| A | B |
|---|
| abdicate | resign, step down, esp. a leader of a country |
| alluvial fan | fan shaped deposit of mud and gravel found along the bases of mountains |
| aquaculture | raising and harvesting fish and marine fish life in ponds or other bodys of water |
| ASEAN | promotes economic development as well as political cooperation |
| autonomy | self governing a political unit with limited self government |
| buffer state | a smaller country between two larger, more powerful countries, ex: Nepal/Bhetan |
| cast system | a group of people who are born into a certain position in society (India) |
| cottage industry | small scale industries based in the home |
| crop rotation | the practice of planting different crops in a field in alternating years |
| Demilitarized Zone | a buffer zone into which opposing armys may not enter (38th parallel) |
| dynasty | line of hereditary rulers |
| floating markets | vendors in small boats sell fresh vegetables directly from their boats |
| Hindi | the language spoken by half of the peopl in India |
| homogeneous | of the same kind such as population made up mostly of the same ethnic group |
| ideograms | written language a character or symbol that represents an idea - Chines writing |
