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Faust- Geography- Ch 32
Faust- Geography- Ch 32
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Geography
8th Grade
03/04/2011
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China
 Definition
most populated country
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India
 Definition
second most populated country
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saki
 Definition
rice wine
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kamikaze
 Definition
suicide pilots
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Enola Gay
 Definition
airplane that dropped atomic bombs
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Mount Fuji
 Definition
highest peak
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archipelago
 Definition
a chain of islands
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Dead Sea
 Definition
LOWEST POINT in Asia
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rice
 Definition
main crop
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Shintoism
 Definition
thousands of gods in nature
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homogenous
 Definition
uniform
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paddy
 Definition
irrigated rice field
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Buddhism
 Definition
happiness is from being kind to others
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Confucianism
 Definition
stresses respect for older people
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Matthew Perry
 Definition
one that opened up Japan to Western influence
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127 million
 Definition
population
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874
 Definition
people in each square mile
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki
 Definition
atomic bombs dropped
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December 7, 1941
 Definition
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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typhoon
 Definition
Pacific hurricane
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farms
 Definition
40% of Asian people live on them
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Japanese Alps
 Definition
highest and most scenic mountains in Japan
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Shikoku
 Definition
smallest island
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terraces
 Definition
steps on a mountain
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sushi
 Definition
raw fish
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people
 Definition
Japan's greatest resource
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pachinko
 Definition
gambling game
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Honshu
 Definition
LARGEST island, 80% of population
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kimono
 Definition
traditional dress
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futon
 Definition
heavy quilt that is slept on
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yen
 Definition
form of money in Japan
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strong work ethic
 Definition
believe in working hard and doing a good job
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group
 Definition
This is put ahead of the individual.
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tatmi
 Definition
soft woven floor mat
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akido
 Definition
martial art
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kendo
 Definition
martial art with bamboo sticks
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samurai
 Definition
ancient warriors
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bonsai
 Definition
little tree
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38th parallel
 Definition
where North and South Korea are divided
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