Chapter 7 Key Term Quiz

East Asia
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Fine-grained windblown sediment.

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.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

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.

A metropolitan area with more than one major ciy.

The movement of people from their rural homes to urban employment centers and back on a regular basis

A system of large family-controlled firms that dominates the South Korean economy.

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

Another name for China's Huang He River due to the damage caused by its constant flooding.

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

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

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