| A | B |
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| dynasty | a government ruled by a family whose power lasts through several generations |
| puppet government | a government that is controlled by outside forces |
| commune | a large cooperative group |
| double cropping | an agricultural practice, enabled by a long growing season, in which two crops are grown in one year on the same land |
| Special Economic Zone(SEZ) | an area designed to attract foreign companies and investments |
| martial law | military rule |
| gName, in order, China's major dynasties. | Qin, Han, T'ang, Sung, Mongol (Yuan), Ming, Manchu (Qing) |
| How and when did the last dynasty end? | In 1912 when rebels led by Sun Tay-sen overthrew it. |
| What enabled Japan to take control of parts of China in the 1930's? | china was weak and divided. |
| What gaols did Mao Zedong have for China? | Mao wanted to feed the Country's people and to improve the economy. |
| What were the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution? | The Grea Leap Forward was teh plan for econoomic development, and the Cultural Revolution was the attemp to have everyone follow the peasant way of life. |
| How has China changed since Mao's death, and how has it remained the same? | Since Mao's death, China has allowed more economic freedoms, but political freedoms are still limited. |
| What climates dominate southern and northern China, and what crops are grown in these two regions? | Southern China has a humid-subtropical climate and grows rice, vegetables, tea, cotton, sugarcare, and soybeans. Northern China has steppe and humid-continental climates, and wheat, millet, and corn are grown. Southern China, northwestern China, and western China all have mineral resources. |
| What major ciites in southern China are industrial? | Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macao |
| What is the capital of China? | Beijing |
| Where is the capital of China located? | In northern China |
| How does Taiwan's physical geogrpahy influence its economic geography? | Its warm, wet climate and fertile soil enable Taiwan to be self sufficient in rice and to support a food processing industry. |
| What challenges does Mongolia face as a result of its physical geography? | Mongolia faces blizzards in the winter, brushfires during the summer, and food shortages due to limited agriculture. |
