asia vocab

Question 1

Actually: in reality

Answer 1

de facto

Question 2

group of islands

Answer 2

archipelago

Question 3

giant ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean floor

Answer 3

tsunami

Question 4

line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time

Answer 4

dynasty

Question 5

area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights

Answer 5

sphere of influence

Question 6

growth of a city into nearby areas

Answer 6

urbanization

Question 7

huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population

Answer 7

megalopolis

Question 8

situation that occurs when the value of a country’s imports is higher than the value of its exports

Answer 8

trade deficit

Question 9

situation that occurs when the value of a country’s exports is higher than the value of its imports

Answer 9

trade surplus

Question 10

area comprised of islands

Answer 10

insular

Question 11

the plant life in a particular environment

Answer 11

flora

Question 12

the animal life in a particular environment

Answer 12

fauna

Question 13

specific to a particular place or people

Answer 13

endemic

Question 14

the ruler of a Muslim country

Answer 14

Sultan

Question 15

large farm

Answer 15

plantation

Question 16

group of people that is different from most of the population

Answer 16

minority

Question 17

the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, particularly Asian countries

Answer 17

pacific rim

Question 18

type of farming in which the farmer produces only enough food to feed his or her family

Answer 18

subsistence farming

Question 19

type of tourism in which people visit a country to enjoy its natural wonders

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ecotourism

Question 20

large landmass that is part of a continent

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subcontinent

Question 21

area built up by rich, fertile soil left by a river

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alluvial plain

Question 22

area where sand, silt, clay or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river

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delta

Question 23

circular-shaped island made of coral

Answer 23

atoll

Question 24

seasonal wind that brings heavy rains for several months of the year

Answer 24

monsoon

Question 25

storm with high winds and heavy rains

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cyclone

Question 26

to refuse to buy items from a particular country or company

Answer 26

boycott

Question 27

the use of non-violent protests to challenge a government or its laws

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civil disobedience

Question 28

the spread of control of nuclear power, particularly the knowledge of how to construct nuclear weapons

Answer 28

nuclear proliferation

Question 29

the effort to use modern techniques and science to increase food production in poorer countries

Answer 29

green revolution

Question 30

a home- or village-based industry in which people make simple goods using their own equipment

Answer 30

cottage industry

Question 31

hiring workers in other countries to do a set of jobs

Answer 31

outsourcing