Ch 11, East Asia Flashcards
Chaebol
A very large South Korean business conglomerate that is composed of numerous smaller companies.
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China Proper
The eastern half of the country of China, where the Han Chinese form the dominant ethnic group. The vast majority of China’s population is located in china proper
Confucianism
A Philosophical system based on the ideas of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher who lived in the sixth century BCE. Confucianism stresses education and the importance of respecting authority figures, as well as the importance of authority figures acting in a responsible manner. Confucianism is historically significant throughout East Asia.
Feng Shui
Literally translated into English as “wind–water,“ fang shui refers to a set of Chinese beliefs based on harmonizing human activities and buildings with the spiritual forces found in the natural environment. It is closely associated with the religion of Daoism.
Hukou
Unofficial record used in China to identify A specific person as a resident of a particular place. The hukou system is used in China to control the movement of people, particularly from rural areas to cities.
Ideographic writing
A writing system in which each symbol represents not a sound but a concept.
Loess
A fine, wind deposited sediment that makes fertile soil but is very vulnerable to water erosion.
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One Belt, One Road
Also known as the “ New silk road“ initiative, this is a program that China is using to attempt to reorient global trade networks so that they focus on the Eurasian landmass rather than the Atlantic and Pacific ocean basins, a move that could have major Geopolitical ramifications.
Pollution exporting
The process of exporting industrial pollution and other waste material to other countries. Pollution exporting can be direct, as when waste is simply shipped abroad for disposal, or indirect, as when highly polluting factories are constructed abroad.
Sediment load
The amount of sand, silt, and clay carried by a river.
Sphere of influence
In countries not formally colonized in the 19th and early 20th century’s (particularly China and Iran), limited areas gained by particular European countries for trade purposes and more generally for economic exploitation and political manipulation.
