17- Geo Terms

• stands for gross domestic product, or the amount of money that a country generates annually

  GDP
• A seasonal wind created in South-East Asia. Heavy rain follows it

  Monsoon
• Very strong winds

  Cyclones
• A large, destructive wave that can be created by a hurricane and strong onshore winds.

  A tidal wave
• The amount of water vapour in the air

  Humidity
• The washing of minerals and nutrients out of reach of plant roots. It often occurs in areas of heavy rainfall

  Leaching
• A raised plateau

  Ghat
• The build-up of sediments in an area

  Sedimentation
• The causes of when plates move. These forces cause folding and deformation of the Earths crust.

  Tectonic forces
• Producing as many crops as possible from land without exhausting it.

  Intensive farming
• Farming that only produces enough to feed the farmers family

  Subsistence farming
• Waterlogged fields where rice is grown

  Paddy fields
• Used to transport heavy weights and to pull carts and ploughs.

  Draft animals