EAST ASIA

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de facto
A country is one not legally recognized by other countries. Example: Taiwan.
archipelago
a group of islands
tsunami
giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor
loess
a fine-grained, fertile soil deposited by the wind
dynasty
a line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time
intertwine
to become closely connected or involved
shogun
a military leader who ruled Japan in early times
samurai
a powerful, land-owning warrior in Japan
sphere of influence
an area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights
communism
a system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods
urbanizationwhen a city grows larger and spreads into nearby areasmegalopolisa huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large populationstructurean arrangement of partstrade deficita situation that occurs when the value of a country's imports is higher than the value of its exportstrade surplusa situation that occurs when the value of a country's exports is higher than the value of its imports