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

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.

Fine-grained windblown sediment.

The ruling system in Korea with one of the longest continuous political systems from 1392 to 1910.

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

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

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.

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

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).

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

An arc tectonic activity, including volcanoes and earthquakes, caused by the movement of tectonic plates that surround the Pacific Ocean.

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