Chapter 6- East Asia Flashcards

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1
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How many mega cities does East Asia have?

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11

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How many cities with more than 1 million people does East Asia have?

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152

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3
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How many world cities does East Asia have?

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19

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4
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1 _____ city

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global city; Tokyo

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5
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Changan, China

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One of the best expressions of the classic Chinese capital city

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6
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Restoration of the Cheonggye stream

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Helped to re-brand Seoul as a green city

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7
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China has some of the ____ _____ _____ cities

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oldest, continuously occupied

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8
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Internal structures of East Asian cities

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Cities have aspects of both concentric or multiple nuclei model. Hard to generalize. High density sprawl

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9
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Traditional city

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Ancient cities, mostly built over

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10
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Classic Chinese city

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Highly formalized and symmetrical design, grid layout

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11
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Kyoto

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Served as the imperial capital of Japan

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12
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The colonial city

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Colonizers had a hard time in East Asia

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13
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Treaty of Nanjing

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The treaty that gave Hong Kong to Britain on lease

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14
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Castle town

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Economic and administrative functions

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15
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Japan colonialism

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Western style planning in Taiwan, Korea and Machuria

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16
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The industrial city

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Rapid industrialization across East Asia

17
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Danwei

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Work unit containing everything you need

18
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Model of the city in PRC

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Picture

19
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Social effects of industrialization

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  1. High rates of rural to urban migration
  2. Rising urban rural inequalities
  3. Inequalities between locals and migrants
  4. High density development
  5. Lack of services due to speed of development
20
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Tokyo and Tokaido megalopolis

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500km long regional urban belt contains half of Japans population

21
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Maoist era in Beijing

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Destroyed the old and built new, wide boulevards and huge Stalin type buildings

22
Q

The forbidden city

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The palace of the empire of Ming and Qing dynasty

23
Q

Shanghai is one of the best examples of…

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poor site but great relative location

24
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Special administrative regions

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Autonomous governance unit

25
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Special economic zone

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An area ion which business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country (Shenzen)

26
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Jing-Jin-Ji project

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Creating a super city in the Beijing region

27
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Colonial enclaves

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28
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Bedroom towns

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29
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