World Geo. Vocab Words

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Archipelago

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Group or chain of Islands

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Tsunami

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Hugh Wave

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Loess

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Fine, Yellowish-Brown topsoil

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Monsoon

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Wind the bring warm, moist air from the oceans

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Japan Current

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Warm water Current that adds moisture to the winter Monsoons

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Typhoon

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Violent tropical storm that forms in the Pacific ocean

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Aborigine

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Areas original inhabitants

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Homogeneous

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Of the same kind or similar kind of nature

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Culture Hearth

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Center where cultures developed and from which idea’s and traditions spread outward

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Dynasty

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Ruling house or continuing family of rulers

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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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Military ruler in medieval Japan

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Samurai

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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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Pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea

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Shamanism

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Belief in a leader who can communities on the edges of cities

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Lama

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Buddhist religious leaders

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Acupuncture

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An ancient practice that involves inserting fine needles into the body at specific points to ease pain

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Haiku

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Form of Japanese poetry originally consisting of 17 syllables and three, often about nature

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Calligraphy

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The art of beautiful handwriting

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Pagoda

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Flooded field in which rice is grown

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Command System

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System in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made be some central authority

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Commune

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Collective farming community whose members share work and products

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Cooperative

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Voluntary organization whose members work together and share expenses and profits

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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Group (APEC)

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Trade group whose members are Japan, south Korea, China and Taiwan that ensures that trade among the member countries is efficient and fair

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Trade Surplus

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Earning more money from export sales than spending for imports

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Trade Deficit

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Spending more money on imports then earning from exports

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Dissident

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Citizen who speaks out against government policies

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Economic Sanctions

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Trade restrictions

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World Trade Organization

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International body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries

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Merchant Marine

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Country’s fleet of ships that engage in commerce or trade

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Desertification

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Process in which arable land is turned into desert

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Chlorofluorocarbon

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Chemical substance, found mainly in liquid coolants, that damages the earths protective ozone layer

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Aquaculture

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Cultivation of seafood