East Asia Flashcards
1
Q
Chinese population
A
Concentrated in river valleys + plains
2
Q
Farm labor shortages
A
Created by increasing rural to urban migrations
3
Q
WWII Korea
A
Divided into U.S. backed south & communist north
4
Q
Culture Hearth
A
Originated in China
5
Q
Tibet
A
Was once a Buddhist kingdom, now part of China
6
Q
Chinese starvation 1950s
A
Created by communist agriculture policies
7
Q
Homogeneous Japan
A
Mostly one ethnicity
8
Q
Samurai
A
Professional warriors that supported a shogun
9
Q
North Korean government
A
Strict government rule led to economic stagnation + food shortages
10
Q
Shintoism
A
Japanese religion
