SE Asia: Ch5 Japan and the Koreas

Question 1

tsunami

Answer 1

a destructive and fast-moving wave

Question 2

fishery

Answer 2

a place where lots of fish and other seafood can be caught

Question 3

samurai

Answer 3

a trained professional warrior in feudal Japan

Question 4

shogun

Answer 4

a general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name

Question 5

Hirohito

Answer 5

Emperor of Japan, he led the country through World War II and the transition to a democratic government

Question 6

kimono

Answer 6

a traditional robe worn in Japan

Question 7

kimchi

Answer 7

a traditional Korean food made from pickled cabbage and spices

Question 8

Diet

Answer 8

the name for Japan’s elected legislature

Question 9

tariff

Answer 9

a fee that a country charges on imports or exports

Question 10

trade surplus

Answer 10

when a country exports more goods than it imports

Question 11

work ethic

Answer 11

a belief that work in itself is worthwhile

Question 12

demilitarized zone

Answer 12

an empty buffer zone created to keep two countries from fighting

Question 13

Kim Il Sung

Answer 13

Leader of North Korea, he established a Communist government there and attacked South Korea in 1950, launching the Korean War

Question 14

Kim Jong Il

Answer 14

Leader of North Korea, he took power after his father died in 1994