A
An animal that carries its young in its pouch
What is a MARSUPIAL
Able to support plant growth
FERTILE
A level field that is flooded to grow rice
PADDY
A crop that is raised or gathered to be sold for money on the local world market
BONUS *** #1
CASH CROP
Small coral island in the shape of a ring
ATOLL
Farming that provides only enough food for a family or a village
SUBSISTENCE FARMING
Raising crops and livestock for sale on the local or world market
COMMERCIAL FARMING
Natural resource that cannot be quickly replaced once it is used
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE
Horizontal steps in hillsides that are used for farming
TERRACE
Rock-like materials made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures
CORAL
A large landmass that is a major part of a continent
SUBCONTINENT
a group of islands
BONUs #3
ARCHIPELAGO
A measurement of a person's or group's education, housing, health, and nutrition
STANDARD OF LIVING
Growing 2 or more crops on same land, at same time
DOUBLE CROPPING
Land in Asia is used for 5 specific things. Name 3.
AGRICULTURE, NOMADIC HERDING, LIVESTOCK RAISING, COMMERCIAL FARMING, PRODUCING OIL
Name to two major storms found in Asia
MONSOONS & TYPHOONS
An oily liquid formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals
***BONUS*** #2
PETROLEUM
Vast, mostly level, treeless plains that are covered in grasses
STEPPE
Slab of rock that moves very slowly over a softer layer beneath the earth's crust
BONUS ****#4
TECTONIC PLATE
There are more than _______________ people living in China!
1 BILLION
An area in a desert region where water is available from an underground spring or well
OASIS
The average number of people living in a square mile
POPULATION DENSITY
Made of soil deposits by rivers
ALLUVIAL PLAINS
Hot spring that shoots water and steam into the air
GEYSER
The islands in Southeast Asia are part of __________________, a region of volcanoes and earthquakes.
BONUS #5
THE RING OF FIRE