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| tsunami | a large, potentially destructive sea wave caused by tectonic activity |
| annex | to formally join, as a territory, to one's own country or territory |
| subsidy | financial support given by a government to an individual or industry within a country |
| work ethic | a belief that work is good in and of itself |
| trade surplus | the economic condition in which a country exports more than it imports |
| urban agglomeration | a densely inhabited and contiguous region surrounding a central city |
| export economy | an economy in which most manufactured products are made for export |
| demilitarized zone(DMZ) | a buffer zone into which military forces may not enter |
| What challenges has Japan faced as a result of its physical geography? | Most of its country is mountainous, so there is little area suitable for farming; the few plains areas are quite crowde. Also earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunami have killed many people in Japan. |
| What changes did Japan experience in the nineteenth century? | Nineteenth century changes included Japan's reopening to foregin countries; raipd industrialization; changes in education, law, and government; and emergence as a world economic power. |
| What were the major reasons for Japan's economic success in the decades after World War II? | Uniform cultural geography, strong work ethic, industry in workers and employers remain loyal to each other, common goals of government, banking, and business. |
| Where are Korea's mountainous regions? | In the northeast and around the east coast. |
| Where is its plains regions? | Along the western coast |
| What are the peninsula's two climate regions? | Humid subtropical in the south and humid continental in the north. |
| When was the peninsula divided into North and South Korea? | Since World War II |
| What differences do North and South Korea have? | North Korea has been a Communist nation whose people have little freedom. South Korea has become an industrial power; its people have many freedoms and democratic rights. |
