East Asia
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A state which takes leading role in macro-economic planning, strategic investment and n guiding economic growth

A toxic chemical often created as a byproduct of zinc production.

A polycentric city of 11 compact cities, including Hong Kong, Macau, Huizhou and Guangzhou, that is projected to soon increase its population to 65 million and is one of China's industrial growth regions.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

One of China's most dominant dynasties. China became China, as we know it today, under the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) when the approximate boundaries of contemporary China were created.

Another name for China's Huang He River due to the damage caused by its constant flooding.

The name given to big-name, well-known architects who participate in construction to market or brand a city.

The empire founded by Genghis Khan that extended in the 13th and 14th century across Asia into Europe.

A dynamic economic model which classifies countries as either core, periphery, or semi-periphery by the economic interactions between them.

The movement of people from their rural homes to urban employment centers and back on a regular basis

The spiritual and political leader of Tibet, who left the region in 1950 after the country was annexed by China.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

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