Geography Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. fishing - the use of fishing nets of great length and depth
  2. 3. - a group that defines one’s occupation and social position
  3. 9. sanctions - a restriction placed on trade
  4. 10. - a large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India
  5. 12. - a dangerous large ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or a sudden displacement of the ocean floor
  6. 13. divergence - a separation of people or societies, with regard to beliefs, values, and customs, due to a division under different political systems
  7. 18. - a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea
  8. 19. - an oceangoing factory ship with facilities for processing and freezing fish
  9. 21. - village council
  10. 22. - the theory or practice of merchant or trading pursuits
  11. 24. - cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
  12. 26. marine - a country’s fleet of ships that engages in trade
  13. 28. - a group or chain of islands
Down
  1. 1. - rebirth in new bodies or forms of life
  2. 4. - the cultivation of seafood
  3. 5. - a very small island
  4. 6. - a fiber used to make string, rope, and cloth
  5. 7. - the practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment
  6. 8. - a dome-shaped structure that serves as a Buddhist shrine
  7. 11. - a professional warrior of Japan
  8. 13. - a storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure
  9. 14. - an area’s original inhabitants
  10. 15. - a citizen who speaks out against government policies
  11. 16. - fine, yellowish, brownish topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, carried and deposited by the wind
  12. 17. - a ruling house or continuing family of rulers, especially in China
  13. 20. - in Hindu belief, the sum of good and bad actions in one’s present and past lives
  14. 22. - sacred words or phrases that are repeated in prayers or chants
  15. 23. - a fortified monastery that also served as an administrative and commercial center
  16. 25. shell - the protective outer covering of a small sea creature, once used as money in Asia and Africa
  17. 27. - Buddhist monk