Unit #9 Unit #9

South South AsiaAsia

VocabularyVocabulary

Population density: A measurement of population per unit area (square mile, kilometer, etc.).

Settlement pattern:Distribution of human settlements on the landscape.

Natural resources:Valuable material such as minerals, trees, or water that are supplied by nature.

Monsoons:A heavy rainy season which lasts for several months.

Plate tectonics:Theory that the Earth's surface is made up of large plates that are continuously moving

Subduction:Process by which one tectonic plate moves beneath another.

Deforestation:Cutting down large areas of trees.

Soil Erosion:The wearing away of soil by wind or water

Natural hazard:Fire, flood, storm, earthquake, or other hazard(s) which may result in danger to life and property.

Demographics: The characteristics of population such as age, income, ethnicity, etc.

population pyramid:A graphical illustration that shows the distribution of men & women in various

age groups of a population

birth rate: The number of live births per 1,000 population in a given year.

death rate: The number of deaths per 1,000 population in a given year.

Primary: portion of a region's economy devoted to mining, lumbering, agriculture, etc Secondary: portion of a region's economy devoted to the processing of basic materials extracted by the primary sector.Tertiary: portion of a region's economy devoted to transportation, retail and wholesale operations, insurance, etc.Quaternary: portion of a region's economy devoted to information and idea-generating activities

per capita GDP: The GDP divided by the total population.

standard of living:How well-off a person or a country is.

Hinduism: The religion, philosophy, culture and the way of life of the majority of people in India. The worlds 3rd largest religion.

Buddhism: A philosophy/religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha.

Sikhism: A belief system which blends Hindu traditions with Islamic monotheistic traditions.

Islam: A religion based on a belief in one god and the teaching of Muhammad

caste system: the ranking of members in a society by occupational status

Karma: The effects of a person's past actions on his or her present and future state.

Dharma: The natural law and established order, and the proper behavior

cultural diffusion: The spread of a culture, idea and/or trait.

Guru: Teacher of spiritual wisdom.

Reincarnation: Belief that one's soul lives many life times in order to grow and learn.

malnutrition: illness caused by lack of food.

infrastructure:Basic services necessary for development to take place, for example, roads, electricity, sewage, water, education and health facilities.