Unit 10 terms

Ring of Fire Chain of volcanoes that line the Pacific Rim Area of plate movement and subduction (oceanic plate moves under the continental plate) Lots of volcanic activity and earthquakes Tsunamis-huge wave caused By earthquake under the ocean Floor

Globalization Growing trade and interdependence; nations become dependent on each other for goods and services

Jakota Triangle Japan, Korea and Taiwan Economic prosperity during the 1980’s Competition led to problems in the 1990’s

Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff Growing competition JAKOTA TRIANGLE – JApan south KOrea & TAiwan

Sweatshops Places where people work long hours Little pay Bad conditions Often very few government regulation to help workers

Krakatoa Small island in the Pacific 1883 volcanic eruption Sound could be heard 3,000 miles away Killed 36,000 in Java and Sumatra

Indochina Term used to refer to French colony of Loas, Cambodia and Vietnam Vietnam defeated the French by 1954

Vietnam War 1957 to 1973 U.S. got involved to stop communist North Vietnam from taking over South Vietnam 50,000 U.S. soldiers and millions of Vietnamese died U.S. withdrew in 1973 Vietnam became one country/communist

Other Terms to Study: Aborigines Micronesia Melanesia Polynesia Australia (smallest continent) Bikini Atoll Low islands High Islands Great Barrier Reef Archipelago outback

Divided Island of Timor Conflict; legacy of colonialism Netherlands ruled Western Timor and Portugal Eastern Timor 1975; East declared independence; West wanted to be part of Indonesia 1999; pro-militia groups reacted with violence when East Timor wanted independence.