Chapter 7 Key Term Quiz

East Asia
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The dominant ethnicity in China, comprising more than 91 percent of China's total population.

Name given to China's claimed territory in the South China Sea due its presentation on Chinese maps with nine dashes.

Refers to the movement from a more centralized form of economy to a freer, market-based economy.

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.

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

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

Currency from another country.

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.

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.

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

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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