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Asia Test Flashcards

1
Q

Do’s and Don’ts for Chopsticks?

A

Do’s
Place chopsticks on rest or across the bowl
Rest them parallel to each other
Hold them correctly

Dont’s
Don’t stick them upright in your rice bowl
Don’t impale your food with them
Don’t cross them on the table
Don’t use them to play or gesture
Don’t use your’s to take food from a communal bowl

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2
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What is elevation?

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Elevation is height above sea level. This can be showed on maps with rings (topographic) or color (physical)

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3
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How many tectonic plates are there?

A

7

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4
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The plates are _______ moving in ________ directions

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  1. Always
  2. Different
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5
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What happens when the plates come together?

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Mountains form

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6
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What happens when the plates shift and rub against each other?

A

Earthquakes happen

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7
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What happens when the plates shift and get stuck?
When the _________ is released?

A

The build up potential energy
Earthquakes happen

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8
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How many plates is Japan along?

A

4

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9
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What do topographic maps use to show elevation?

A

Rings

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10
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The __________ the rings the higher the elevation with a topographic map
(vise versa)

A

Smaller

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11
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Topographic maps are _______ specific than physical maps

A

More

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12
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Who could use a topographic map?

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Hikers, pilots. rescue teams, military, architectural engineers, and more

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13
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What do physical maps use to show elevation?

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Color

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14
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Physical maps are ________ specific than topographic maps and ________ general

A
  1. less
  2. more
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15
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Who could use physical maps?

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Tourists, meteorologists, citizens, and more

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16
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What is the island in japan that is north of Honshu?

A

Hokkaido

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17
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What does etiquette mean?

A

To have manners and act appropriately.

18
Q

T/F: Government is a group of people who create laws and institutions for a country.

A

True

19
Q

What is the biggest and central island in Japan

A

Honshu

20
Q

In a , ________all members of the group are involved in the discussion and decision making

A

Direct Democracy

21
Q

People who escape North Korea/dictatorships are called…

A

Defectors

22
Q

T/F: In Northwest China there is a lot of lower elevated land.

A

False

23
Q

what is space below sea level?

A

depth

24
Q

When did the Korean War end?

A

It never ended

25
Q

Which line of latitude does the dmz roughly follow along?

A

38th parallel

26
Q

List two ways dictators get into power

A

coup, elected, born into it

27
Q

When the Indian and Eurasian plates came together millions of years ago– what did they form?

A

Himalayan Mountains

28
Q

Negative environmental impact is called:

A

Human footprint

29
Q

List one freedom restriction (other than speech/voting) in a dictatorship.

A

Mobility, TV/phone access, clothing, choosing not to go to the leader’s birthday

30
Q

Scar stood on top of the rock and said “See me for the wonder I am…” – what character trait of a dictator is this? Why?

A

He loves himself because he thinks he is some admirable great lion.

31
Q

What type of government does South Korea have?

A

Representative democracy

32
Q

Describe how dictators use propaganda (IE STRONGLY PERSUADING TO GET SOMEONE TO BELIEVE AN IDEA) to further their cause.

A

Brainwash humans from a young age - anti-American/South Korean propaganda in North Korea to keep fear instilled in their people, pro-dictator propaganda in the forms of songs, statues, radio, pictures etc

33
Q

Who was in power before Kim Jong Un?

A

Kim Jong il

34
Q

What is the name of the area between north and South Korea (2.5 miles wide, over 150 miles long)

A

DMZ

35
Q

What is the name of the blue building on the DMZ (Panmunjom)

A

Joint Security Area

36
Q

Tokyo has a lot of people and thus a large human footprint…why do they have such a big human footprint?

A

More people = more cars = more pollution in atmosphere (one such example)

37
Q

What information can a lights at night map give you?

A

Development - if a country has access to electricity + how populated an area is

38
Q

The Korean war (along with the Vietnam War) was a part of the COLD WAR lasting from 1947-1991. A significant moment was 1989 when the _______ ______was torn down.
4 point bonus because we didn’t talk about it
Not on your test, don’t panic

A

Berlin Wall

39
Q

How long is the DMZ?

A

150 miles long (other sources say 160 miles long)

40
Q

What is the name of the first leader of south Korea after the division of north and south Korea?

A

Syngman Rhee

41
Q

Do’s and Don’ts for Chopsticks?

A

Do’s
Place chopsticks on rest or across the bowl
Rest them parallel to each other
Hold them correctly

Dont’s
Don’t stick them upright in your rice bowl
Don’t impale your food with them
Don’t cross them on the table
Don’t use them to play or gesture
Don’t use your’s to take food from a communal bowl

jnjjk/lk

42
Q

What are the four main islands of Japan

A

Shikoku, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Honshu

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