Unit 4

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Subcontinent

Question 2

For for growing crops

Answer 2

Arable

Question 3

Is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau and has the highest peaks in the world

Answer 3

Himalaya

Question 4

All the gods of a religion

Answer 4

Pantheon

Question 5

A special type of soil

Answer 5

Laterite

Question 6

Branch of Buddhism

Answer 6

Theravada

Question 7

Is a while known fruit for its sweet flavor and unpleasant smell

Answer 7

Durian

Question 8

Indian troops under the command of British officers during the colonial era in India

Answer 8

Sepoy

Question 9

Division of a of a place, as in the 1947 partition of India

Answer 9

Partition of India

Question 10

For Hindus, the repeated rebirth of one’s soul in different forms

Answer 10

Reincarnation

Question 11

The importance of doing one’s duty according to one’s station in life

Answer 11

Dharma

Question 12

The positive or negative force caused by a humans actions

Answer 12

Karma

Question 13

Refusal to buy certain goods from a country or business

Answer 13

Boycott

Question 14

A class structure that is determined by birth

Answer 14

Caste System

Question 15

A religion with origins in India the combines the Muslim belief in one god with a Hindu belief in reincarnation

Answer 15

Sikhism

Question 16

Religions with origins in India the emphasizes a strict moral code based on preserving life

Answer 16

Jainism

Question 17

Making a living working at home in small-scale industries

Answer 17

Cottage Industries

Question 18

A widespread shortage of food

Answer 18

Famine

Question 19

A tree dwelling animal

Answer 19

Arboreal

Question 20

The idea that is one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow like dominoes

Answer 20

Domino Theory

Question 21

Religions in which people believe in the presence of the spirits and forces of nature

Answer 21

Animism

Question 22

The Festival of Lights in Myanmar

Answer 22

Tazaungdaing

Question 23

The Buddhist New Year

Answer 23

Thingyan

Question 24

Colorful cotton or silk wrapped tightly around a body

Answer 24

Panung

Question 25

A long shirt

Answer 25

Longyi

Question 26

A country that has had an economic rise

Answer 26

Asian Tigers

Question 27

Association of Southwest Asian Nations was formed to promote economic development as well as political cooperation among it’s members

Answer 27

ASEAN

Question 28

Farming in which food is produced by a family for its own needs

Answer 28

Subsistence farming

Question 29

A three wheeled cab where the rider and the driver is are separated

Answer 29

Pedicabs

Question 30

Buddhist temples that also serve as monasteries

Answer 30

Wats

Question 31

The Capital of Vietnam

Answer 31

Hanoi

Question 32

A form of agriculture using a great amount of human labor and/or capital to farm small amounts of land

Answer 32

Intensive farming

Question 33

A substance used to make illegal drugs

Answer 33

Opium

Question 34

Someone that brings something into a country illegally

Answer 34

Smuggler

Question 35

Red Khmer

Answer 35

Khmer Rogue

Question 36

Change

Answer 36

Reform

Question 37

Is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and Nobel Peace Prize

Answer 37

Aung San Suu Kyi

Question 38

Surprise attacks on the enemy from the trees

Answer 38

Guerilla warfare

Question 39

The removal of American troops for Vietnam

Answer 39

Vietnamization

Question 40

Country that forfeits certain decision making powers in exchange for protections by a stronger country

Answer 40

Protectorate