East Asia Flashcards
The desert in the western portion of China is called_______.
Takilmakan Desert
_________is the capital of China.
Beijing
Mongolia’s main economic activity is_________.
Nomadic Herding
The________ is the fifth largest desert in the world and the largest in Asia.
Gobi Desert
True or False
The elevation of Mt. Everest is 29,035 ft (8,850 m) above sea level.
True
True or False
Japan’s population density is more than double the population density of Mongolia.
True
True or False
North Korea and South Korea’s primary vegetation is Tropical Forest.
False
True or False
The dominant climate in Taiwan is Tropical Monsoon.
False
The majority religion in China is________.
Buddhism
China’s deserts are getting bigger due to_________.
desertification
Thousands of years ago, the first civilizations in China grew from farming communities which developed in the valley surrounding the________, also known as the Yellow River.
Huang
__________people have lived in the cold, mountainous west region for more 12,000 years and move with their animals, usually yak, sheep, goats, and cattle, from pasture to pasture.
Tibetan
Although the provinces along the eastern coast of China are less than one-third the size of the rest of the country they are home to about________ of China’s population.
90 percent
________has made Japan wealthy but has created a challenge for humans and the environment.
manufacturing
True or False
South Korea has energy stores of its own (oil, natural gas, or coal) to fuel its industry.
False
True or False
Before 1948, North and South Korea were known simply as Korea.
True
True or False
China has the world’s largest population.
True
True or False
About two-thirds of China’s energy comes from hydroelectric energy.
False
To construct the______ _______ _______, builders had to create a deep reservoir of water more than 400 miles long, which drowned more than 100 towns, and more than 1.2 million people had to be resettled.
Three Gorges Dam
The_______ _______ appears to be yellow in color as a result of pollution and silt.
Yangtze River
_______was likely first grown by humans in the Yangtze Valley in China 11,500 years ago.
Rice
______focuses on peace and order in society.
Confucianism
Laozi, who many believe to be the founder of_______, taught that people should live simple and natural lives and be in balance with nature.
Daoism
_____religions have religious leaders who claim magical powers and a connection with the gods.
Shamanism
True or False
Tai Chi is a form of Mongolian martial arts.
False (China)
True or False
Throat singing is traditional in China.
False (Mongolia)
True or False
Haiku is a traditional form of Korean poetry that is known for its simplicity.
False (Japanese)
True or False
From 1633 to 1853, foreigners could not enter Japan because of the Japanese “Closed Door Policy.”
True
___________ means “the process of becoming a citizen.”
Naturalization
A_______ is a series of rulers from the same family.
dynasty
Beginning with the reforms of 1868, Japan took________ with a powerful monarch. This is called Meiji Restoration.
constitutional monarchy
__________is the least populated nation in East Asia.
Mongolia
The United States entered the Korean War to prevent the spread of______ throughout Asia.
communism
In 1949, the communist leader Mao Zendong took control of_______.
China
True or False
By 1910, Korea became part of the nation of Japan and lived under harsh Japanese rule,
True
True or False
The division along the 38th parallel (latitude 38* N) separates the Korean peninsula into the countries of East Korea and West Korea.
False
True or False
From 1392 until the early 1900s, the Korean peninsula was ruled as a monarchy under the Joseon dynasty.
True
True or False
A recession is a period when economic growth increases.
False
After the Korean War ended in 1953, South Korea became a republic and North Korea was officially called the _______ _______ _________ ___ ________, became a totalitarian communist state.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
______ ______ is the current president of the People’s Republic of China and the general secretary of the Communist Party of China.
Xi Jinping
______was not prepared for the force of the 30-foot waves of the March 2011 tsunami, which left 15,854 people dead and 3,203 people missing.
Japan
In 1976, one of the deadliest earthquakes in history occurred in________, killing more than 240,000 people.
China
Earthquakes tend to occur along a_______, a crack in Earth’s surface.
fault line
Many of the world’s earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean called the_______, where the six strongest earthquakes ever measured have occurred.
Ring of Fire
True or False
Most coastal cities in Japan have high, concrete walls to keep most tsunamis from flooding the cities.
True
True or False
Japan is the least prepared country in the world for a typical tsunami.
False
True or False
The Pacific Plate is the smallest of all the tectonic plates.
False
True or False
On March 11, 2011, the fourth-strongest earthquake in recorded history hit Japan.
True
In 1923, a great earthquake struck japan and destroyed the capital city,_______ and killed more than 140,000 people.
Tokyo
_________are large waves that are mainly caused by earthquakes, underwater landslides, or volcanic eruption.
Tsunamis
