East Asia Vocabulary

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Downsize		an area or country that is politically and economically dominated by, though not directly governed by, another country
Light industry		to surrender one's office, throne, or authority
Shinto		production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances
ASEAN		the law administered during a period of strict military control
junta		someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority
EEZ		a political unit with limited self-government
Seismograph		protective zone
Tariff		temporary government
Autonomous region		instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust
Heterogeneity		a destructive tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean
Convergence zone		having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality
Hard Power		the glorification of the military and readiness for war
charge d'affaires		eliminating workers in order to cut a company's cost
consensus		taxes that make foreign goods cost more than the equivalent domestic goods
Quota		fixed total quantities
Indigenous		a strip of land free of weapons and troops
Theocrat		an increase in number or amount
Abdicate		native to a place
Militarism		a person who rebels against his or her government
Provisional government		lack of similarities among peoples
Typhoon		original inhabitant; one of the original inhabitants of Australia
Aborigines		remote, sparsely settled, arid, rural country, especially the central and western plains and plateaus of Australia
Outback		a dependent colony or territory supervised by another country by commission of the United Nations
Archipelago		an area of severe storms where the frigid waters circulating around the Antarctic meet the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans
Trust territory		the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region
Soft Power		A global development strategy adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure development and investments in 152 countries and international organizations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.
Buffer		the line which the People's Republic of China drew on its own to represent its claims on the South China Sea. This claim was rejected by The Hague's Permanent Court of Appeals.
UNCLOS		exclusive economic zone, as established in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a zone of exploration extending 200 nautical miles (370 km) seaward from a coastal state that has exclusive mineral and fishing rights over it.
Belt and Road Initiative		general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
Sphere of influence		a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force
Proliferation		governmental official temporarily placed in charge of diplomatic affairs while the ambassador is absent
Demilitarized zone		United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: a code of maritime law approved by the UN in 1982 that authorizes, among other provisions, territorial waters extending 12 nautical miles from shore and 200 nautical mile wide exclusive economic zones.
Homogeneous		The reliance on economic and military strength to solve international problems.
Nine-Dash Line		power attained through the use of cultural attractiveness rather than the threat of coercive action
Insurgent		A chain of islands
Martial law		A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits

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Tariff		having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality
Militarism		the glorification of the military and readiness for war
Proliferation		eliminating workers in order to cut a company's cost
Indigenous		taxes that make foreign goods cost more than the equivalent domestic goods
Heterogeneity		fixed total quantities
Quota		a strip of land free of weapons and troops
Homogeneous		an increase in number or amount
Downsize		native to a place
Insurgent		a person who rebels against his or her government
Demilitarized zone		lack of similarities among peoples

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Seismograph		an area or country that is politically and economically dominated by, though not directly governed by, another country
Light industry		to surrender one's office, throne, or authority
Typhoon		production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances
Sphere of influence		the law administered during a period of strict military control
Buffer		someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority
Abdicate		a political unit with limited self-government
Theocrat		protective zone
Provisional government		temporary government
Martial law		instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust
Autonomous region		a destructive tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean

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Nine-Dash Line		taxes that make foreign goods cost more than the equivalent domestic goods
Belt and Road Initiative		a dependent colony or territory supervised by another country by commission of the United Nations
EEZ		the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region
charge d'affaires		A global development strategy adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure development and investments in 152 countries and international organizations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.
Trust territory		the line which the People's Republic of China drew on its own to represent its claims on the South China Sea. This claim was rejected by The Hague's Permanent Court of Appeals.
consensus		exclusive economic zone, as established in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a zone of exploration extending 200 nautical miles (370 km) seaward from a coastal state that has exclusive mineral and fishing rights over it.
Soft Power		general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
Tariff		governmental official temporarily placed in charge of diplomatic affairs while the ambassador is absent
ASEAN		The reliance on economic and military strength to solve international problems.
Hard Power		power attained through the use of cultural attractiveness rather than the threat of coercive action

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