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Unit 9 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Kunlun Mountains | Mountains located in the West of China that are the source of Chian's great rivers, the Huang He, and the Chang Jiang. |
| Qinling Shandi Mountains | Mountains in the southeastern and east-central China; divide North China from South China |
| Huang He | River in northern China, also called the Yellow River, empties into the Yellow Sea. |
| Chang Jiang | Longest river in Asia, flowing about 3,900 miles. |
| Xi Jiang | also called the west river; the river that flows through southeast China. |
| Typhoon | Tropical storm like a hurricane, that occurs in the western Pacific. |
| Taklimakan Desert | Desert located in western China between the Tian Shan and Kunlun mountains. |
| Gobi Desert | Desert located in Northern China and southeast Mongolia, lots of dinosaur fossils. |
| Three Gorges Dam | Dam begun in the late 20th century on the Chang Jiang in China, to help control flooding. |
| PCBs | Industrial compound that accumulates in animal tissue and can cause harmful effects and birth defects. |
| Landfill | Method of solid waste disposal in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt in order to fill or recliam low-lying ground. |
| Dynasty | Series of rulers from the same family. |
| Spheres of Influence | Method of dividing foreign control in China. |
| Boxer Rebellion | Uprising in China in 1900, spurred by angry Chinese militiants, or Boxers, over foreign control. |
| Mao Zedong | Leader of the communists in China who defeated the Nationalists in 1949. |
| Confucainism | Movement based on the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher who lived about 500 B.C. |
| Taoism | Philosophy based on the teachings of Lao-Tzu, who lived in China in the sixth century B.C. |
| Buddhism | Religion that originated in India in about 500 B.C. and spread to China. |
| Economic Tiger | Country with rapid economic growth due to cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports. |
| Pacific Rim | Economic and social region including the countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean. |
| Three Kingdoms | Kingdoms formed in the peninsula of Korea by A.D. 300. |
| Seoul | Largest city in South Korea, more than 10,000,000 people. |
| Pyongyang | Largest city in North Korea, more than 2.5 million people. |
| Samurai | Professional soldier in Japan who served the interests of landowners adn clan chiefs. |
| Shogun | General of the emperor's army with the powers of a military dictator. |
| Ring of Fire | Chain of volcanoes that lines the Pacific Rim. |
| Great Kanto Earthquake | Earthquake in Japan in 1923 that killed and estimated 140,000 people adn left Tokyo in ruins. |
| Tsunami | Giant ocean wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. |
| UNICEF | International watchdog adn relief organization for children. |
| Global Economy | Merging of regional economies in which natoins become dependent upon eachother. |
| Jakota Triangle | Zone of prosperity during the 1980's and early 1990's- Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. |
| Recession | Extended period of decline in general business activity. |
| Sweatshop | Workplace where people work long hours for low pay under poor conditions to enrich manufacturers. |
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