6th Grade - Unit 8 Vocabulary

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

• monsoon

• tornado

• hurricane

• cyclone

What do we call a large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent?

• subcontinent

• island

• peninsula

• archipelago

A severe tropical storm characterized by high winds that originates in the Indian Ocean or western Pacific Ocean is called a _____.

• typhoon

• hurricane

• cyclone

• tornado

4. _____ _____ is a theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust shifts?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• seafloor spreading

• volcanic activity

A large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean is called a _____.

• tsunami

• hurricane

• tornado

• cyclone

6. Political, economic, and cultural domination imposed on a society by another society is known as _____.

• imperialism

• colonialism

• globalization

• hegemony

The process of adjusting to the surrounding conditions is known as _____.

• adaptation

• migration

• hibernation

• evolution

Movement from one part of something to another is called _____.

• migration

• stagnation

• isolation

• concentration

The ​ (a)   season brings heavy rains to many parts of Asia and is an important source of water for agriculture and drinking.

• Monsoon
• Partition
• Delta
• Plate

arid land with a very small amount of yearly precipitation

• dessert

• desert

• deseret

• deserted