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chapter 27-29
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kunlum mountains | mountains located in the west of china that are the sorce of two of chinas great rivers. |
| qinling shadi mountains | divide the northern part of china from the south. |
| huang he | of northern china starts in the kunlun mountainss in the west. |
| chang jiang | the longest river in all of asia. |
| xi jiang | west river runs its course in the south of china. |
| typhoon | a tropical storm that occures in the western pasific. |
| taklimakan desert | located in wesern china between the tian in the northern china and southeast mongolia. |
| gobi desert | located in northern china and south mongolia. |
| three gorges dam | was built on the chang jiang in chna. |
| pcbs | industrial pollutants that build up in tissue and can cause disease and birth defects. |
| landfill | ia a method of solid waste disposal in which refuse to buried between layers of dirt to fill in low lying ground. |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family. |
| spheres of influence | a method of dividing foregin control in china. |
| boxer rebellon | an uprising in china in 1900 spurred by anger chinese militants or boxers. |
| mao zeong | the leader n the comunist in china who defeated the nationalist. |
| confucianism | a movment based on the tactics based on the teachings of confucius. |
| taoism | a philosophy based on a book tao te ching and th etechings of lao-tuz. |
| buddhism | a religion that origanated in india about 500 b.c and spread to china. |
| economic tiger | a country with rapid economic groth due to cheep labor. |
| pacific rim | an economic and social region including the countries surrounding the pacific ocean. |
| three kingdoms | the kingdoms form in the pinensula of korea by a.d. |
| seoul | the largest city in south korea,with a population more than 10 million people. |
| pyongyang | the largest city in north korea with more than 2.5 million people. |
| samurail | a professional soldier in japan who served the intrests of landowners and clan cheifs. |
| shogun | the general of the emporers army with the powers of a military dictator. |
| ring of fire | the chain of volcanoes that lines the pacific rim. |
| great kanto earthquake | an earthquake in 1923 in japan that killed an estimated 140000 people and left the city of tokyo in ruins. |
| tsunami | a giant ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or valcanic eruption. |
| unicef | an international watchdog and relief organization for children. |
| global economy | the merging of regional economies in which nationas become dependent on each other for goods and servicess. |
| jakota triangle | a zone of prosperity during the 1980 and early 1990 japan,south koea,and taiwan. |
| recession | an extended period of decline in general buiness activity. |
| sweatshop | a workplace were people work long hours for low pay under poor conditions to enrich manufactures. |
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RachelTaylor
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