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31 Cards in this Set
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Physiological Density
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The number of people per unit of area of arable land
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Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
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An intergovernmental military alliance that makes states abstain from the use/threat of force
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Loess
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A fertile soil that is deposited by wind
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
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Group consisting of China/Russia/Tajikistan, among others, that focuses on economic cooperation and cultural exchange
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Transhumance
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The practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle
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Polyandry
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One woman having more than one husband
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Confucianism
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Ethics that are focused on education and statesmanship taught by Confucius that stresses peace in social stability by having respect for those in authority
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Hiragana
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Main Japanese syllabary writing
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Ideographic Writing
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Symbols represent ideas rather than sounds
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Kanji
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Japanese writing using Chinese characters
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Pollution Exporting
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Small countries ship waste somewhere else while countries with high pollution laws set up factories in other areas with low pollution laws
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Sediment load
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the amount of sediments transported by a body of water
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Bustee
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a slum area/squatter settlements (India)
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Dalit |
The untouchable group in the Indian caste system that are believed to be "Children of God"
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Green Revolution
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Increase in crop production due to technological advancements in fertilizers/pestilence/hybrid crops
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Hindi |
Official language in India, comes from sanskrit |
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Jainism |
Non theistic religion that teaches nonviolence to people or creatures as well as order
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Maharaja |
An Indian prince
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Sanskrit |
An ancient Indian language that is called the Hindu sacred language
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Sikhism |
Monotheistic religion in Punjab
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Urdu |
Form of Hindi written with Persian and Arabic tones
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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Political/Economic organization of Ten Southeast Asian countries (Brunei Darussalam/Cambodia/Indonesia/Laos/Malaysia/Myanmar/Philippines/Singapore/Thailand/Vietnam)
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Bumiputra
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Malaysian term to describe indigenous people which means "son of the soil"
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Crony Capitalism
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Economy has success because the business people have close ties with the government
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Domino Theory |
Theory that says a political event in one company will cause similar events in neighboring countries
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Entrepot |
Port/City which goods are brought for import/export
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Golden Triangle |
Second largest producer of opiates and other illicit drugs, located in south east asia. |
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Khmer Rouge
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Communist guerilla organization that opposed the Cambodian government during civil war
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Lingua Franca |
Language adopted as common language |
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Primate City |
Major city that works as the financial/political/population center of a country; usually twice the size of the next largest city
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Swidden |
Area of land cleared for cultivation by slashing and burning
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