Cultural Geo of China Flashcards
What country has the biggest population and how many people are present there?
China; 1.3 billion
Where do most Chinese live?
Along the three major rivers and coasts
How many ethnic groups are there?
55
Name the dynasties in order.
Shang (first family to rule China around 1600 BC), Zhou (ruled China around 1045 BC and supported Confucianism and Daoism), Qin Shi Huang Di (began construction of Great Wall of China)
92% of China belong to what ethnic group?
Han, a powerful ancient ruling family that developed a culture that lasted to the present.
What is Tibet?
It used to be a Buddhist kingdom that was taken over by China in the 1950s. Tibetans are another ethnic group in China.
Most of the people in Taiwan are…
descendants of Chinese who migrated several centuries ago. Only two percent of Taiwan’s original inhabitants are found there.
What are aborigines?
Taiwan’s original inhabitants.
Despite the large land area, more than 90 percent of its people on only …. of the land by…
one sixth… fertile valleys and plains of China’s major rivers.
Open Door Policy
Despite the fact that China did NOT want to trade at all, the Europeans and US agreed to to trade with China peacefully (did not ask the Chinese) and forced the Chinese to trade with the,.
Who took power in 1949? Where did some people flee?
Communist Mao Zedong; Taiwan
What happened to Mao Zedong’s country?
it failed as there was not enough food being produced and so people starved. Rules decreased after Mao’s death in the 70’s. Although China is still a communist country, they allow for trade. Also, schools and factories closed so education declined.
Most people speak what language?
Mandarin
What are ideograms?
pictures or symbols that stand for ideas
What religion do most Chinese practice?
They are mostly atheists, but also believe in Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daosim
