Unit 8 South Asia Vocabulary

Adaptation is the process of adjusting to the surrounding _______.

• environment

• climate

• weather

• temperature

Imperialism refers to political, economic, and cultural domination imposed on a society by another _______.

• country

• city

• continent

• planet

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

• months

• days

• weeks

• seasons

Plate Tectonics is the theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust _______.

• Plate Tectonics is the theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust moves.

• Plate Tectonics is the theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust melts.

• Plate Tectonics is the theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust evaporates.

• Plate Tectonics is the theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust solidifies.

Subcontinent is a large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger _______.

• continent

• country

• island

• ocean

Tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the _______.

• ocean

• mountain

• desert

• forest

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

• Ocean

• Desert

• Forest

• Mountain

1. Which of the following is a way that people have adapted to living in a region?

• the use of air conditioning in a polar region

• the use of terrace farming (farming into a hillside) in the Great Plains

• the use of raised homes in areas prone to monsoons (heavy rainstorms)

• the use of heavy/warm clothing in tropical weather

During India and Bangladesh's monsoon season (rainy season), the people have adapted by...

• stopping farming in the country at all

• Traveling to find better places to live

• building houses above ground and creating dams

• learning swimming techniques to survive

In the 1800s, most of South Asia was colonized by this country

• France

• United States

• Britain

• Spain