Unit 8 Vocab Quiz

seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months

• typhoons

• tsunami

• monsoon

• adaptation

a severe tropical storm characterized by high winds that originates in the Indian Ocean or western Pacific Ocean

• plate tectonics

• imperialism

• tsunami

• typhoons

 large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean

• tsunami

• imperialism

• monsoon

• adaptation

process of adjusting to the surrounding conditions

• subcontinent

• adaptation

• Plate tectonics

• imperialism

 large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent

•   tsunami

• adaptation

• subcontinent

• monsoon

 theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust shifts

• adaptation

• imperialism

• Plate tectonics

•  monsoon

 political, economic, and cultural domination imposed on a society by another society

• monsoon

• Plate tectonics

•  subcontinent

• imperialism

What is not one of the religions we learned about in South Asia

• Buddhists

• Christians

• Sikhs

• Hindus

What is the capital of India?

• Kabul

• New Delhi

• Nepal

• Dhaka

Is Sri Lanka a country in South Asia?