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

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

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

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

A China-led initiative to provide funds for development projects.

The empire founded by Genghis Khan that extended in the 13th and 14th century across Asia into Europe.

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

A dynamic economic model which classifies countries as either core, periphery, or semi-periphery by the economic interactions between them.

Fine-grained windblown sediment.

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

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 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).

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