archipelago - a group or chain of islands, communism - economic system in which the government controls all goods and services, de facto - something that exists but is not legally recognized, dynasty - line of rulers from a single family, loess - yellow-brown silt, megalopolis - large heavily populated urban area which includes several large cities, samurai - land owning warriors who supported the shogun, shogun - one of a line of Japanese military governors, sphere of influence - area of a country where a foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights, trade deficit - when a country imports more than it exports, trade surplus - the result of a country exporting more than it imports, tsunami - great sea wave produced by an earthquake or volcanic eruption, urbanization - the movement of people to cities,

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