Chapter 27 Sam Flashcards
This nation has greatly restricted political groups and government leaders are not freely elected.
China
In this nation people gain power through promotion in and loyalty the communist party.
China
This nation had a massacre of students in 1989 for protesting for democracy. The government sent troops and thousands were killed. Name the nation and where this event occured.
China, Tiananmen Square
Countries around the world protest this nations government for their harsh treatment of the people.
China
This nation is criticized for having little or no respect for human rights.
China
This nation is criticized for its action in Tibet.
China
This nation(territory) was once a separate Buddhist kingdom. China took control of it in 1950.
Tibet
The Dalai Lama is the Buddhist leader of which nation?
Tibet
This person is the Buddhist leader of Tibet and now lives in exile in India.
The Dalai Lama
About 65 percent of this nations people live in rural areas.
China
Most of the people of this nation are crowded into river valleys in the east side of the country.
China
There is a high urbanization rate in this nation and it has some 200+ cities of a million and more.
China
This nation, since the 1970s, has been becoming a free market economy.
China
This nation is one of the worlds fastest growing economies.
China
Farm output has risen rapidly despite the fact that only 10 percent of this nations land can be farmed.
China
This nation has become a world leader in producing various agriculture products, including rice, tea, wheat, and potatoes.
China
Industry has bloomed in this nation now in this nation’s factories they are producing textiles, chemicals, electronic equipment, airplanes, ships, and machinery.
China
This nation is the world’s largest oil user after United States and the world’s largest producer and user of coal.
China
This nation is home to Hong Kong and Macao.
China
Both Hong Kong and Macau are leading centers of manufacturing, trade, and finance. This nation’s leaders believe that successful business in these territories will help boost economic growth in the rest of the country.
China
Hong Kong in the power once controlled by which countries.
European countries
This nation regain control of Hong Kong in Macao in 1990.
China
The east side of this nation produces about 60% of the countries goods and services.
China
This country has a large pollution problem due to the amount of cold they burn for fuel and factory waste, sewage, and fertilizers and pesticides have polluted much of the water.
China
In 1998 this nation’s government was forced to act to protect the environment. That year the flooding of the change Chang Jiang killed thousands of people. The cutting of trees and draining of wetlands for farming the land up river from soaking up the floodwaters. In response, the government began to turn farmland back into forests and wetlands and limited the burning of coal.
China
About 100 miles of China south eastern coast lies this nation.
Taiwan
A ridge of steep, forested mountains runs through this nation’s center. On the east, the mountains descend to a rocky coastline. On the west, they fall away to a narrow, fertile plains, where most of this nation’s people live.
Taiwan
This nation was a province of China for several hundred years. After the communist defeated the nationalist in 1949, nationalist leaders and their followers fled to this nation and set up their own government.
Taiwan
Since 1949, this nation has developed a strong industrial economy. This nations companies produce textiles, ships, electronic products, such as computers and telephones. But the highly educated workforce, this nation has become a center for developing new producers and improving old ones.
Taiwan
This nation has been a dictatorship since the late 1980s when the nationalists grip on the government loosened.
Taiwan
North of China is this landlocked nation.
Mongolia
This nation receives little rain and steppe grasses and deserts cover it’s vast landscape.
Mongolia
For centuries this Nations people were nomads who herded animals. During the 1200s they used their horse riding and military skills to create the Mongol Empire.
Mongolia
This nations Empire stretched from China to Eastern Europe. Today many of the nations people raise horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and camels
Mongolia
Which nation has been called the Texas of Asia?
Mongolia
Important industries in this nation use products from these animals that are herded there. Some factories use wool to make textiles and clothing, while others use hides of cattle to make leather and shoes.
Mongolia
In 1990 this nation abandoned its 70-year-old communist system and embraced political and economic reforms. In addition to these changes many of this nations people have moved from rural areas to cities. Today, about 1/5 of this nations people live in its capital
Mongolia
This country lies off the coast of east Asia and is made up of four main islands and thousands of smaller ones.
