East Asia and Southeast Asia Vocabulary

Absolute Monarchy is

• a system of government in which the ruler has complete control

• the ruler of a muslim country

• a form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government

• specific to a particular place or people

A samurai is

• a line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time

• an area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights

• a situation that occurs when the value of a country's exports is higher than the value of its imports

• a powerful, land-owning warrior in Japan

Pacific Rim is

• the animal life in a particular environment

• the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, particularly Asian countries

• a system of government in which the ruler has complete control

• a country's main city that is so large and influential that it dominates the rest of the country

Trade deficit is

• the animal life in a particular environment

• a country's main city that is so large and influential that it dominates the rest of the country

• a situation that occurs when the value of a countries imports is higher than the value of its exports

• a system of government in which a ruler has complete control

Constitutional monarchy

• - a form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government

•  - a situation that occurs when the value of a country's imports is higher than the value of its exports

•  - a line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time 

•  - the animal life in a particular environment

Sphere of influence

• - a system of government in which the ruler has complete control

• - the ruler of a Muslim country

•  - an area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights

•  - a situation that occurs when the value of a country's imports is higher than the value of its exports

Communism

• - a country's main city that is so large and influential that it dominates the rest of the country

•  - the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, particularly Asian countries

• - a system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods

•  - specific to a particular place or people

Shogun

•  - a military leader who ruled Japan in early times

•  - a powerful, land-woning warrior in Japan

•  - the animal life in a particular environment

• - a system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods

Trade surplus

• - a form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government

•  - a situation that occurs when the value of a country's exports is higher than the value of its imports

•  - a powerful, land-woning warrior in Japan

•  - a situation that occurs when the value of a country's imports is higher than the value of its exports

Primate City

•  - specific to a particular place or people

•  - an area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights

•  - the animal life in a particular environment

• - a country's main city that is so large and influential that it dominates the rest of the country