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| LOESS PLATEAU | AN ELEVATED TABLELAND OF CHINA, 4,000-5,000 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL. |
| MAO ZEDONG | EMERGED AS A LEADER OF THE CCP IN 1935, DIED IN 1976. |
| MIDDLE KINGDOM | A REFERENCE TO CHINA , REFLECTING THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE VIEW OF CHINA AS THE CENTER OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE. |
| NORTH CHINA PLAIN | AN EXTENSIVE ROLLING HILL SURFACE IN EASTERN CHINA; IT HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT GRAIN FARMING REGION |
| OPEN COASTAL CITIES | MUCH LIKE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, BUT WITH LOWER LEVELS OF GOV. FUNDING FOR SIGHT IMPROVEMENT. |
| OPEN DOOR POLICY | A REVERSAL OF HOSTILE ATTITUDES BY THE CHINESE GOV. TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT . |
| REGIONAL COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE | A MARKET-ORIENTATED POLICY IN CHINA THAT ALLOWS REGIONS TO SPECIALIZE IN WHAT THEY DO MOST EFFICIENTLY. |
| SANXIA PROJECT | A PROPOSAL , APPROVED BY THE CHINESE GOV. IN 1992, TO CONSTRUCT THE WORLDS LARGEST DAM. |
| SOUTHEAST UPLANDS | A REGION OF CHINA'S SOUTHEAST COAST AVERAGING 3,000-4,000 FT. ABOVE SEA LEVEL; THIS AREA CONTAINS MOST OF CHINAS DEEP WATER HARBORS WHERE IT REACHES DOWN TO THE NARROW COASTAL PLIAN, |
| TARIM BASIN | A MOUNTAIN-DESERT REGION OF CHINA CENTERED ON THE TAKLAMAKAN DESERT. |
| TIBETAN PLATEAU | THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL ZONE OF WESTERN CHINA , AS WELL AS THE LARGEST AND MOST ELEVATED PLATEAU IN THE WORLD, IT OCCUPIES 25% OF CHINA'S TERRITORY. IT'S A COLD INHOSPITABLE ENVIRONMENT REFERED TO AS " THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD" OR "THE 3RD POLE." |
