Chapter 7 Key Term Quiz

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

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

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.

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.

Another name for China's Huang He River due to the damage caused by its constant flooding.

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

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

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

A metropolitan area with more than one major ciy.

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

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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