Unit 9 South Asia Vocab

A business that employs workers in their homes is known as a

• Traditional economy

• Cottage industry

• Primary sector

• Market economy

Which of the following best defines lama?

• A buddhist monk

• A small pack animal

• The sum of the good and bad actions in ones life

• Belief in more than one god

Believing in more than one god is known as

(a)  

A large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it is a(n)

• Country

• Floodplain

• Island

• Subcontinent

A floodplain is low-lying land along a(n) (a)   , formed by deposited sediment.

An underground water-bearing layer of rock, sand, or gravel is a(n)

(a)  

The belief in rebirth in new bodies or new forms of life is called

• Karma

• Reincarnation

• Mantra

• Lama

Karma is the sum of good and bad (a)   in one's present and past lives.

A seasonal wind that brings air up from the oceans in the summer and down from Asia's interior in the winter is known as a

• Cold front

• Trade wind

• Typhoon

• Monsoon

Which of the following best describes a mantra?

• Sacred words or phrases that are repeated in prayers

• The belief that what good or bad energy you put into the universe comes back to affect you

• A buddhist monk

• Rebirth into a new body after you die