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Asia 6th grade Flashcards

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What is a physical map and who would want to use it

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A physical map shows elevation and uses colors to express the elevation. It is more general than a topographic map. Tourists would want to use this map

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What is a topographic map and who would want to use it

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A topographic map shows elevation and uses rings/lines to express the elevation. It is more specific than a physical map. Pilots would want to use this map

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What are the 3 North Korean leaders in order

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Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un

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What is etiquette

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proper manners and norms

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What is elevation

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Elevation is the height above sea level

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What is a tectonic plate

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It is the earths crust split into 7 major tectonic plates(Their are more) and can cause earth quakes and create mountains. The plates are always moving.

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How many major tectonic plates is Japan on

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4 major plates

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What is arable land

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Arable land is the amount of land that is livable, farm-able, and usable

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What percent of Japan is arable

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11%

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What are the four main islands of Japans names

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Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

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What is population density

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Population density is the average number of people/ all of the land

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What is population distribution

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Population distribution is where the people live

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Where do most people in Japan live

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Most people live along the coast and in Tokyo because it is the flattest part of Japan

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What is Physiological population density

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it is recalculated population density using only arable land

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Densely vs. Sparsely populated

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Densely populated is when a lot of people live in one area while sparsely populated is when not a lot of people live in an area.

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What is human footprint

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Human footprint is humans negative impact on the environment

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What is government

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Government is a system that sets up and enforces a society’s laws and institatioins

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What is direct democracy

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A direct democracy is when all of the people debate/discuss/vote on all of the issues

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What is a representative democracy

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A representative democracy is when the people vote on a person that best represents their beliefs

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What is a dictatorship

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A dictatorship is when there is one person that decides everything that happens in the system they rule and when everyone makes the same amount of money except the dictator and his close inner circle. In a dictator ship everyone in that system is isolated from the other parts of the world

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What are some traits of a dictator

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A dictator loves himself, gives false hope and promises, charming, power hungry, manipulative, psychopaths, keeps wealth and resources to himself and his inner circle, and is always protected by the military

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What are the 3 ways a dictator can get into power

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The 3 ways a dictator an get into power are by being born into it, coup, and elected democratically (dismiss the government)

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What is a constituent

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The people that elected officials represent

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What is a coup

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A coup is when someone overthrows a leader

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What is the demilitarized zone(DMZ)

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The DMZ is the 150 mile long by 2.5 mile wide zone separating the 2 Korea’s by the 38th parallel

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What are some factors that influence settlement

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Some factors that influence settlement is climate and land forms

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What is the name of the bird in lion king

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Zazu

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What are some of North and South Korea’s cultural differences

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Some of North and South Korea’s are the electricity, transportation, clothing, food, etc.

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What is propaganda

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Propaganda is when their are things around a system that manipulate people into thinking how good their leader is

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Why is escaping North Korea so hard

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escaping North Korea is hard because their is a lot of security everywhere and the DMZ is blocking North and South Korea

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