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How were the Himalayas created

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A collision of the Indian tectonic plate with the Asian tectonic plate

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What is the highest mountain range in the world

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Himalayas

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What is the highest plateau in the world

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Tibetan plateau

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What deserts are in the western part of Central Asia

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Kara Kum and kyzyl kum

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What deserts are in the central and eastern part of Asia

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Takilmakan and gobi deserts

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Which sea is below sea level

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Caspian Sea

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Where is there desiccation

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Aral and Caspian Sea

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What does desiccation mean

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To evaporate and dry up

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9
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Which sea has shrunk

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Aral

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10
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How many people are in Central Asia

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110 million people

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Where do most people in Tibet live

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The southern part of the plateau along the Brahmaputra river

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12
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What are most people on the Tibetan plateau

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Pastoral nomads

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13
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What is transhumance

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A seasonal migration of livestock up and down in elevation

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14
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Where do people in Tarim basin live

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Along the edge of the basin where the desert and mountains meet

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What is loess soil

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A fertile soil that is formed from loess which is wind blown silt

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What is an alluvial fan

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Fan shaped features that are deposited by river streams that flow out the mountain and into the basin

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17
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Where is the population growing rapidly

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The agricultural mountain valleys

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Where are Han Chinese immigrating to

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Central Asia ( inner Tibet and the Inner Mongolia autonomous province )

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Where are ethnic Russians emigrating from

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USSR republics

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20
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What percent lives in cities

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30

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Where do half of the Mongolians live

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In an urban area and ulaanbaatar

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What dominates in Tibet

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Monastic Buddhism

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What is monastic Buddhism

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Men devote their lives to being monks : they remain celibate and don’t have children

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What is polyandry

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Where one wife will marry multiple husbands

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25
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Polyandry leads to

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Slow population growth because one woman can only have so many children

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What do most people in Central Asia speak

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Turkic languages or Mongolian

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27
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Where are Turkic languages spoken

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From the west all the way to the northwestern china

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28
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What alphabet did Mongolian adopt

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The Cyrillic alphabet

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29
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What do over the half the people in Tibet speak

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Tibetan, the rest speak Mandarin Chinese

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What is the largest language spoken in Afghanistan

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Pastun and dari

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31
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What religion domiantes Central Asia

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Islam

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32
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What group is Sunni

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Nomadic Kazaks of Kazakhstan

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33
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What does Sunni mean

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They interpret the religion loosely

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34
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What group is Shiite

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Pashtuns of Afghanistan

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35
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What is Shiite mean

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They interpret the religion more strictly

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36
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What group controlled Afghanistan before the 2003 invasion

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Taliban

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37
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Who tried to suppress and persecute Islam when they controlled several areas

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Russian and Chinese communists

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38
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What is the second dominant religion in Central Asia

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Lamaist Buddhism

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39
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Where does Lamaist Buddhism dominate

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Mongolia and Tibet

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40
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What is Lamaist Buddhism often referred to

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Tibetan Buddhism

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41
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What are monasticism and monks also called

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Lamas

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42
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Who is the spiritual leader of Lamaist Buddhism

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Dalai Lama

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43
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Who is the political leader of Tibet

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Dalai Lama

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44
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how big is japan

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the size of california

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45
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what is archipelago

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chain of islands

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46
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what are the islands of Japan

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Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu

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47
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how many crustal plates intersect off the eastern coast of Japan

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three

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48
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what is a tsunami

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large ocean waves that occur when an earthquake happens on the ocean floor

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49
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what is a typhoon

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tropical cyclones in the pacific ocean which are called hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean

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50
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does japan experience typhoons

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yes

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51
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what percent of Japan is rugged hills and mountains

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85 percent

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52
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what percent of japan is flat lands or plains

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15 percent

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53
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what is the climate of japan

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maritime influence

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54
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what is the climate in the northern end of japan

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climate like new england in the USA

55
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what is the climate in the southern end of japan

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USA south

56
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what was the earthquake in march 2011 called

A

Tohoku

57
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what is the Korean peninsula separated from china by

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rugged mountains and large rivers

58
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what is the climate of north korea

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humid continental

59
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what is the weather like in north korea

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winters are cold with abundant snow and summers are cool

60
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what is the climate in south korea

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humid subtropical

61
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what is the weather like in south korea

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winters are mild and summers are hot and humid like Georgia or south Carolina

62
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what is taiwan the size of

A

maryland

63
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what was taiwan known as

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formosa

64
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what is the climate of taiwan

