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East Asia Flashcards

1
Q

most of the population lives in the _____

A

east

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2
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plateau

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an area with high elevation, but relatively flat

formed by erosion or lava

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3
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what resource is considered of value for china?

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water

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4
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gobi desert

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centered on the border of china and mongolia

asia’s largest desert

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5
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mongolian steppe

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generally semi-arid grasslands

center of mongol empire of the 13th century

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6
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loess

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silty sediment deposited by wind storms

means “loose”

used to make “yaodong”/cave-homes

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7
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asia’s largest river

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yangtze river

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8
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what dam is on the yangtze river

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three gorges dam; largest hydro-electric project in the world

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9
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why is the yellow river called that?

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yellow because of its muddy appearance as it transports loess downstream

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10
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formoas

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archipelago off the coast of china

home of the republic of china (taiwan)

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11
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what area of asia is subject to monsoon winds

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the southern peninsulae of asia

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12
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the himalayas divide the _______________ from asia and cause __________

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indian subcontinent; orographic lifting

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13
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what form of water is deposited in the himalayas and the tibetian plateau?

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glaciers

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14
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what effect contributes to the gobi desert?

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the rain shadow effect

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15
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what is japan made of/the term for it?

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islands/archipelago

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16
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what is the largest ethnic group in the world?

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Han Chinese

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17
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what does PRC stand for?

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people’s republic of china

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18
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dynasty

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refers to a sequence of rulers from the same family

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19
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what 3 religions are the Han influenced by?

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taoism
buddhism
confucianism

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20
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confucianism

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non-theistic itself, often paired with other religion/spirituality

influenced the meritocracy via the imperial examination process

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21
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tao of taoism translates to the …

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way

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22
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chinese buddhism is becoming increasingly

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monastic

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23
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the silk road

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network of trade routes from italy to china

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24
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great wall of china

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acted as a road, and as an importation station

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25
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is the great wall of china visible to the naked eye from space?

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nope

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26
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mongol empire

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2nd largest empire was approximately 50% larger at its zenith

27
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where did the mongol empire start?

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to the east of lake baikal

28
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lake baikal

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largest freshwater lake in the world, by volume and deepest lake

29
Q

manchuria

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the region in northeast china, directly above the korean peninsula and west of japan

30
Q

what was a result of the opium wars

A

manchuria/the Qing dynasty ceded hong kong to british and macau to portugal

31
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extraterritoriality

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some foreigners exempt from local law

32
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japan was _______ until 1854 with admiral matthew perry’s visit

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highly isolationist

33
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meiji restoration

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“opening of japan”

lead to highly centralized state and mass adoption of western practices

34
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what is the most sparsely populated sovereign state?

A

mongolia

35
Q

religion in japan is a mix of …

A

shintoism and buddhism

36
Q

shinto means

A

way of the gods

37
Q

what event pits chinese against foreign-supported Qing dynasty?

A

boxer rebellion

38
Q

who led the movement of overthrowing the Qing dynasty?

A

Sun Yat-sen

39
Q

2 effects of the overthrowing of the Qing Dynasty

A

increased factionalism

split into nationalist and communists

40
Q

the japanese militarism was influenced by

A

prussia and the general staff (group of officiers)

41
Q

japanese militarism view colonialism as a ________

A

source of power

42
Q

communists in asia defeat ______, driving them to ______

A

nationalists; taiwan

43
Q

who ran china post-WWII

A

Mao Zedong

44
Q

great leap forward

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failed to attempt to reorganize chinese society, intense propaganda

45
Q

cultural revolution in china

A

remove capitalist and traditional influences, anti-intellectual and religion

red guards - paramilitary social movement of young people

gave Mao god status

46
Q

the korean war was divided at the …

A

38th parallel

47
Q

north korea shares a border with _____

A

russia

48
Q

what is the name of the barrier between north and south korea?

A

korean demilitarized zone (DMZ)

49
Q

japan is under a nuclear umbrella by the US, meaning

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any strike against japan is a strike against the US

50
Q

the 1990’s and the 2000’s are considered the _______ in japan

A

lost decades

51
Q

japanese economic miracle echoed in western-oriented asian countries of … which are mostly fairly authoritarian democracies

A

south korea
taiwan
hong kong
singapore

52
Q

foreign direct investment

A

foreign company A buys domestic company B or pieces of it

usually related to manufacturing

53
Q

only very recently has china’s economy grown larger than …

A

japan’s

54
Q

hong kong is known as …

A

one country, two systems

belongs to china but is autonomous

55
Q

macao (macau) is the second (of two) _________

A

special administrative regions of china

56
Q

north korea is officially known as

A

the democratic people’s republic of korea (DPRK)

57
Q

china’s “one china” policy requires

A

that china itself be recognized as the “sole legal government of china”

58
Q

many in the US fear that china is probing ______ defenses for a possible invasion

A

taiwan’s

59
Q

xi jinping

A

current chinese president

60
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chinese dream

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to “rejuvenate” the country; functionally an attempt to increase china’s power and influence globally

61
Q

hong kong - mainland china conflict

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increased “mainland” pressure on hong kong

62
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china’s one-child policy

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state sanctions for having more than one child, population as a burden

63
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