a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

growing just enough food to feed own families

Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.

an ideology or system based on the idea that the property of a community should be owned collectively and shared among everyone.

A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country.

all the animal life in a particular region

world's longest man made structure built to keep invaders from the north out of China, started by the Qin Dynasty, expanded by the Han Dynasty,

In feudal Japan, a noble similar to a duke. They were the military commanders and the actual rulers of Japan for many centuries while the Emperor was a powerless spiritual figure.

an economic and social region including the country's surrounding the pacific ocean

plants of a region or era

confined to a particular country or area

A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power

A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

a large group of islands

situation in which a country imports more than it exports

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.

A series of rulers from the same family

situation in which a country exports more than it imports