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Chapter 23
East Asia
Question | Answer |
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De Facto | Actually; in reality |
Archipelago | a group of islands |
Tsunami | a giant ocean waves caused by volcanic eruptions or movements of the water 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 in 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 area |
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 |
How is Taiwan related to China | |
What is the climate in in East Asia | |
Why was the Great Wall of China Built For? | It was built for protection |
Confucius | |
Pollution in Japan | |
*Climate in Japan | |
*Woodblock | |
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