East Asia Flashcards
mountains
has several of the top 10 tallest peaks in world
Himalayas
Himalayas
Southern China
tallest of the ones we’ve studied
Mt. Everest
largest scar (collision of plates), biggest reaction of subduction in world
Indian subcontinent (South Asia) not always part of Asia; collided and pushed
blocks moisture & rain to Tibet, etc. -> Ganges & Indus R’s are huge
warm moist air comes up as monsoon & brings rains & floods; during winter, cold dry air down from mountains brings drought if too early/late
isolated China from trade w/ other major civilizations; isolated for 1000’s of years -> Silk Road
special features
Taklimakan Desert
Si Chuan Basin
Korean Peninsula
Japanese Archipelago
Mt. Fuji volcano
Ring of Fire
highlands
Tian Shan
Kunlun Shan
Tian Shan
above Taklimakan Desert, western China
Kunlun Shan
below Taklimakan Desert, western China
plateaus
Plateau of Tibet
plains
North China Plain
Manchurian Plain
Plateau of Tibet
western China, between Kunlun Shan and Himalayas
North China Plain
eastern China, directly west of Yellow Sea and above Yangtze River
most populous plain in world
Manchurain Plain
north eastern China, NW of North & South Korea
population
densest in North China Plain; also in Manchurian Plain & Xi River
lopsided - live in harsh areas; cuz: tribes/tradition, coal mines/oil refineries
just barely smaller area (Miss. R -> Atlantic coast) than ours & 4x the pop
Xi River
heavily populated
water
Xi River
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
East China/Yellow Sea
South China Sea
Sea of Japan
important for trade, war, all diffusion things
big shelf -> great fishing
East China Sea
Yellow Sea
fed by Yellow River
shelf -> good fishing
South China Sea
also important for trade, war
Taiwan issue
Si Chuan Basin
east of Plateau of Tibet
pressure from still-growing Himalayas making it deeper
bad flooding - poor farmers live there
Korean Peninsula
China cotnrolled Korean Pen. for a long time -> when Korea became independent, broke apart, never signed peace treaty
Japanese Archipelago
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Kuril current meets Japan current & high elevation -> massive snow type precipitation
Japanese macao
Japanese macao
snow monkey
lives in Hokkaido
strange cuz cousins all the way in Vietnam, Laos
thicker fur & shorter than cousins
Honshu
main island
Mt. Fuji volcano
famous for natural beaty
difficult race track
Ring of Fire
Pacific plate = biggest plate on earth, pressure from other plates pushing onit
over the years of geologic history, formed direct access to mantle
Hawaii formed?
climate and vegetation
climate
area - humid subtropical & humid continental
pop - humid continental
vegetation
area - mixed forest (up NE coast, Korea & Japan)
pop - mixed forest
kamikaze
Japanese suicide fighter pilots during WWII
flew planes into enemy planes; sometimes on purpose, sometimes cuz gonna die anyway
ancient story - during Yuan Dynasty, Mongols tried to invade; prayed & Kuril Current brought winds from North which slowed down Mongols, victory! divine winds -> WWII became the wind
feng shui
symbolic meaning: to make changes in your life so less stressed; more harmony
literal meaning: wind-water; to rearrange furniture to create a stress-free environment
monsoon
seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer & cold, dry air from inland in winter
air mass above largest continent, air above largest ocean
lama
teacher; Buddhist religiuos leader
Ex: Dalai Lama
Buddhism
Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet
Himalayan Buddhists - in Tibet, under eye of Chinese gov’t (cuz no open practice of religion allowed); however, some travel East & purposely openly practice their religions (Ex: Dalai Lama)
yin and yang
male & female
fill each other’s shortcomings
perfect soulmate
typhoon
a violent tropical storm that forms in the Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer
froemd from interaction b/w ocean currents & winds
aborigines
original inhabitants
dynasty
ruling house or continuing family of rulers, esp. in China
shogun
military ruler in medieval Japan
samurai
in medieval Japan, a class of professional soldiers who lived by a strict code of personal honor and loyalty to a noble
ideogram
a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea
shamanism
belief in a leader who can communicate with spirits
acupuncture
an ancient practice that involves inserting fine needles into the body @ specific points in order to cure disease and ease pain
popular in China
calligraphy
the art of beautiful brushstroke handwriting
Great Wall
ordered to be built by Qin Huang Di during 200s B.C.
to ward off attacks from Central Asia
Kuroshio
Japan Current
warm-wate
flows northward along the southern & SEern coasts of the Japanese islands
adds moisture to the winter monsoons as it warms the land
haiku
form of Jap. poetry originally consisting of 17 syllables & 3 lines, often abt nature
pagoda
a style of architecture most often found in traditional East Asian buildings, marked by gracefully curved tile roofs in the tower style
river placement
north to south
Yellow
Yangtze
West
Mt. Everest
highest mtn
29,035ft
(in thousands) 14 more than blanc, 9 more than McKinley, 11 more than Elbrus, 5 more than Ismail Simani
K2
2nd highest mtn
28,250ft
