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.

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

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

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.

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

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).

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.

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

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