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Unit 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Mountain range in South Asia separating the Indian subcont. from the Tibetan Plateau

A

Himalayas

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2
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Tallest mountain in the Himalays

A

Mount Everest

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3
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Field in which rice is grown

A

Paddy Fields

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4
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System of cultivation using large amounts of labour and capital relative to land area

A

Intensive Agriculture

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5
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Planting two different crops in the same field in the same year

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Double Cropping

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6
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The rearing of aquatic animals or the clutivation of aquatic plants or food

A

Aquaculture

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7
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a government which is endowed with the outward symbols of authority but in which direction and control are exercised by another power.

A

Puppet Government

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8
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A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities

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Communes

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9
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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.

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Pictograms

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10
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Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering

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Calligraphy

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11
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A Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.

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Taoism

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12
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A system of philosophical and ehtical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius

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Confucianism

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13
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Military government involving the suspension of ordinary law

A

Martial Law

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14
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Large sea waves caused by tectonic activity

A

Tsunamis

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15
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Asian country no larger than the state of Utah, divided by North and South, at the 38th paralell

A

Korea

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16
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Asian country off the coast of Korea, located on the pacific ring of fire

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Japan

17
Q

A migration route for birds

A

Flyway

18
Q

A powerful war lord

A

Shogun

19
Q

The political revolution that over threw the last shogun in 1868

A

Meiji Restoration

20
Q

To formally join an area with another country

A

Annex

21
Q

A law-making body

A

Diet

22
Q

The line between the North and South Korea that separates the two countries.

A

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

23
Q

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.

A

Subsidies

24
Q

The principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward

A

Work Ethic

25
Q

An area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country.

A

Special Economic Zones

26
Q

An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce

A

Armistice

27
Q

wetlands where rice is grown

A

Paddy

28
Q

system of cultivation using large amounts of labour

A

Intensive Agriculture

29
Q

two crops are harvested from each year from the same plot of land

A

Double Cropping

30
Q

The raising of marine life for harvesting

A

Aquaculture

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