Chapter 7 Key Term Quiz

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

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 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.

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

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.

Fine-grained windblown sediment.

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

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

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

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