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World geo test
World geo test
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Social Studies
9th Grade
12/01/2011

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Loess
Definition
yellow-brown soil that winds carry across the North China Plain into the Yellow River
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Han
Definition
Ethnic chinese
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Totalitarian State
Definition
nation in which the govermentcontrols every aspect of the citizens lives through a single party dictatorship
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Mechanization
Definition
Use of machines in farming
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Filial Piety
Definition
accoriding to the chinses philosopher Confucius, the duty and respect that children owe their parents
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Red guards
Definition
Chinese students and factory workers who supported Mao Zendongs Cultural revolution with abusiv tatics against those who suspected of not supporting  Mao
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Mao Zedong
Definition
first communist leader of China
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Deng Xiaoping
Definition
Communist leader of China who took over after Mao, who made good changes to China
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Confucius
Definition
Well know chinese Philosopher
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Peoples rebublic of China
Definition
name for china when it became Communist
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One child per family policy

 

Definition

set to help keep down the population child=wage rises, 1st change at scarce apartments

1+= Fined, Limited food rations for 2nd child

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Mandarin
Definition
official lang. of china
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