Japan
Name the four large islands that make up Japan.
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
Which island is Tokyo, Japan, the capital, located on?
Honshu
This nation is a constitutional monarchy which is a form of democracy. The emperor is the head of state, but elected officials run the government. Voters elect representatives to the diet, or national legislature.
Japan
This nation’s military forces have remain small due to the urging of the United States. In addition this nation’s Constitution prohibits, or forbids, this nation from being a military power. The United States is a close ally of this nation and keeps military bases there to defend this nation from attack.
Japan
This nation lacks military might but it is a strong world economic power.
Japan
This nation has a communist government that has had strict control since 1949.
China
This nation lacks mineral resources and has to import them to produce goods. Farmland is also limited so it’s farmers practice intensive agriculture. This means they grow crops on every available piece of live. By using this method this nation can produce enough rice to meet its needs. Still this country must import about 60% of its food.
Japan
Today this nation is an industrial giant known around the world for the variety and quality of its manufactured products. This nation’s modern factories use new technologies to make their products quickly and carefully. As a result this nation is among the world’s top producers of steel, cars, ships and cameras and consumer electronics
Japan
Trade restrictions in this nation have led to protests from other industrial countries that want to sell more goods to it.
Japan
This nation faces growing economic competition from South Korea, Taiwan, and China. This competition threatens this country’s position in world markets.
Japan
This nation has the highest life expectancy in the world and the low birthrate. As a result, the country has an aging population and may soon face a shortage of workers, which will strain the economy.
Japan
Environmental pollution is a major issue in this nation. Polluted air from power plants has produced acid rain. Although this nation reduced environmental pollution and repaired some damage, more work needs to be done.
Japan
The nation faces the constant threat of destructive earthquakes. This island lies on the Pacific Ring of fire. Earthquakes in this region are common and because this nation’s cities are so densely populated a major earthquake would bring disaster to millions of people
Japan
This nation is the world’s 10th most populated country and has a high population density.
Japan
Mountains and Highlands cover much of this country. Because of these landforms most of the people are crowded into urban areas on the coastal Plains.
Japan
Osaka bay is a major airport in this nation.
Japan
This nation is a blend between modern and traditional ways.
Japan
This nation’s people are forced to build small homes because of high population density.
Japan
Tatami are common in this nation because they do not hold moisture during months of high humidity, as carpet does. To keep the mat clean the people usually take off their shoes before entering the room
Japan
In this nation women are getting jobs rather than staying home and being a mom, the rights for women are very western.
Japan
In this nation on special occasions people wear kimonos or a long robe usually made of silk.
Japan
This nation’s main religions are Shinto and Buddhism. Shinto began in this country many centuries ago. Unlike most major world religions, Shinto has no organized set of teaching, no known historical founder, and no moral code. Instead, its focus is on respect for nature, love of simple things, and concern for cleanliness and good manners.
Japan
Buddhism came to this nation by way of China and Korea in the A.D. 500s.
Japan
For centuries, the people of this nation blended Buddhism and Shinto. They attend Shinto shrine’s for some events, such as New Year’s Day and wedding ceremonies. They attended Buddhist temples for other occasions such as funerals and the middle summer festival that honors ancestors.
Japan
Many people in this nation enjoy traditional theater.
Japan
Anime was created in this nation.
Japan
This peninsula juts out from northern China between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. For centuries this peninsula was the united country of Korea.
The Korean Peninsula
This communist nation is officially titled the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
North Korea
This nation is titled as the Republic of Korea.
South Korea
These nation’s culture has been strongly influenced by China, its large neighbor. Both Confucianism and Buddhism spread to these nations from China. This nation’s early kingdoms adopted the idea of Confucius. Buddhism later affected these nation’s ideas and ways of life.
Korea: North Korea, South Korea
These two nations changed culture in China such as introducing a type of pottery called celadon Also these nations began using the Chinese writing system. In the 1400s, however, King Sejong ordered scholars to develop a different system. They produced Hangul a writing system with 28 symbols.
