Geography of S and E Asia Vocabulary

archipelago

• a chain of islands

• a piece of land surrounded by water

• a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• a large area of land that is a part of a continent, India is an example

peninsula

• a chain of islands

• a piece of land surrounded by water

• a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• a large area of land that is a part of a continent, India is an example

sub-continent

• a chain of islands

• a piece of land surrounded by water

• a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• a large area of land that is a part of a continent, India is an example

arable land

• a chain of islands

• land that can be used to grow crops

• a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• a large area of land that is a part of a continent, India is an example

irrigation

• a chain of islands

• land that can be used to grow crops

• a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• applying water to land to help grow crops

population density

• a chain of islands

• land that can be used to grow crops

• the number of people per unit of area of land: the number of people per square mile

• applying water to land to help grow crops

landlocked

• a country or state completely surrounded by land, has no coastline

• land that can be used to grow crops

• the number of people per unit of area of land: the number of people per square mile

• applying water to land to help grow crops

subsistence farming

• the production of crops and farm animals for sale, usually with the use of modern technology

• land that can be used to grow crops

• the number of people per unit of area of land: the number of people per square mile

• when farmers grow crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families

commercial farming

• the production of crops and farm animals for sale, usually with the use of modern technology

• land that can be used to grow crops

• the number of people per unit of area of land: the number of people per square mile

• when farmers grow crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families

water pollution

• the production of crops and farm animals for sale, usually with the use of modern technology

• the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities

• the number of people per unit of area of land: the number of people per square mile

• the presence in or introduction into the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects