East Asia

5. an ocean-going factory ship with facilities for processing and freezing fish
6. cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
7. a relatively small district in China that is fully open to global commerce
9. the use of fishing nets of great length and depth
11. the loss or destruction of forests, mainly from logging or farming
13. the cultivation of seafood
14. a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea
15. an organization, often a farm, whose members work together and share expenses and profits
17. present as the strongest or main characteristic
19. a violent tropical storm that forms in the Western Pacific Ocean, usually in later summer
20. a professional warrior of pre-industrial Japan

1. a person who believes there is no god
2. a ruling house or continuing family of rulers
3. fine, yellowish-brown topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, carried by the wind
4. a separation of people or societies, with regard to beliefs, values, and customs, due to a division under different political systems
8. a chemical substance, found mainly in liquid coolants, that damages the Earth’s protective ozone layer
10. of, relating to, or using the atomic nucleus, atomic energy, the atomic bomb, or atomic power
12. a citizen who speaks out against government policies
16. an overthrow of the government
18. a huge wave resulting from undersea earthquake or volcanic activity that gets higher and higher as it approaches the coast