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1
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Which country is a de-facto country in east Asia?

A

Taiwan

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2
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What does this mean?

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Not legally recognized

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3
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What did the seas mountains and deserts create for China historically?

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Natural barriers

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What was built to protect against invaders from the north in China

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Great Wall of China

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5
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What are the two different China’s?

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Peoples Republic of China (China), Republic of China (Taiwan)

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6
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Why are there two China’s

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Nationalist fled to Taiwan when communist took over the mainland

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7
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What ethnic group makes up 92% of a China’s population

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Han people

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8
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What is happening to a ughur people in China?

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Genocide

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9
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What is the official language of China?

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Mandarin Chinese

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10
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What is a spring festival holiday?

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Chinese new year

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11
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Which country has the largest population in the world?

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China

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What does China’s economy rank in the world?

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Second largest

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13
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What two issues are created by China’s large population and economy

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Pollution and overpopulation

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14
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Describe the physical geography of Japan

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Archipelago of volcanic mountains, islands, part of “Ring of fire”

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What natural disasters are common in Japan?

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Tsunami’s, earthquakes, volcanic eruption’s

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What happened in 2011 in Japan

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Most powerful, earthquake caused a massive tsunami and led to nuclear plant

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What are the four different levels of a Japanese feudal system?

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Shogun, Lords, samurai, and peasants

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What are the two most important parts of Japan’s economy?

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Automobiles and electronics

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19
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Name one popular Japanese company

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Nintendo or Honda or Sony

20
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Which Japanese city is a global city?

A

Tokyo

21
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What is Japanese culture a mixture of?

A

Traditional and modern customs

22
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What are the two most common religion in Japan?

A

Shinto and Buddhism

23
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Describe where Korea broken into two different countries

A

After WW2 Soviet union controlled north and US controlled south

24
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What happened during the Korean War?

A

North invaded South, US and China got involved

25
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Describe the culture of North Korea

A

Extreme poverty, and limited freedom

26
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Describe the culture of South Korea

A

Respect elders, western influencers

27
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What happened in 2004 in southeast Asia

A

Earthquake cause the worst tsunami

28
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Why is Singapore such a wealthy country?

A

Controls strait of Malacca, has 50% of all trades go through it

29
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What type of climate does Southeast Asia have?

A

Hot and humid tropical

30
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What is the name for the heavy rain storm the region gets

A

Monsoons

31
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Why did European countries wish to colonize southeast Asia?

A

To control spice trade

32
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List three countries that colonized this area

A

1) great britain 2) france 3) Spain

33
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What are four crops are grown here

A

Tea, coffee, rubber, tobacco

34
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What happened in the Vietnam war?

A

Civil War between north and south, much destruction occurred, bombing, and use of agent orange

35
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What was the Khmer rouge?

A

Cambodia - military took over, formed Khmer rouge

36
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What mountain range contains the highest mountain in the world

A

Himalayas

37
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What are the two major rivers in south Asia?

A

Indus and Ganges

38
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Why are they so important?

A

Worlds, richest farmland, and sacred river

39
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What is an issue going on with them?

A

Pollution in Ganges

40
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Where was one of the oldest civilization in the world

A

Indus river valley

41
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What is the caste system and how does it affect the life of Indians?

A

Can’t move classes, can’t marry outside of caste

42
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Which two major religions were founded in India

A

Buddhism and Hinduism

43
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Who founded Buddhism

A

Siddhartha Gautama

44
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What is the goal of this religion

A

To end suffering by ending desire

45
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Which two countries were formed because of conflict between Hindus and Muslims

A

Pakistan and India

46
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What is Bollywood

A

Indian movie industry

47
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How were marriage partners traditionally decided in Indian culture

A

Arranged marriage picked by your parents

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