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Unit 9 South Asia Vocab

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A business that employs workers in their homes is known as a

a)

Traditional economy

b)

Cottage industry

c)

Primary sector

d)

Market economy

2.

Which of the following best defines lama?

a)

A buddhist monk

b)

A small pack animal

c)

The sum of the good and bad actions in ones life

d)

Belief in more than one god

3.

Believing in more than one god is known as

(a)  

4.

A large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it is a(n)

a)

Country

b)

Floodplain

c)

Island

d)

Subcontinent

5.

A floodplain is low-lying land along a(n) (a)   , formed by deposited sediment.

6.

An underground water-bearing layer of rock, sand, or gravel is a(n)

(a)  

7.

The belief in rebirth in new bodies or new forms of life is called

a)

Karma

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Mantra

d)

Lama

8.

Karma is the sum of good and bad (a)   in one's present and past lives.

9.

A seasonal wind that brings air up from the oceans in the summer and down from Asia's interior in the winter is known as a

a)

Cold front

b)

Trade wind

c)

Typhoon

d)

Monsoon

10.

Which of the following best describes a mantra?

a)

Sacred words or phrases that are repeated in prayers

b)

The belief that what good or bad energy you put into the universe comes back to affect you

c)

A buddhist monk

d)

Rebirth into a new body after you die