A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).
A rapid increase in the number of people between the ages of 15 and 24.
A phenomenon in which areas that typically received greater amounts of precipitation become drier and take on characteristics more prevalent in desert climates.
Occurs when birth rates fall to a point that requires less investment in the very young, but before more investment is required on the elderly, and results in the relative and absolute increase of younger, more productive workers.
The amount of land required to support human activities.
A storm arising over warm sea water that produces heavy rainfall and punishing winds The terms 'hurricane' and 'cyclone' are also used.
A layer of soil that remains frozen all the year round.
A change in climate that takes different forms across the globe.
A model of different stages that begins with high birth and death rates, moves through increasing birth rated and declining death rates to low birth rates and long life expectancy.
An economic trade agreement signed in 2016 by twelve countries along the Pacific Rim
The growing interdependence across national boundaries of economic flows and transactions.
An indicator used to describe and measure the number of distinct plant and animal species in a given geographical area.
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