, or an area of sea where there are many islands
Archipelago
400
A philosophy of finding peace within oneself. It is a religion that helps to find happiness with oneself.
Buddhism
400
The religious idea that the soul or spirit, after death, can begin a new life in a new body
Reincarnation
500
Seeking safety in another country
Asylum
500
Type of economy with lots of government control; China has this type.
Communist Economy
500
A part of land that does NOT touch the ocean.
Landlocked
500
The three main "religions" (Technically only 2 are religions) that are considered the most practiced in Asia.