East Asia Vocabulary

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

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

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

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Hard Power		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.
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.
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.
EEZ		general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
Belt and Road Initiative		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

East Asia Vocabulary

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