East Asia Flashcards
most of the population lives in the _____
east
plateau
an area with high elevation, but relatively flat
formed by erosion or lava
what resource is considered of value for china?
water
gobi desert
centered on the border of china and mongolia
asia’s largest desert
mongolian steppe
generally semi-arid grasslands
center of mongol empire of the 13th century
loess
silty sediment deposited by wind storms
means “loose”
used to make “yaodong”/cave-homes
asia’s largest river
yangtze river
what dam is on the yangtze river
three gorges dam; largest hydro-electric project in the world
why is the yellow river called that?
yellow because of its muddy appearance as it transports loess downstream
formoas
archipelago off the coast of china
home of the republic of china (taiwan)
what area of asia is subject to monsoon winds
the southern peninsulae of asia
the himalayas divide the _______________ from asia and cause __________
indian subcontinent; orographic lifting
what form of water is deposited in the himalayas and the tibetian plateau?
glaciers
what effect contributes to the gobi desert?
the rain shadow effect
what is japan made of/the term for it?
islands/archipelago
what is the largest ethnic group in the world?
Han Chinese
what does PRC stand for?
people’s republic of china
dynasty
refers to a sequence of rulers from the same family
what 3 religions are the Han influenced by?
taoism
buddhism
confucianism
confucianism
non-theistic itself, often paired with other religion/spirituality
influenced the meritocracy via the imperial examination process
tao of taoism translates to the …
way
chinese buddhism is becoming increasingly
monastic
the silk road
network of trade routes from italy to china
great wall of china
acted as a road, and as an importation station
is the great wall of china visible to the naked eye from space?
nope
mongol empire
2nd largest empire was approximately 50% larger at its zenith
where did the mongol empire start?
to the east of lake baikal
lake baikal
largest freshwater lake in the world, by volume and deepest lake
manchuria
the region in northeast china, directly above the korean peninsula and west of japan
what was a result of the opium wars
manchuria/the Qing dynasty ceded hong kong to british and macau to portugal
extraterritoriality
some foreigners exempt from local law
japan was _______ until 1854 with admiral matthew perry’s visit
highly isolationist
meiji restoration
“opening of japan”
lead to highly centralized state and mass adoption of western practices
what is the most sparsely populated sovereign state?
mongolia
religion in japan is a mix of …
shintoism and buddhism
shinto means
way of the gods
what event pits chinese against foreign-supported Qing dynasty?
boxer rebellion
who led the movement of overthrowing the Qing dynasty?
Sun Yat-sen
2 effects of the overthrowing of the Qing Dynasty
increased factionalism
split into nationalist and communists
the japanese militarism was influenced by
prussia and the general staff (group of officiers)
japanese militarism view colonialism as a ________
source of power
communists in asia defeat ______, driving them to ______
nationalists; taiwan
who ran china post-WWII
Mao Zedong
great leap forward
failed to attempt to reorganize chinese society, intense propaganda
cultural revolution in china
remove capitalist and traditional influences, anti-intellectual and religion
red guards - paramilitary social movement of young people
gave Mao god status
the korean war was divided at the …
38th parallel
north korea shares a border with _____
russia
what is the name of the barrier between north and south korea?
korean demilitarized zone (DMZ)
japan is under a nuclear umbrella by the US, meaning
any strike against japan is a strike against the US
the 1990’s and the 2000’s are considered the _______ in japan
lost decades
japanese economic miracle echoed in western-oriented asian countries of … which are mostly fairly authoritarian democracies
south korea
taiwan
hong kong
singapore
foreign direct investment
foreign company A buys domestic company B or pieces of it
usually related to manufacturing
only very recently has china’s economy grown larger than …
japan’s
hong kong is known as …
one country, two systems
belongs to china but is autonomous
macao (macau) is the second (of two) _________
special administrative regions of china
north korea is officially known as
the democratic people’s republic of korea (DPRK)
china’s “one china” policy requires
that china itself be recognized as the “sole legal government of china”
many in the US fear that china is probing ______ defenses for a possible invasion
taiwan’s
xi jinping
current chinese president
chinese dream
to “rejuvenate” the country; functionally an attempt to increase china’s power and influence globally
hong kong - mainland china conflict
increased “mainland” pressure on hong kong
china’s one-child policy
state sanctions for having more than one child, population as a burden
