Chapters 9.1 - 9.5 Flashcards
The desert in the western portion of China is called the_________.
Taklimakan Desert
________ is the capital city of China.
Beijing
Mongolia’s Main economic activity is_________.
Nomadic Herding
The ________ is the fifth largest desert in the world and the largest in Asia.
Gobi Desert
The elevation of Mount Everest is 29,035 ft (8,850 m) above sea level.
True
Japan’s population density is more than double the population density of Mongolia.
True
North Korea and South Korea’s primary vegetation is Tropical Forest.
False
The dominant climate in Taiwan is Tropical Monsoon.
False
The majority religion in China is _________.
Buddhism
China’s deserts are getting bigger do to ____________.
desertification
Thousands of years ago, the first civilizations in China grew from farming communities which developed in a valley surrounding the __________, also known as the Yellow River.
Huang He
The __________ people have lived in the cold, mountainous west region for more than 12,000 years and moved with their animals usually yak, sheep, goats, and cattle, from pasture to pasture.
Tibetan
Although the provinces along the eastern coast of China or less than one-third the size of the rest of the country, they are home to about _________ of China’s population.
90 percent
________ has made Japan wealthy, but has create a challenge for humans and the environment.
Manufacturing
South Korea has energy stores of its own (oil, natural gas, or coal) to fuel its industry.
False
Before 1948, North and South Korea were known simply as Korea.
True
China has the world’s largest population.
True
About two-thirds of China’s energy comes from hydroelectric power.
False
To construct the _______ _______ _______, builders had to create ad preserver of water more than 400 miles long, which drowned more than 100 towns, and more than 1.2 million people had to be resettled.
Three Gorges Dam
The _______ ________ appears to be yellow in color as a result of population and silt.
Yangtze River