Unit 12 & 13 Southeast & East Asia and Oceania Vocab

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Acculturation

Cultural modification by adapting or borrowing traits from another culture

Archipelago

A group or chain of islands

Atheist

A person who does not believe in God

Communism

A society based on equitable distribution and public ownership

Coup

An overthrow of the government

Dynasty

A ruling family, especially in China

Economic Sanctions

Restrictions on trade

Fishery

A place or industry for catching fish

Free Trade Zone

Area where trade restrictions don’t apply

Islet

A very small island

Loess

Fine, yellowish soil deposited by wind

Monsoon

Seasonal winds causing wet/dry seasons

Ring of Fire

Seismically active area along the Pacific

Samurai

A professional warrior of preindustrial Japan

Supertrawler

Factory ships for fishing

Tariffs

Tax on imports/exports

Totalitarian

Government with total control

Tsunami

Large sea wave caused by seismic activity

Typhoon

Pacific Ocean tropical storm

Aborigine

The indigenous people of Australia

Atoll

A ring-shaped island formed by the buildup of a coral reef on the rim of a submerged volcano

Bush

A sparsely inhabited region

Climate Change

Any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time

Coral Reef

A reef made up of fragments of corals and other marine organisms

Cultural Convergence

Where different cultures become similar or even come together

High Island

An island with mountain ranges and volcanic soils

Kinship Group

A group of people related by blood or marriage

Lagoon

A shallow lake that is intermittently connected to a river, another lake, or the sea

Maori

The indigenous people of New Zealand

Micronesia

One of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising small Pacific islands north of the equator and east of the Philippines

Ocean Warming

Rise in the temperature of ocean water

Outback

The remote and usually uninhabited inland regions of Australia

Pidgin

A blend of English and an indigenous language

Traditional Economy

A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity