Question | Answer |
kunlun mountains | mountains located in the west of china |
qinling shandi mountains | mountains in southeastern china |
haung he | a river in northern china also known as the yellow river |
chang jiang | the longest river in asia |
xi jiang | a river that flows from east china ALSO KNOWN AS the east river |
typhoon | a hurricane in the eastern hemisphere |
taklimakan desert | a desert located in east china |
gobi desert | a desert located in northern china |
dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
spheres of influence | a method of dividing foreign control in china |
boxer rebellion | an uprising in china in in 1900 spurred by chinese militants |
mao zedong | the communist leader in china who deafeted the nationilists |
confuscionism | a religion based on the teachings of confuscious |
taoism | a philosophy based on the tao te chang |
buddhism | an indian religion based on Buddha |
economic tiger | a country with rapid economic growth |
pacific rim | island countries feom china to new zealand |
typhoon | a hrricane in the eastern hemispher |
three gorges dam | a dam constructed in the late 20th century to help control floodin in china |
PCBs | an industrial component that accumalates in animal tissue |
three kingdoms | the kingdoms formed in in the peninsula |
seoul | the largest city in south korea |
pyongyang | the largest city in north korea |
samuri | an ancient chinese warrior |
shogun | the general of the emperors army |
ring of fire | the chain of valcanos the sorround the pacific rim |
great kanto earthquake | a devastating earthquake in east asia |
tsunami | a large tidal wave |
UNICEF | provides care to the region |
global economy | the worlds economy |
jakota triangle | the zone of prosperity between japan south korea and china |
recession | a time of lessened spending and lowered costs in a region |
sweatshop | A Workplace where people work long hours for little pay |