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21 Cards in this Set
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archipelago
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a group or chain of islands
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tsunami
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Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake
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loess
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fine, yellowish-brown topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, usually carried by the wind
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typhoon
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a hurricane, or violent tropical storm, that forms in the Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer
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homogeneous
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describing a group of people or things that are very like one another
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megalopolis
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a "super-city" that is made up of several large cities and the smaller cities are near them
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culture hearth
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a center where cultures developed and frmo which ideas and traditions spread outward
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dynasty
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a ruling house or continuing family of rulers, especially in China
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clan
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tribal community or large group of people related to one another
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shogun
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in medieval Japan, a military ruler of the country
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samuri
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in medieval Japan, a class of professional soldiers who lived by a strict code of personal honor and loyalty to a noble
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ideogram
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a pictorial character or symbol that has a specific meaning or stands for a syllable
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shamanism
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belief in a leader who can communicate with spirits
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calligraphy
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the art of beautiful and decorative handwriting
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haiku
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form of Japanese poetry consisting of 17 syllables, often about nature
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commune
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in China, a collective farming community whose members were supposed to share work and products
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cooperative
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a voluntary organization whose members work together and share the expenses and profits from their enterprise; also called "co-op"
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trading partner
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a country that buys from or sells to another country
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merchant marine
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a country's fleet of ships that engage in commerce or trade
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acid rain
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precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids
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cholorofluorocarbon
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chemical substance, found mainly in liquid coolants, that damages the earth's protective ozone layer
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