Vocab 1
a giant ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean floor
tsunami
a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population
megalopolis
This country is the world's largest producer of coal.
China
A great thinker Confucius believed in the importance of family. He believed a ruler should lead as the head of the family. This belief system is called...
Confucianism
For years China controlled its population by the one child rule. Younger generations have worked hard to change this rule. They succeeded to now be able to have this many children.
Two
a country that is not legally recognized is said to be
de facto
a line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time
dynasty
Huang He (Yellow River)
Laozi was a thinker that taught that people should live in harmony with nature. He founded the belief system called...
Daoism
Japan is compensating for its elderly average age in its population by encouraging this..
Larger family sizes
a fine-grained, fertile soil deposited by the wind
loess
a powerful, land-owning warrior in Japan
samurai
These mountains block moist air from flowing Northward from the Indian Ocean creating a cold windy climate in the Plateau of Tibet.
Himalayan Mountains
People moved from India to China and brought with them this belief system.
Buddhism
Which festival in Korea is similar to Thanksgiving in the United States?
Harvest Moon Festival
a chain of islands of which Japan is a part
archipelago
a system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods
communism
Island countries that are a part of East Asia include Japan and this country.
Taiwan
These rulers encouraged trade along the Silk Road.
Han
The official language of China.
Mandarin
The Ring of Fire encircles this body of water.
Pacific Ocean
occurs when the value of a country's imports is higher than the value of its exports
trade deficit
North and South Korea
Korea was divided into North and South Korea following this war.
World War II
In 2011, this natural disaster in Japan killed thousands of people and damaged several nuclear power plants disrupting trade and manufacturing around the world.
Earthquake