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Social Studies 17
East Asia: Physical Geography & History (Japan)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archipelago | a chain of islands |
| semiarid | somewhat dry, with very little rainfall |
| alluvium | the soil, or silt carried by flowing water, which ideal for farming |
| basins | a region drained by a river system |
| typhoons | a dangerous tropical storm with heavy rains and high winds, known as a hurricane in the Western Hemisphere |
| Ger | a portable tent made of felt |
| seize | to take control of |
| loess | a yellow silt or sediment that forms thick deposits |
| mainland | the land connected to a continent, usually in reference to countries with both continental land and islands |
| steppe | a very large plain of dry grassland |
| armistice | an agreement to stop fighting |
| samurai | a skilled Japanese warrior |