Chapter 7 Key Term Quiz

East Asia
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A metropolitan area with more than one major ciy.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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