Korea: North Korea, South Korea
For centuries these nations were independent. Then in 1910 the Japanese conquered these nations and made them a part of their empire. They governed the peninsula until the end of World War II.
Korea: North Korea, South Korea
What is the line of latitude called that divides North Korea and South Korea called?
38th paralell
In 1950 the armies of which nation attacked South Korea in an effort to unite all of Korea under communist rule. United Nations lead by the United States rushed to South Korea’s defense. This began the Korean War which finally ended in 1953 without a victory for either side?
North Korea
After the Korean War which nation broke up large farms into smaller farm to help people gain money?
South Korea
This nation set out to make itself an industrial country. It is borrowing money from foreign banks to create industries that produce textiles, iron, and steel, cars, ships, and electronic good. The products were then sold abroad, earning enough money to repay the loans. As a result, this countries economy strengthened.
South Korea
For many years the government exported most goods made in the country. It also kept workers’ wages low. Beginning in the 1980s wages increased, and more goods were made available in this nation.
South Korea
In 2006 Ban Ki-moon, one of this nation’s diplomats, became security general of the United Nations.
South Korea
Due to industrialization many of the people in this country, 80%, live in cities.
South Korea
Like Japan this nation has a mix of traditional and modern architecture. The cities bustle with light and reflect the changes brought by modern technology. One of the most striking examples is the rise of cellphones, 80 to 90% of the nation’s adults and teens own cell phones. This is one of the worlds highest rates of cell phone ownership
South Korea
This nation’s population is generally young. Although life expectancy is in the 70s, only 9% of people are 65 years or older. More than one third of the country’s population is younger than 30.
South Korea
These two nations have slow growing populations. People tend to marry at a later age and generally have fewer children. In the past, families used to arrange marriages for the children, but today people typically choose their own marriage partners.
Japan, South Korea
Despite modernization this nation remains devoted to their traditions. Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity are this countries major religions.
South Korea
Like Japan this nation has a tradition of martial arts. The martial art of taekwondo began in this nation.
Korea
This nation is isolated from the rest of the world. Many of the people there face hardship because of the struggling economy.
North Korea
Since it was formed in 1948, this nation has been ruled by communist dictators.
North Korea
Kim Il Sung was which nation’s first ruler in the late 1940s?
North Korea
This nation’s government controls all freedoms. In addition the government makes travel into and out of the country difficult.
North Korea
In a 2006 test this nation exploded a nuclear weapon. Concerned about this test the United States and a neighboring nation urged this nation to give up its goal of becoming a nuclear power.
North Korea
In 2007 this nation agreed to gradually shut down its nuclear reactors in return for fuel and aid.
North Korea
This nation is economically poor. Coal and Iron are plentiful, but the country’s industries suffered from old equipment and power outages.
North Korea
One reason why this nation is in poverty is because its Communist leaders devote many resources to military might.
North Korea
This nation had traded with the Soviet Union and eastern Europe. After the fall of communism in Europe, this nation’s foreign trade declined.
North Korea
This country’s government also controls industry, telling managers and workers what to produce. The countries chief products are iron and steel, chemicals, and textiles. This nation also makes military weapons, some of which it sells other countries.
North Korea
This nation, formally called Burma, is about the size of Texas
Myanmar
Approximately two thirds of this countries people farm. Some of the farmers work their fields with tractors, but most rely on plows pulled by water buffalo. Main crops are rice, sugarcane, beans, and peanuts
Myanmar
This nation provides most of the world’s teakwood, which is used in shipbuilding and making furniture.
Myanmar
About 70% of this Nations people live in rural areas. The most densely populated area in this country is the Irrawaddy river valley.
Myanmar
This nation was part of British India for many years, but it became an independent republic in 1948. Since then military leaders have turned this nation into a socialist country in which the government runs the economy.
Myanmar
This nation was known as Siam until the 1990s.
Thailand
This nation is the only nation in southeast Asia that has never been a European colony.
