East Asia Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 7. It makes up the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and is ruled by a highly-centralized communist government.
  2. 8. the spread of culture
  3. 9. It makes up the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and has a democratic government.
  4. 12. an island country in East Asia. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city
  5. 13. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion.
  6. 14. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
Down
  1. 1. A nation bordered by China and Russia that is known for vast, rugged expanses and nomadic culture.
  2. 2. the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
  3. 3. A string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
  4. 4. Native religion in Japan that believes everything has a spirit.
  5. 5. A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
  6. 6. A hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River in central China and has been the world's largest power station since 2012.
  7. 10. Religion that has the goal of establishing peace and harmony in the world by following the "Four Noble Truths" and the "Eightfold Path".
  8. 11. Religion that believes that wisdom begins by studying one's self and by doing so you establish peace and harmony.
  9. 13. Religion based on teachings from the scholar Confucius. It strives to establish peace and harmony by cultivating the five virtues of humanness, righteousness, proper right, harmony, and integrity.