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20 Cards in this Set
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Cash Crop |
A crop raised to be sold for money on the world market |
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Transportation Barriers |
Physical features that make it difficult to travel or transport goods from one region to another |
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Transportation Corridors |
Routes through which people can travel by foot, vehicle, rail, ship, or airplane |
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Ring of Fire |
the area around the Pacific Ocean that has many volcanoes and earthquakes |
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Buddhism |
The teaching of Buddha |
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Dynasty |
A series of rulers from the same family; Chinese history is described by dynasties |
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Monsoons |
The winds that blow across East Asia at certain times of the year |
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Incentives |
A benefit often used by large companies |
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Demilitarized Zone |
A border that does not allow weapons |
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Great Wall of China |
a stone wall |
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Emperor |
A ruler |
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Cultural Diffusion |
ideas spreading from one culture to another |
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Communism |
a system where the government controls eveything |
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Tiananmen Square |
The worlds largest public square |
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Free Enterprise/Capitalism |
A system where citizens can open and run they're own businesses |
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Subsidizes |
To economically support |
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GPD |
The total value of goods produced |
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Calligraphy |
The art of producing decrotive handwriting with a pen or brush |
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Interdependence |
Living organisms depenending on eachother |
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Aquaculture |
The cultivation of the sea |
