Chapter 7 Key Term Quiz

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

The name given to big-name, well-known architects who participate in construction to market or brand a city.

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.

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

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

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

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 metropolitan area with more than one major ciy.

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

An empire that developed from the Roman Empire, centered on Constantinople that lasted from 285 until 1483.

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

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