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humid subtropical

65
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whos climate is taiwans similar too

A

southern florida

66
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what is the largest country in east asia

A

china

67
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what country in east asia is the most diverse

A

china

68
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what is china proper

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a highly populated eastern half of the country

69
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what is most of the landscape of china

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rugged mountains and hills

70
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what is a unique area of china

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loess plateau

71
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what is loess

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a windblown slit that comes from glacial times

72
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what is the climate in northern china

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cold continental

73
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what is the climate going west toward Mongolia

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dry desert and dry grasslands

74
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what climate dominates southern china

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humid subtropical climates

75
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what is the climate of western china

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highland, desert and steppe climates

76
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what are the wealthier countries in east asia

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japan, south korea, and taiwan

77
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what countries are poorer in east asia

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china and north korea

78
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what do wealthier countries invest in east asia

A

environmental protection

79
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why does east asia have environmental issues

A

large population, rapid industrialization, and unique physical geography

80
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what is the largest dam in the world

A

three gorges dam

81
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where is the three gorges dam located

A

yangtze river

82
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why was the three gorges dam constructed

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to alleviate environmental problems, to generate electricity, and prevent flooding

83
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before the three gorges dam was built what happened

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2 million people had to be relocated because of a flood

84
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what is an environmental issue occurring on the loess plateau

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erosion

85
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where is the loess plateau located

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west of the north china plain and the huang he river flows through it

86
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what country has the strictest forestry laws

A

japan

87
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what country has the largest urban air pollution problem in the world

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china

88
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what is the most densely populated area in the world

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east asia

89
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how many people in east asia

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over 1.633 billion

90
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how many people are located in china

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1.39 billion

91
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what country has the lowest total fertility rate

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south korea and hong kong at 1.1

92
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how many people live in japan

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127 million people

93
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where do most all Japanese people live

A

in the cities in the three basins

94
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where are all Japanese cities located

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in the same lowlands

95
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where do most people live in japan

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on the southern side of the largest island, honshu

96
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how many people does the tokyo area have

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36.9 billion people

97
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what will happen to japans population in the future

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if the current trend continues, then the population will decrease

98
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where do 59 percent of chinese live

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in the cities

99
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what does anthropogenic mean

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changed/modified by human beings

100
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where is the birthplace of the chinese people and culture

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north china plain

101
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who is sichuan basin home to

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over 100 million ( a third of the USA)

102
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what is the china society

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a patriarchal society

103
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where do most koreans live

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lowlands

104
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how many people are in north korea

A

26 million people

105
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how many people are in south korea

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52 million people

106
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how many people live in taiwan

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24 million people

107
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where did ancient chinese culture arise

A

north china plain

108
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what two cultural characteristics are common in east asia

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ideographic writing system and the confucian legacy

109
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what is syllabury called

A

hangul

110
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what is confucianism

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teachings of the philosopher of Confucius

111
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is confucianism a philosophy or religion

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philosophy

112
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what did confucius stress

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deference to legitimate authority, the need for authority to be responsible, a particular family system, the need for well rounded and broad humanistic education, and value of meritocracy

113
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what is the most widespread religion in east asia

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mahayana buddhism

114
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mahayana buddhism is

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a nonexclusive religion that allows people to practice it and other religions at the same time

115
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where is shinto practiced

A

in japan

116
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what is essential to shintos

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sacred place and pilgrimage

117
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where is the most sacred place in shinto religion

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mount fuji

118
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what religion is unique to china

A

taoism

119
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what is taoism

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it stresses the importance of spiritual harmony with nature and the pursuit of a balanced life

120
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what is feng shui

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a set of teachings that instruct people how to build buildings and arrange the contents of them

121
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where is chrisitanity present

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east asia but it is a minority

122
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what is spoken in the koreas

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korean

123
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what is spoken in japan

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japanese

124
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what is the largest language chinese speak

A

mandarian

125
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what language will you find in the central asian part of china

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tibetan, mongolian, and uygar

126
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what country has the largest economy

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japan

127
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what are advantages to japans system

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more stable, and easier to plan long term

128
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what are disadvantages to japans system

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reduces flexibility, higher prices, and lower profits

129
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what is south korea known for

A

excellence in high tech manufacture

130
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when did china reclaim hong kong from great Britain

A

1997

131
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when did china reclaim macau from portugal

A

1999

132
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what does laissez faire mean

A

leave it alone

133
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who took control of china in 1949

A

mao zedong

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