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unit 4 Flashcards

1
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tree-dwelling animals

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Arboreal

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2
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like dominoes, once one falls the rest do

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Domino Theory

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3
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the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe

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Animism

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4
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a reddish clay, hard when dry, forms a topsoil

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Laterite

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5
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a more conservative version of Buddhism

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Theravada

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6
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sweet fruit but smells bad

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Durian

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7
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buddhism house of worship

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Wats

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8
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a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa

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Subcontinent

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land used or suitable for growing crops

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Arable

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a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

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Himalaya

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11
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all the gods of a people or religion collectively.

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Pantheon

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12
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an Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.

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Sepoy

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13
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the division of British India, creating India and Pakistan

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Partition of India

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14
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the rebirth of a soul in a new body

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Reincarnation

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the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order.

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Dharma

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16
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the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

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Karma

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17
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withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.

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Boycott

18
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divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras.

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Caste System

19
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a monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.

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Sikhism

20
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a nontheistic religion founded in India

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Jainism

21
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a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person’s home.

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Cottage Industries

22
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the scarcity of food

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Famine

23
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the festival of lights in Myanmar

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Tazaungdaing

24
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water festival in Myanmar

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Thingyan

25
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a traditional garment worn in Thailand

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Panung

26
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a sheet of cloth widely worn in Burma

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Longyi

27
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or Asian Dragons are the highly developed economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. These regions were the first newly industrialized countries.

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Asian Tigers

28
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN Secretariat, community of opportunity, connectivity, economic community, political - security community, etc.

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Asean

29
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when farmers grow food crops to feed themselves and their families

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Subsistence Farming

30
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taxis

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Pedicabs

31
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the capital of Vietnam

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Hanoi

32
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or intensive agriculture is a kind of agriculture where a lot of money and labour are used to increase the yield that can be obtained per area of land

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Intensive Farming

33
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dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum

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Opium

34
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a person who smuggles goods

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Smuggler

35
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the name popularly given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

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Khmer Rogue

36
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make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.

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Reform

37
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was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. The decision of the Nobel Committee mentions: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.

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Aung San Suu Kyi

38
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is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

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Guerrilla Warfare

39
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the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.

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Vietnamization

40
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a rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm.

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Storm Surge

41
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a state that is controlled and protected by anothe

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Protectorate

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