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Flashcards for Year 9 Asia Unit Review

Cartography

The art, science, and technology of drawing and interpreting maps.

Colonialism

Using military force to take control over another country and exploit its people and resources for economic gain

Culture

It’s the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular people or society

Population Density

It’s a measurement of the number of people per unit of land area (e.g., number of people per km2)

Megacity

A city with more than 10 million inhabitants (people)

Biome

Is a large-scale ecosystem with a particular climate, plants, and animals

Hazards

A process or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation

Development

Development is a process of improvement in the standard of living of people in a specific country, measured by indicators such as GDP, literacy rate, and life expectancy.

Development is how the health and quality of life of people living on our planet varies from place to place.

Pollution

The presence of harmful substances in the environment (e.g., water pollution, air pollution, etc.)

Climate Change

The long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns, which can be natural or man-made

Global power/super power

A very powerful and influential country

Geopolitical

Government relations that are influenced by the physical and human geography of a country

Tariffs

A tax paid on trade imports or exports