East Asia Vocabulary

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Match the term to the best definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
junta		an area or country that is politically and economically dominated by, though not directly governed by, another country
Tariff		to surrender one's office, throne, or authority
UNCLOS		production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances
Seismograph		the law administered during a period of strict military control
Aborigines		someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority
Homogeneous		a political unit with limited self-government
Abdicate		protective zone
Demilitarized zone		temporary government
charge d'affaires		instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust
Typhoon		a destructive tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean
Heterogeneity		having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality
Downsize		the glorification of the military and readiness for war
Buffer		eliminating workers in order to cut a company's cost
Hard Power		taxes that make foreign goods cost more than the equivalent domestic goods
Convergence zone		fixed total quantities
consensus		a strip of land free of weapons and troops
Provisional government		an increase in number or amount
Trust territory		native to a place
Autonomous region		a person who rebels against his or her government
Light industry		lack of similarities among peoples
Sphere of influence		original inhabitant; one of the original inhabitants of Australia
Shinto		remote, sparsely settled, arid, rural country, especially the central and western plains and plateaus of Australia
Militarism		a dependent colony or territory supervised by another country by commission of the United Nations
Martial law		an area of severe storms where the frigid waters circulating around the Antarctic meet the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans
Insurgent		the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region
Indigenous		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.
Nine-Dash Line		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.
Archipelago		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.
Theocrat		general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
Soft Power		a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force
EEZ		governmental official temporarily placed in charge of diplomatic affairs while the ambassador is absent
Proliferation		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.
Quota		The reliance on economic and military strength to solve international problems.
Outback		power attained through the use of cultural attractiveness rather than the threat of coercive action
Belt and Road Initiative		A chain of islands
ASEAN		A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits

Match the term to the best definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
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
Quota		fixed total quantities
Downsize		a strip of land free of weapons and troops
Insurgent		an increase in number or amount
Homogeneous		native to a place
Heterogeneity		a person who rebels against his or her government
Demilitarized zone		lack of similarities among peoples

Match the term to the best definition

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

Match the term to the best definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Belt and Road Initiative		taxes that make foreign goods cost more than the equivalent domestic goods
Tariff		a dependent colony or territory supervised by another country by commission of the United Nations
ASEAN		the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region
Trust territory		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.
consensus		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.
EEZ		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.
Hard Power		general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
Nine-Dash Line		governmental official temporarily placed in charge of diplomatic affairs while the ambassador is absent
Soft Power		The reliance on economic and military strength to solve international problems.
charge d'affaires		power attained through the use of cultural attractiveness rather than the threat of coercive action

Match the term to the best definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
junta		an area or country that is politically and economically dominated by, though not directly governed by, another country
Tariff		to surrender one's office, throne, or authority
UNCLOS		production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances
Seismograph		the law administered during a period of strict military control
Aborigines		someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority
Homogeneous		a political unit with limited self-government
Abdicate		protective zone
Demilitarized zone		temporary government
charge d'affaires		instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust
Typhoon		a destructive tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean
Heterogeneity		having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality
Downsize		the glorification of the military and readiness for war
Buffer		eliminating workers in order to cut a company's cost
Hard Power		taxes that make foreign goods cost more than the equivalent domestic goods
Convergence zone		fixed total quantities
consensus		a strip of land free of weapons and troops
Provisional government		an increase in number or amount
Trust territory		native to a place
Autonomous region		a person who rebels against his or her government
Light industry		lack of similarities among peoples
Sphere of influence		original inhabitant; one of the original inhabitants of Australia
Shinto		remote, sparsely settled, arid, rural country, especially the central and western plains and plateaus of Australia
Militarism		a dependent colony or territory supervised by another country by commission of the United Nations
Martial law		an area of severe storms where the frigid waters circulating around the Antarctic meet the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans
Insurgent		the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region
Indigenous		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.
Nine-Dash Line		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.
Archipelago		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.
Theocrat		general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
Soft Power		a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force
EEZ		governmental official temporarily placed in charge of diplomatic affairs while the ambassador is absent
Proliferation		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.
Quota		The reliance on economic and military strength to solve international problems.
Outback		power attained through the use of cultural attractiveness rather than the threat of coercive action
Belt and Road Initiative		A chain of islands
ASEAN		A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits