Unit 3 Flashcards
Mountain range in South Asia separating the Indian subcont. from the Tibetan Plateau
Himalayas
Tallest mountain in the Himalays
Mount Everest
Field in which rice is grown
Paddy Fields
System of cultivation using large amounts of labour and capital relative to land area
Intensive Agriculture
Planting two different crops in the same field in the same year
Double Cropping
The rearing of aquatic animals or the clutivation of aquatic plants or food
Aquaculture
a government which is endowed with the outward symbols of authority but in which direction and control are exercised by another power.
Puppet Government
A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities
Communes
A pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. Pictographs were used as the earliest known form of writing, examples having been discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia from before 3000 BC.
Pictograms
Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering
Calligraphy
A Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.
Taoism
A system of philosophical and ehtical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius
Confucianism
Military government involving the suspension of ordinary law
Martial Law
Large sea waves caused by tectonic activity
Tsunamis
Asian country no larger than the state of Utah, divided by North and South, at the 38th paralell
Korea
Asian country off the coast of Korea, located on the pacific ring of fire
Japan
A migration route for birds
Flyway
A powerful war lord
Shogun
The political revolution that over threw the last shogun in 1868
Meiji Restoration
To formally join an area with another country
Annex
A law-making body
Diet
The line between the North and South Korea that separates the two countries.
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
A sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.
Subsidies
The principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward
Work Ethic
An area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country.
Special Economic Zones
An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
Armistice
wetlands where rice is grown
Paddy
system of cultivation using large amounts of labour
Intensive Agriculture
two crops are harvested from each year from the same plot of land
Double Cropping
The raising of marine life for harvesting
Aquaculture
