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CH.23
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DE Facto | actually; in reality |
| archipelago | a group of islands |
| tsunami | a giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor |
| Loess | a fine-grained, fertile soil deposited by the wind |
| dominate | to control totally |
| dynasty | a line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time |
| shogun | a military leader who ruled Japan in early times |
| samurai | a powerful, land-owning warrior in Japan |
| sphere of influence | an area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights |
| communism | a system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods |
| intertwine | to become closely connected or involved |
| urbanization | when a city grows larger and spreads into nearby areas |
| megalopolis | a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population |
| trade deficit | a situation that occurs when the value of a country’s imports is higher than the value of its exports |
| trade surplus | a situation that occurs when the value of a country’s exports is higher than the value of its imports |
| structure | an arrangement of parts |
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