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E and SE Asia
East and Southeast Asia vocal Scazzero
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| China's sorrow | the Huang He River that floods and kills thousands |
| Plateau of Tibet | A large, arid plateau in Western China |
| North China Plain | Flat area in China, good for farming |
| Confuscius | The founder of Confucianism which is a major religion in China |
| Mao Zedong | The first communist leader in China-led the cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward |
| Deng Xiao-Ping | The communist leader who took over after Mao Zedong -created the Four Modernizations and the Special Economic Zones |
| Theocrat | someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority |
| Ring of Fire | a ring of volcanic mountains surrounding the Pacific Ocean |
| Terrace Farming | a flat, narrow ledge of land, usually constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount of arable land |
| One Child Policy | The policy that every family in China may only have 1 child to help keep the population growth down |
| Special Economic Zones | Zones set up to attract foreign businesses with low tax rates, cheap land, plenty of labor |
| Hong Kong | Formerly a British Colony that became a part of China in 1997 |
| Spheres of Influence | European influence on a city or neighborhood without controlling the area |
| Cultural Revolution | Mao Zedong's plan to recreat China in to a completely new socialist society |
| Great Leap Forward | People were forced to work on government farms and factories |
| Long March | The Communist troops march across China to get away from the Nationalists |
| Nationalists | A group of people led by Chiang Kaishek who were pro-American |
| Communists | A group led by Mao Zedong who took over China |
| Taiwan | A small island off the coast of China controlled by the exiled Chinese Nationalists |
| Three Gorges Dam | A large dam on the Yangzi River that controls flooding and creates hydroelectric power |
| Autonomous Region | A political unit with limited self-government |
| Provisional Government | A temporary government |
| Typhoons | tropical cyclones |
| Buddhism | A religion that started in India that focuses on a person's soul |
| Ideograms | A character or symbol that represents an idea or a thing in a written language |
| Shinto | A religion mainly in Japan that worships the forces of nature and their ancestors |
| Asean | Association of Southeast Asian Nations - promotes economic cooperation |
| Militarism | The glorification of a military |
| Demilitarized Zone | A strip of land on which troops or weapons are not allowed |
| Atolls | A ring-shaped coral island surrounding a lagoon |
| Trust Territories | A dependent colony or territory supervised by another country by commission of the United Nations |
| Archipelago | A group or chain of islands |
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