Geography Test 2 Part 2

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Malaysia

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A country of southeast Asia consisting of the southern Malay Peninsula and the northern part of the island of Borneo.

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Strait of Malacca

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A channel between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula connecting the Andaman Sea with the South China Sea.

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Amur River

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the Russian-Chinese border.

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Middle Kingdom

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A translation of the Chinese Chung Kuo, now the Chinese name for the country known in the west as China

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Tainan Plain

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Taiwan's oldest city.

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Rust Belt

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A heavily industrialized area containing older factories, particularly those that are marginally profitable or that have been closed.

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Nanjing

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he capital of China from the third to the sixth century A.D. and again from 1368 to 1421

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Economic Tiger

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A nickname given to the economies of southeast Asia. Some of the tigers are Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and China.

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Sichuan

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A province of south-central China. Settled by non-Chinese peoples including Tibetans, the Miao, and the Hui, it was incorporated into the empire (c. third century A.D.) by the Qin dynasty.

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Chongqing

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It was the capital of China from 1937 to 1946

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Shenyang

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The capital of Liaoning province, it was the site of the so-called Mukden, or Manchurian, Incident (1931), in which the Japanese army used an explosion on the railroad north of the city as a pretext to occupy Manchuria.

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Harbin

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It grew after Russia was granted a trade concession in 1896 and the completion of the railroad to Lüshun in 1898. The city is the capital of Heilongjiang province.

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Guangzho

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The capital of Guangdong province, it became a treaty port open to foreign trade after the Opium War

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Pearl River Delta

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is the low-lying area alongside the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea.

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Overseas Chinese

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people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the territories administered by the rival governments of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) and the Republic of China (ROC) (Taiwan). People of partial Chinese ancestry may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese.
The term Overseas Chinese is ambiguous and inconsistent as to whether it can refer to any of the ethnic groups that live in China (

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Singapore

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A country of southeast Asia comprising Singapore Island and adjacent smaller islands.

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Corridor

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A tract of land forming a passageway, such as one that allows an inland country access to the sea through another country.

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Dalai Lama

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Spiritual and political leader of Tibet

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Mao Zedong

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Head of the People's Republic of China, 1949-76

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Karamay

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Since the discovery (1955) there of one of the largest oil fields in China, it has grown into an oil-producing and refining center.

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Lhasa

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Because of its remoteness and exclusivity as the center of Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa was long closed to foreign visitors and known as "the Forbidden City

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Tibet

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Country were native Buddhist fled from Chinese persecution

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Sinkiang

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It came under Chinese control in the 16th century and was the site of a conflict between China and the Soviet Union in 1969

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Yumen

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It was long one of China's leading petroleum centers, with oil fields and refineries, but output has steadily declined since the 1960s.

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Chang Jiang

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The longest river of China and of Asia, flowing about 5,551 km (3,450 mi) from Xizang (Tibet) to the East China Sea. The river has been an important trade and transportation route since ancient times.

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Himalaya Mountains

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A mountain system of south-central Asia extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Xizang (Tibet), Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. The Himalayas include nine of the world's ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.

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Aksai Chin

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is a disputed region located in the northwestern region of the Tibetan Plateau north of the western Kunlun Mountains.[1] It is entirely administered by China ; it is, however, claimed by India as a part of its state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Loess Plateau

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is a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle of China's Yellow River and China proper . Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages. Loess is a highly erosion-prone soil that is susceptible to the forces of wind and water

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Hominids

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Any of various anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans

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North China Plain

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is based on the deposits of the Yellow River and is the largest alluvial plain of eastern Asia

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Lhasa

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Because of its remoteness and exclusivity as the center of Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa was long closed to foreign visitors and known as "the Forbidden City

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Tibet

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Country were native Buddhist fled from Chinese persecution

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Sinkiang

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It came under Chinese control in the 16th century and was the site of a conflict between China and the Soviet Union in 1969

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Yumen

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It was long one of China's leading petroleum centers, with oil fields and refineries, but output has steadily declined since the 1960s.

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Chang Jiang

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The longest river of China and of Asia, flowing about 5,551 km (3,450 mi) from Xizang (Tibet) to the East China Sea. The river has been an important trade and transportation route since ancient times.

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Himalaya Mountains

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A mountain system of south-central Asia extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Xizang (Tibet), Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. The Himalayas include nine of the world's ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.

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Aksai Chin

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is a disputed region located in the northwestern region of the Tibetan Plateau north of the western Kunlun Mountains.[1] It is entirely administered by China ; it is, however, claimed by India as a part of its state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Loess Plateau

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is a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle of China's Yellow River and China proper . Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages. Loess is a highly erosion-prone soil that is susceptible to the forces of wind and water

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Hominids

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Any of various anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans

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North China Plain

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is based on the deposits of the Yellow River and is the largest alluvial plain of eastern Asia

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Lhasa

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Because of its remoteness and exclusivity as the center of Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa was long closed to foreign visitors and known as "the Forbidden City

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Tibet

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Country were native Buddhist fled from Chinese persecution

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Sinkiang

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It came under Chinese control in the 16th century and was the site of a conflict between China and the Soviet Union in 1969

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Yumen

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It was long one of China's leading petroleum centers, with oil fields and refineries, but output has steadily declined since the 1960s.

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Chang Jiang

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The longest river of China and of Asia, flowing about 5,551 km (3,450 mi) from Xizang (Tibet) to the East China Sea. The river has been an important trade and transportation route since ancient times.

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Himalaya Mountains

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A mountain system of south-central Asia extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Xizang (Tibet), Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. The Himalayas include nine of the world's ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.

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Aksai Chin

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is a disputed region located in the northwestern region of the Tibetan Plateau north of the western Kunlun Mountains.[1] It is entirely administered by China ; it is, however, claimed by India as a part of its state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Loess Plateau

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is a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle of China's Yellow River and China proper . Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages. Loess is a highly erosion-prone soil that is susceptible to the forces of wind and water

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Hominids

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Any of various anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans

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North China Plain

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is based on the deposits of the Yellow River and is the largest alluvial plain of eastern Asia

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Flow on ya ass

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