Asia Study Guide Flashcards
Which country is a de-facto country in east Asia?
Taiwan
What does this mean?
Not legally recognized
What did the seas mountains and deserts create for China historically?
Natural barriers
What was built to protect against invaders from the north in China
Great Wall of China
What are the two different China’s?
Peoples Republic of China (China), Republic of China (Taiwan)
Why are there two China’s
Nationalist fled to Taiwan when communist took over the mainland
What ethnic group makes up 92% of a China’s population
Han people
What is happening to a ughur people in China?
Genocide
What is the official language of China?
Mandarin Chinese
What is a spring festival holiday?
Chinese new year
Which country has the largest population in the world?
China
What does China’s economy rank in the world?
Second largest
What two issues are created by China’s large population and economy
Pollution and overpopulation
Describe the physical geography of Japan
Archipelago of volcanic mountains, islands, part of “Ring of fire”
What natural disasters are common in Japan?
Tsunami’s, earthquakes, volcanic eruption’s
What happened in 2011 in Japan
Most powerful, earthquake caused a massive tsunami and led to nuclear plant
What are the four different levels of a Japanese feudal system?
Shogun, Lords, samurai, and peasants
What are the two most important parts of Japan’s economy?
Automobiles and electronics
Name one popular Japanese company
Nintendo or Honda or Sony
Which Japanese city is a global city?
Tokyo
What is Japanese culture a mixture of?
Traditional and modern customs
What are the two most common religion in Japan?
Shinto and Buddhism
Describe where Korea broken into two different countries
After WW2 Soviet union controlled north and US controlled south
What happened during the Korean War?
North invaded South, US and China got involved
Describe the culture of North Korea
Extreme poverty, and limited freedom
Describe the culture of South Korea
Respect elders, western influencers
What happened in 2004 in southeast Asia
Earthquake cause the worst tsunami
Why is Singapore such a wealthy country?
Controls strait of Malacca, has 50% of all trades go through it
What type of climate does Southeast Asia have?
Hot and humid tropical
What is the name for the heavy rain storm the region gets
Monsoons
Why did European countries wish to colonize southeast Asia?
To control spice trade
List three countries that colonized this area
1) great britain 2) france 3) Spain
What are four crops are grown here
Tea, coffee, rubber, tobacco
What happened in the Vietnam war?
Civil War between north and south, much destruction occurred, bombing, and use of agent orange
What was the Khmer rouge?
Cambodia - military took over, formed Khmer rouge
What mountain range contains the highest mountain in the world
Himalayas
What are the two major rivers in south Asia?
Indus and Ganges
Why are they so important?
Worlds, richest farmland, and sacred river
What is an issue going on with them?
Pollution in Ganges
Where was one of the oldest civilization in the world
Indus river valley
What is the caste system and how does it affect the life of Indians?
Can’t move classes, can’t marry outside of caste
Which two major religions were founded in India
Buddhism and Hinduism
Who founded Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
What is the goal of this religion
To end suffering by ending desire
Which two countries were formed because of conflict between Hindus and Muslims
Pakistan and India
What is Bollywood
Indian movie industry
How were marriage partners traditionally decided in Indian culture
Arranged marriage picked by your parents
