East Asia

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archipelago

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group of islands

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tsunami

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a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake

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loess

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a loosely compacted yellowish/gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur

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monsoon

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a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia

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japan current

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a northflowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean

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typhoon

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a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.

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aborigine

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a person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times.

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homogeneous

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consisting of parts of the same kind

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culture hearth

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any place where certain related changes in land use appeared due to human domestication of plants and animals.

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dynasty

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a line of hereditary rulers of a country.

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clan

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a group of close knit and interrelated families (especially associated with families in the Scottish Highlands).

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shogun

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a hereditary commander-in-chief in feudal Japan

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samurai

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a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos.

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ideogram

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a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it

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shamanism

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faith in leaders believed to have powers to heal the sick and to communicate with spirits

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lama

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buddhist religious leaders

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acupuncture

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a system of complementary medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, used to alleviate pain and to treat various physical, mental, and emotional condition

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haiku

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a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.

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calligraphy

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decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.

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pagoda

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a Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building, typically a many tiered tower, in India and East Asia.

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command system

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system where the government, rather than the free market, determines what goods should be produced, how much should be produced and the price at which the goods will be offered for sale.

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commune

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a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities.

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cooperative

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involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.

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Asia-pacific economic cooperation group (APEC)

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The primary economic forum supporting sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia

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trade surplus

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an economic measure of a positive balance of trade, where a country's exports exceeds its imports

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trade deficit

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an economic measure of a negative balance of trade in which a country's imports exceeds its exports

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dissident

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a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.

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economic sanction

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domestic penalties applied unilaterally by one country (or multilaterally, by a group of countries) on another country (or group of countries).

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World Trade organization (WTO)

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations

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merchant marine

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a country's shipping that is involved in commerce and trade, as opposed to military activity.