Asia Test Flashcards
What is a monsoon?
A monsoon brings heavy rainfalls and strong winds.
How have monsoons impacted people in Asia?
Monsoons in India and Bangladesh have caused many deaths because of the flooding.
How have people in Asia adapted to monsoons?
The people in Asia have adapted to monsoons by building houses on stilts growing rice (which needs water) and building canals to help with flooding.
What seasons do the people of Asia experience?
The people of Asia experience what and dry seasons.
What type of land is good for farming
Arable land is good for farming. Arable can be plowed, has enough water and can grow crops. Due to the mountains, in Japan farmland is limited
How much of the worlds population does China have?
1/5
How have houses in Asia adapted to the high population?
The people of Asia have adapted to their high population by living in apartments or tiny homes and building underground.
What is China’s one child policy?
It limits most Chinese family to having one child.
What is the problem with China’s one child policy?
Because the Chinese have been selecting for boy babies, there are now more males than females.
What are I T, information technology jobs like in Asia?
Overseas information technology workers in Asia get less pay and have good English speaking skills. This competes with American workers for jobs.
Why was the three gorges dam built?
To control the flow of the Yangtze river and to create electricity using turbines
What was the green revolution?
It was an effort to modernize techniques and science to increase to production of food.
What started the green revolution?
India started the green revolution because of the Bengal Famine to improve their farming methods.
What is a famine?
When a population starves, because crops failed and there isn’t enough food. Like the Bengal Famine in India?
What is globalization?
The development of a worldwide society in which people money and information flow “fairly freely” across borders.
What are three causes of pollution in Asia?
The large Asian population causes increased pollution from:
1) cars
2) burning garbage
3) garbage on the streets.
What kind of government does China have?
Communist, where lives are controlled by the government.
What kind of economy does China have?
Capitalist, a free market economy.
What is China’s “one-country, two system” pledge?
Capitalism and Communist dictatorship systems working together.
What three things are young factory workers in China demanding?
1) better jobs
2) more money
3) better working conditions
What was the Tiananmen Square Massacre?
In 1989 students led a protest in Tianneman Square demanding political reforms. They were met with violence by the government, killing hundreds of students.
What kind of government does North Korea have?
Communist dictatorship. The government owns and runs factories and farms.
