Quarter 4- Vocabulary Review

ClimatesSouth Asia: Monsoon

Period of approximately four months in which it rains and thunderstorms. Winds bring the water in from the Indian Ocean.

East Asia: DiverseMultiple Climates are represented across this area

Southeast Asia: Tropical RainforestHigh average temperatures and

significant rainfall.

ArchipelagoA chain or cluster of Island.

What archipelagos are located in Monsoon Asia?

Japan, Philippines, Maldives, and Indonesia.

Fertile LandThe ability to produce crops abundantly.

Subsistence vs. Commercial Farming

Subsistence Farming: Grow enough food for themselves and their family (Family Farming)

Commercial Farming: Large scale growing of crops (Farming for Profit)

Sub-ContentA continent that is on its own tectonic plate.

The Indian Sub-Content is made up of what countries?

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan

Reincarnation

Religious belief that once a person dies, they begin a new life in a new body, animal, or spiritual figure.

What two religions have we learned about that believe in reincarnation?

Hinduism and Buddhism

LiteracyThe ability to read and write with the skill to

communicate with others.

What is Literacy Rate?

The percentage of people in a country who can read and write effectively.

Traditional vs. ModernTraditional: Handed down through traditions.

Modern: referring to present or recent times.

GandhiHelped India gain their independence

through peaceful protests.

What American Historical figure also followed this philosophy?

Martin Luther King, Jr.