East Asia
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Fine-grained windblown sediment.

A state which takes leading role in macro-economic planning, strategic investment and n guiding economic growth

The movement of people from their rural homes to urban employment centers and back on a regular basis

A system of large family-controlled firms that dominates the South Korean economy.

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.

War between China and the UK in 1839-42 over the opening of China's eastern ports to European traders and especially the import of opium into China by the British.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

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

Refers to the US commitment to building up military power in Asia in response to Chinese political and military shows of force.

A metropolitan area with more than one major ciy.

A philosophy that stresses loyalty to family, upholding of social relations and commitment to just social activity.

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.

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