South East Asia

5. fishing the use of fishing nets of great length and depth
6. sacred words or phrases that are repeated in prayers or chants
8. a professional warrior of Japan
9. Village council
15. cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
17. the practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment
21. a storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure
22. a large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India
23. the protective outer covering of a small sea creature, once used as money in Asia and Africa
25. Buddhist monk
26. fine, yellowish, brownish topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, carried and deposited by the wind
27. a very small island
29. divergence a separation of people or societies, with regard to beliefs, values, and customs, due to a division under different political systems
30. the theory or practice of merchant or trading pursuits

1. rebirth in new bodies or forms of life
2. a ruling house or continuing family of rulers, especially in China
3. in Hindu belief, the sum of good and bad actions in one’s present and past lives
4. a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea
7. a group or chain of islands
10. an area’s original inhabitants
11. the cultivation of seafood
12. sanctions a restriction placed on trade
13. an oceangoing factory ship with facilities for processing and freezing fish
14. marine a country’s fleet of ships that engages in trade
16. a dangerous large ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or a sudden displacement of the ocean floor
18. a fortified monastery that also served as an administrative and commercial center
19. A fiber used to make string, rope, and cloth
20. a citizen who speaks out against government policies
24. a group that defines one’s occupation and social position
28. a dome-shaped structure that serves as a Buddhi Dzong - a fortified monastery that also served as an administrative and commercial center