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Geography Vocab
Ch. 20 geography vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tibetan Plateau | extensive plateau located in western Chine |
| Three Gorges Dam | one of the world’s largest dams; constructed in China to produce hydroelectric power |
| Asian Tigers | a name given to Honk Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea, because of their phenomenal industrial and economic growth |
| one-child policy | policy of limiting Chinese families to one child; began in the 1970s to control China’s growing population |
| Birth tourism | the practice of traveling to another country to give birth |
| Confucianism | the teachings of the Chinese philosopher K’ung Futzu |
| Taoism | The teachings of Chinese philosopher Laozi (also spelled Lao-tzu) |
| transplanted tourism | the practice of traveling to another country to obtain an organ transplant |