Social Studies Vocab/ Southeast Asia.

insular

• a nonnative species that is brought to a new environment

• the process by which nations, cultures, and economies become mixed

• an area comprised of islands

• a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

constitutional monarchy

• a form of government with a monarch at the head.

• a system of government in which the ruler has complete control

• a union between countries formed to advance common causes

• a form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government

absolute monarchy

• a lesser-developed economy that depends on aid from foreign countries and remittances from former residents working elsewhere

• a system of government in which the ruler has complete control

• a great city that is made up of several large and small cities

• a form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government

primate city

• a country’s main city that is so large and influential that it dominates the rest of the country

• the densely populated center of a metropolitan area

• a park that has been set aside for the public to enjoy for its great natural beauty

• a great city that is made up of several large and small cities

pacific rim

• has about 3,000 reefs of coral in the Pacific Ocean.

• the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, particularly Asian countries

• a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges Pacific Ocean.

• a region of the ocean in which things go missing.

flora

• a tuberous plant that has edible roots

• the plant life in a particular environment

• the animal life in a particular environment

• a large body of ice that moves slowly across land

fauna

• water that fell as rain thousands of years ago and is now trapped deep below ground

• the animal life in a particular environment

• the plant life in a particular environment

• a tuberous plant that has edible roots

commodity

• material that can be used to produce crops or other products

• a policy based on control of one country by another

• material that can be used to produce crops or other products

• a material, resource, or product that is bought and sold

exploit

• a ban on trade with a particular country

• to use a person, resource, or situation unfairly and selfishly

• to leave one’s home to live in another place

• a type of tourism in which people visit a country to enjoy its natural wonders

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

subsistence farming

• farmer produces only enough to feed his or her family

• crop production without irrigation during a dry season

• growing only enough food to feed oneself and one's family

• a partly dry grassland often found on the edge of a desert