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Asia Test 2023 Flashcards

1
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What does etiquette mean?

A

Having good/bad manners and
the customary code of polite behavior in society

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What is elevation?

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The height above sea level

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3
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How many main tectonic plates are there?

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Seven

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4
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What happens when tectonic plates move?

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When two plates come together = mountains are formed
When two plates shift next to each other = earthquake occurs

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5
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What is a topographic map and the benefits of it?

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A topographic map uses rings to show elevation. The higher the elevation, the smaller the rings. This could help hikers, pilots, rescue teams, military, architectural engineers get through narrow values or study routes.

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What is a physical map and the benefits of it?

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Physical maps use color to show elevation.
More general / regions. To see where people live, tourists to find a general area to go visit, meteorologists to start to see climate patterns

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7
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What does arable land mean?

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The land that is livable.

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How do you find population density?

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The number of people per square mile/km. The entire population is divided by how many sq. mile/km there is

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9
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What is population distribution?

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Where the people live.
In Japan, the population is distributed along the coast
*In MI, the population (a large part) is in SE Michigan

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10
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What is densely and sparsely populated?

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Dense=crowded
Sparse=spread out

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What is physiologic population density?

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The number of people per square mile/km on arable land.

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What is human footprint?

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The negative impact that large numbers of people make.
ex.) Deforestation, air and water pollution etc.

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What is government?

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a system that sets up and enforces a society’s (community, country, school, team etc) laws and institutions

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What is direct democracy and the pros and cons of it?

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all people get to debate and vote on every issue
+Everyone has a voice
-Not efficient / arguments / long time (too many cooks in the kitchen)
-Too many people → varied opinions

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What is representative democracy and the pros and cons of it?

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people vote for someone who represents their ideas/beliefs and they make decisions based on that
+more efficient
+you are choosing someone who will fight for what you believe in (in theory)
-sometimes representatives do not make good on their promises

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What are the three ways a dictator can get into power?

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Born into it, Voted in, Overthrow previous dictator.

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What is a dictator?

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A person who rules everything and has complete control over a society.

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What are some examples of characteristics of a dictator?

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False promises
False hope
Manipulative
Charismatic/charming
Take all the wealth and resources
Protected/surrounded by military
Overthrew previous ruler (coup)
Kill/hurt/jail anyone who disagrees
Paranoid
Self-serving, narcissistic
Psychopath
Power-hungry

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What is a constituent?

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A voter.

20
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What is a coup?

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When someone or a group of people overthrow and kill a previous dictator, and go into power

21
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What is the DMZ and its purpose?

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The demilitarized zone is a 150 mile border guarded by military between South and North Korea there to preserve the peace between both sides and avoid military confrontations.

22
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Timeline

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1910- Korea colonized by Japan
1945- Japan kicked out of Korea at the end of WWII
Korea split - North = Soviet control / South = USA control
1947- Start of the Cold War
1950- North Korea invades South Korea = start of Korean War
1953- Armistice (ceasefire) signed and the Korean War never officially ends
1991- End of the Cold War

23
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What are the four main islands of japan?

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Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu

24
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What happens when you recalculate the pop. density of japan to physiologic?

A

The number increases

25
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How do earthquakes happen?

A

when tectonic plates up and down while hitting each other

26
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How are mountains formed?

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When plated collide into each other and go up.

27
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How is arable land found, and why is the other land not arable?

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Climate and landforms

28
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What is one example of an adaptation due to overpopulation for health?

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people have made 44 different categories of specific recycling to reduce the amount of trash

29
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What is one example of an adaptation due to overpopulation for housing?

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Multi-purpose rooms, fold out beds, and small appliances.

30
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What is one example of an adaptation due to overpopulation for land use?

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Tall skinny buildings, and build underground

31
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What is one example of an adaptation due to overpopulation for transportation?

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bullet trains, and tall parking garages underground too.

32
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Why do more populated places have a larger human footprint?

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Because the more people who do the things the bigger the impact it makes.

33
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What is life like in a dictatorship?

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The people are starving and are required to go places and do things. They have no freedom and no say in anything.

34
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Why is escaping North Korea so hard?

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It is only connected to two countries, China and South Korea. If a North Korean defector is found in China, they are obligated to send he/she back. Also SK is bordered by the DMZ which is guarded by military and very hard to get through.

35
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What percent of japan is arable?

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11%

36
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What is a person who escapes a dictatorship called?

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A defector

37
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What is something you should not do with your chopsticks and why?

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Stab your food because it symbolizes death.

38
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What is a map that shows where people live and don’t live?

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A population distribution map.

39
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What is the height below sea level called?

A

Depth

40
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Which line of latitude does the DMZ roughly follow along?

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The 38* parallel.

41
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Why does japan get a lot of earthquakes?

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Because it is on the edge of plates

42
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What is japan’s normal and Physiologic population density?

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Normal: 880 per square
Physiologic: 7,953

43
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What type of government does south Korea have?

A

Representative democracy

44
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What are all the Nk’s dictators names?

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Kim il Sung
Kim Jong il
Kim Jong un

45
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What is the name of the blue building on the Dmz?

A

Joint Security Area

46
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What is the name of the first leader of south Korea after the division of north and south Korea?

A

Syngman Rhee

47
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How long is the dmz?

A

150 miles

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