East Asia
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Meat from cattle in Kobe, Japan. Considered a delicacy.

The household registration system in China that has been used to regulate and control rural citizens' movements.

Fine-grained windblown sediment.

The spiritual and political leader of Tibet, who left the region in 1950 after the country was annexed by China.

One of China's most dominant dynasties. China became China, as we know it today, under the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) when the approximate boundaries of contemporary China were created.

A toxic chemical often created as a byproduct of zinc production.

Currency from another country.

Any form of economic policy that seeks to support local companies at the expense of foreign corporations, usually through quotas, tariffs, or some combination thereof.

A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).

A polycentric city of 11 compact cities, including Hong Kong, Macau, Huizhou and Guangzhou, that is projected to soon increase its population to 65 million and is one of China's industrial growth regions.

A system of government that is ruled by the leaders of a religion, or based on the beliefs of a single religion.

The ruling system in Korea with one of the longest continuous political systems from 1392 to 1910.

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