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Ch. 18
vocabulary and important things to know
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Geography
7th Grade
03/29/2012

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Tsunami
Definition
huge sea waves caused by under sea earthquakes
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Archipelago
Definition
a group of islands
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Intensive Cultivation
Definition
to grow crops on every available piece of land
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Clans
Definition
groups of related families
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Shoguns
Definition
military leaders
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Samurai
Definition
powerful land-owning warriors in japan
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Constitutional Monarchy
Definition
government in which a king or queen is the official head of the state, but elected officials run the government
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Megalopolis
Definition
a huge urban area made up of several large cities and communities near them
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Parallel
Definition
line of latitude
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Famine
Definition
severe food shortages
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Most famous mountain peak in japan and national symbol
Definition
Mt. Fuji
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What country did Japan model its society 
Definition
China
Term
In the late 1100s to 1860s Japan was ruled by?
Definition
Shogun and Samurai
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Like Chin, Japan didn't want to trade with foreign countries, but who led the U.S fleet of ships demanding that they trade?
Definition
Matthew Perry
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In 1941, Japan attacked what naval base in Hawaii?
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Pearl Harbor
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During WWII, the U.S drooped atomic bombs on which two cities of Japan?
Definition
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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About 80% of Japan's people live in what type of area?
Definition
Urban
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What two main religions do the Japanese practice?
Definition
Shinto and Buddhism
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Famous poetry of the japanese
Definition
Haiku
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Famous style of painting
Definition
Wood Block painting
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North Korea has what type of government?
Definition
Communist
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South Korea has what type of government?
Definition
Democracy
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Before Korea split apart, what was the name of the country?
Definition
Silla
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What year did the war begin and end between north korea and south korea?
Definition
1950-1953
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Capital of South Korea
Definition
Seoul
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Capital of North Korea
Definition
Pongyang
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