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19 Cards in this Set
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Himalayas
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The highest mountains in the world
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Gobi
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A desert in Mongolia and China
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Huang he
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A major river in Northern China
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tsunamis
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A destructive and fast-moving wave
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Command Economy
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An economic system in which the central goverment makes all economic decisions
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Fuji
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a volcano also Japan's highest peak
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Mount Everest
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The highest mountain in the world (29,035)
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tariff
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A fee that a country charges on imports and exports
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demilitarized zone
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An empty buffer zone created to keep two countries from fighting
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urbanization
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The increase in the percentage of people who live in cities
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Ganges
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A major river in northern India
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Diet
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The name for Japan's elected legeslator
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loess
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Fertile, yellowish soil
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subcontinent
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A large landmass that is smaller than the continent
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North China Plain
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a plains region of north eastern China
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Work Ethic
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A belief that works in itself is worthwhile
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Tokyo
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The capital of Japan
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trade surplus
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When a country exports more goods than it imports
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green revolution
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A program that encouraged farmers to adopt modern agricaural methodsto produce more food
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