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anime

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Japanese style of animation that arose in the late 1900s and appears in comic books and cartoons

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archipelago

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group of islands

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atoll

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circular shaped islands made of coral

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boycott

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refuse to buy items from another country

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caledon

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highly prized style of pottery that has a greenish tint.

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calligraphy

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art of beautiful writing

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caste

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a social class a person is born into and cannot change

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census

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a count of the number of people living in an area or country

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civil disobedience

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use of non-violent protests to challenge a government or its laws

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consumer goods

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personal products people buy for goods

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cordillera

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region of parallel mountain chains

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cottage industry

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home or village based industry in which people make simple goods using their own equipment

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cyclone

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a storm with high winds and heavy rains

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delta

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area formed by soil deposits at the mouth of the river

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demilitarized zone

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area in which neighboring countries agree not to place any soldiers or weapons

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dharma

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‘duty’ in hinduism

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dynasty

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line of rulers from a single family that hold power for a long time

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dzong

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weather pattern in Mongolia in which a harsh winter follows a dry summer

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exile

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being forced to live outside one’s country for political reasons

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free port

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place where goods can be unloaded, stored and shipped again without payment of import taxes

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gorge

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like a canyon, a steep sided valley formed when a river cuts through land that is being lifted upward

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green revolution

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effort to use modern techniques and science to increase food production in poorer countries

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haiku

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form of Japanese poetry known for being short and following a specific structure

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hangul

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writing system developed in the 1400s to write the Korean language, in which characters represent sounds rather than ideas.

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human rights

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basic freedom and rights, such as freedom of speech, that all people should enjoy

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intensive agriculture

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kind of farming that involves growing crops on every available piece of unusable land

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jute

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plant with a tough fiber that is used for making rope, burlap bags and carpet backing

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karma

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belief in Hinduism that one’s actions in past lives determine the spiritual level into which one is reborn

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kimono

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traditional Japanese clothing, usually a long robe

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lagoon

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The lagoon had fish in it and was a shallow body of water in the center of an atoll.

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land reform

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Policy of South Korean government that broke large estates into small family farms and provided fertilizer for small farms

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land slide

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disaster that occurs when soil is washed down steep hills due to an earthquake or heavy rain.

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loess

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Fine grained fertile soil deposited by the wind.

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mangrove

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Tree that grows along coastal areas in tropical regions. Mangrove forests help maintain the health of coastal environments.

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megalopolis

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Huge urban area made made up of several large cities and nearby communities.

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monsoon

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seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for several months at a time but change directions at other times of the year.

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nationalize

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Taking control of an industry or company by a government.

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nirvana

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State of perfect peace and an end to the cycle of rebirth; The goal of following the Eighthfold path of Buddhism.

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novel

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long fictional story

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outsourcing

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hiring workers in other countries to do a set of jobs.

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pagoda

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Tower with many stories built as a temple or memorial.

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porcelain

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High quality kind of pottery that can be very thin and is covered with a shiny coating.

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precious gem

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valuable stone

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reincarnation

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Belief that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn in another body.

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samuri

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Powerful land-owning warrior in Japan

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ship breaking

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Practice of brining ashore a large ocean going ships that have been retired from service, then are cut into pieces and then sold.

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sari

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Traditional clothing for women in India; a long rectangular piece of cloth that can be draped around the body in several different ways.

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shogun

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Military leader who ruled Japan in early times.

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sitar

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A long necked instrument with seven strings on the outside, and ten inside the neck that provides Indian music with distinctive sound.

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sphere of influence

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An area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights.

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sub-continent

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Large landmass that is part of a continent

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tatami

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Straw mats that are traditionally used to cover floors in Japan.

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teak

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High quality wood used to make buildings and ships because it is strong and durable.

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terraced field

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Strips of land cut out of a hillside like stair steps on which crops are planted.

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trade deficit

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Situation that occurs when the value of a country’s imports are higher than the value of its exports.

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tsunami

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Huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor

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tungsten

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Metal combined with iron to make steel, also used in rockets, electrics etc. to withstand hear.

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varma

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One of the four broad classes of human society under Hinduism

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Yurt

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Large circular structure made of animal skins that can be packed and moved from place to place as a home for Monguls.

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