Thailand
This nations economy benefits from tourism and export of tungsten, precious gems, and rubber. In recent years this nation has attracted foreign investors to build industry. This nation’s workers now produce textiles, clothing, cars, and computer parts
Thailand
This nation lies on the southern end of the Malay Peninsula and also on part of the island of Borneo.
Malaysia
This nation has long exported raw materials, such as palm oil, rubber, tin, and valuable woods. Recently, textiles, electronic goods, and cars have made up a growing portion, or part, of its exports.
Malaysia
This nation lies of the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is one of the worlds smallest countries, yet it has one of the worlds most productive economies.
Singapore
Trade is an extremely important economic activity in this nation. Because it is a free port , this nation is one of the world’s busiest harbors. Huge amounts of goods pass through the port
Singapore
Most of the people in this nation live in a rural area and grow rice and other food products along the fertile banks of the Mekong river. Industry is largely undeveloped because of isolation and years of civil war.
Laos
This nation’s communist government discourages religion. Most of this nation’s people remain Buddhist.
Laos
This nation is home to Angkor Wat, a complex of temples that is in architectural treasure
Cambodia
This nation is home to Angkor, the capital of the Khmer empire centuries ago.
Cambodia
1975 communist rebels took control of this nation. Their harsh policies resulted in The deaths of as many as 2 million people and left the country in ruins. Although the Communists were later overthrown, this nation has still not recovered their rule.
Cambodia
This nation has the largest growing population in mainland Southeast Asia.
Vietnam
This nation has a large number of natural resources, including coal, petroleum, and several metals. These resources are important exports. The red river in the north and the Mekong river in the south both have fertile deltas. Farmers in these areas grow more than enough rice to feed all the people in the nation.
Vietnam
With its resources, thriving industry, and productive agriculture, this nation has enjoyed some economic growth. It’s economy, however, has been held back by government policies in by wars.
Vietnam
This nation is Southeast Asia’s largest country in land area and population.
Indonesia
This nation is an archipelago thousand Islands. Sumatra, Java, and Celebes are the major islands.
Indonesia
This nation lies were two of earths tech tonic plates meet. As a result this nation has many active volcanoes and experiences earthquakes.
Indonesia
In 2004 a rather large tsunami struck this nation and the disaster left as many as 200,000 dead
Indonesia
This nation is one of the world’s most densely populated countries. It has more than 220 million people, the fourth largest population in the world.
Indonesia
This nation’s extensive mangrove forests are also threatened by overharvesting. Mangroves are a tropical tree that grow along coast and help maintain the health of coastal environments.
Indonesia
This Nation became independent from Dutch rule in 1949. Today the country has a democratic government. However this nation’s government has difficulty uniting the country. Most of this nation’s people are Muslims, but they live on scattered islands in belong to different ethnic groups.
Indonesia
This nation is the largest Muslim country in the world.
Indonesia
On the northern coast of Borneo lies this small nation.
Brunei
This Nation has grown wealthy by building its economy on large oil and gas reserves. Because the country depends almost entirely on resources, this nations economy often suffers when world prices fall.
Brunei
This nation is the newest country in Southeast Asia. Achieving independence from Indonesia in 2002.
East Timor
This nation is made up of about 7,000 Islands in the South China Sea. The island group stretches about 1150 miles from north to south.
The Philippines
Farmers in this nation build terraces on steep mountain slopes. Terraced fields are strips of land cut out of a hillside like stairsteps. These fields increase the amount of land that can be farmed and prevent soil from washing down the mountainside when it rains
The Philippines
This nation has rich deposits of gold, iron ore, copper, lead and zinc. Forests ones covered mush of the land, but deforestation has removed most of the valuable trees
The Philippines
This nation was once ruled by Spain for more than 300 years beginning in the 1500s. This nation is named after a Spanish king during the time, Philip I. About 90% of this Nations people are Roman Catholic. Their religion was brought to the islands by the Spanish missionaries who marched with Spain soldiers during the conquest of the islands.
The Philippines
In 1946 this nation became an independent republic. Today culture of this nation blends Malay, Spanish, and American ways.
The Philippines
