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monsoon

monsoon. Seasonal winds that influence the climate or weather Winter = North (dry & cool) Summer = South (warm & wet). cottage industry. Based in rural villages where family members use their own equipment to produce cloth, silk, rugs, pottery. high-technology industry.

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  1. monsoon Seasonal winds that influence the climate or weather Winter = North (dry & cool) Summer = South (warm & wet)

  2. cottage industry Based in rural villages where family members use their own equipment to produce cloth, silk, rugs, pottery

  3. high-technology industry Factory that produces electronics OR uses computers/electronics to produce goods

  4. dynasty A family of rulers

  5. pagoda Many storied tower built as a temple or shrine

  6. terraced field Hillside field cut in step-like strips to hold water

  7. samurai A class of warriors or nobles in medieval Japan

  8. intensive cultivation Farming method using ALL available land, producing several crops a year

  9. sweatshop A place where workers are employed at low pay, for long hours under bad conditions

  10. typhoon A hurricane or tropical storm system that forms in the Pacific or Indian ocean

  11. import Bring in goods from a foreign country for sale or use

  12. export Send out good of one’s country for sale or use

  13. communism A political & economic system in which things (farms, factories, mines) are owned & shared “in common”; controlled by the government with no class system

  14. globalization Growth of something to a world wide scale; process where everyday things become more common around the world

  15. economy The way a country manages money and resources (people, land & goods) to produce, buy and sell goods and services; activities related to the production and distribution of goods and services

  16. textiles fabrics

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