Chapter 27 Flashcards
How do leaders in China gain power?
through promotion in loyalty to the communist party, rather than through free elections
Chinese leaders have been criticized for their restrictions on human rights, and for their control of which nation .
Tibet
Who is the Dalai Lama and where does he live?
Tibet’s Buddhist leader, lives in exile in India
define exile
To be in exile means to be forced to live somewhere other than your own country
Where do about 65% of China’s people live?
they are crowded into the fertile river valleys of eastern China
Rural families here still use hand tools, but electricity is now available in many areas and most villagers have better housing and some modern conveniences
fertile river valleys of eastern China
__________ cities are growing rapidly- nearly 160 cities have more than one million people- and city-dwellers often have a higher standard of living than do people in rural areas
China’s
In the late 1970s, _________ leaders began permitting _____ market reforms in an attempt to improve the economy
China’s
free
China’s government is controlled by the ________ _______ _______, which greatly restricts what?
Chinese Communist Party
other political party
_________ is an island close to China’s mainland, and _______ is located along China’s northern border. Throughout their histories, ________ and _______ have had close ties to their larger neighbor.
Taiwan
Mongolia
Taiwan
Mongolia
A ridge of steep, forested mountains runs through this nation’s center. On the east, the mountains descend to a rocky coast-line. On the west, they fall away to a narrow, fertile plain, where most of this nation’s people live.
Taiwan
This nation was a province of China for several hundred years. After the Communists defeated the Nationalists in 1949, Nationalist leaders and their followers fled to this nation and set up their own government.
Taiwan
China and ______ have both claimed the right to rule all of China.
Taiwan
For centuries, this nation’s people were nomads who herded animals. During the 1200s, they used their horse-riding and military skills to create the Mongol Empire. This empire stretched from China to eastern Europe. Even today, many this nation’s people raise horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and camels.
Mongolia
With its vast grasslands and herds of grazing animals, this nation has been called the “Texas of Asia.”
Mongolia
