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East and Southeast Asia Today Flashcards

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What was Taiwan a province of for several hundred years?

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China

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Who is Tibet’s Buddhist Leader that now lives in India?

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The Dalai Lama

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Why did Taiwan set up their own government moving towards democracy?

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Communism defeated the nationalists in 1949

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Where is Tokyo, Japans capital, located?

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On Honshu

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What is the national legislature of Japan?

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the Diet

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What did Japan’s constitution prohibit Japan to do?

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Being a military power

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What are straw mats which are very practical because they hold moisture during months of high humidity as carpeting doesn’t?

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Tatami mats

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What is a long robe made of silk with an open neck and large sleeves?

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A kimono

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Which religion has no organized teachings, no known founder, and no moral code?

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Shinto

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What does Buddhism teach?

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Respect for nature and stresses need to achieve inner peace

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What is a major challenge facing Japan?

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In world trade, Japan faces competition from Taiwan, South Korea, and China.

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What does aging population result in?

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Shortage of workers, causing increase in taxes to support the elderly.

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What kind of pollution does Japan have?

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Acid rain

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What is a constant threat in Japan?

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Destructive earthquakes

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What did the Japanese do in 1910?

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Conquer Korea and made it part of their empire

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What is the largest city and capital or South Korea?

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Seoul

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What country did military leaders turn into a socialist country in which the government runs the economy?

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Myanmar

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What is the capital of Malaysia?

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Kuala Lumpur

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What is Southeast Asia’s largest country in land area and population?

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Indonesia

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What are basic freedoms such as freedom of speech and religion?

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Human rights

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What means to be forced to live somewhere other than your own country?

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exile

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What means to grow crops on every available piece of land?

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Intensive agriculture

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What is when one country buys more goods from another country than it sells to that country?

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trade deficit

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What is the Japanese style of animation?

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anime

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What is a type of Chinese pottery?

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Celadon

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What is a writing system that has only 28 symbols?

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Hangul

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What is a policy that broke up large estates into smaller family farms?

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Land reform

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