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1
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which decades were the lost decades in Japanese post-war?

A

90’s and 00’s

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what is defined by foreign company A buys domestic company B or pieces of it, which is usually related to manufacturing?

A

foreign direct investment

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3
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what is the largest hydro-electric project in the world

A

three gorges dam

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4
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what does “loess” mean

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loose, usually in relation to silty sediment deposited by wind storms

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5
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western china is ____ and ____ (physically)

A

dry; cold

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6
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most of population in east asia lives to the

A

east

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7
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plateua is an area with ___ elevation

A

high

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___ desert is asia’s largest

A

gobi

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9
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___ is asia’s largest river

A

yangtze

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10
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the largest freshwater lake is _____

A

baikal

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11
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manchuria is a region that is in ____ china

A

northeast

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12
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for the japanese military, colonialism is used as a source of ______

A

power

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13
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matthew perry’s visit was around the time of “_____ of japan”

A

opening

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14
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what is the fundamental text for taoism?

A

Tao te China

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15
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what was the mongol empire succeeded by?

A

ming dynasty

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16
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what percent of the global population is Han Chinese?

A

20%

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17
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what religion is Siddhartha Gautama a part of?

A

Buddhism

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what is the term for a sequence of rulers from the same family

A

dynasty

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19
Q

where did the mongol empire start?

A

east of lake baikal

20
Q

who is the ruler of tibet?

A

the Dalai Lama

21
Q

confucianism is ____-thiestic

A

non

22
Q

what is the largest religious monument in the world?

A

Angkor Wat

23
Q

what is another name for myanmar?

A

burma

24
Q

what percentage of the population of singapore is of chinese decent?

A

75%

25
Q

north vietnam received substantial aid from both the soviet union and ____ during the Proxy War

A

China

26
Q

what does ITCZ stand for?

A

intertropical convergence zone

27
Q

why does Brunei have such a high GDP?

A

Oil

28
Q

how can singapore’s expulsion from Malaysia best be described?

A

peaceful

29
Q

what religion are the Rohingya?

A

muslim

30
Q

the largest lake in africa is lake ______

A

victoria

31
Q

what contributed to Nigeria’s economic development?

A

large oil reserves

32
Q

what is the Sahel?

A

transition between desert and grasslands

33
Q

how many members are in the african union?

A

55

34
Q

what region has the lowest life expectancy?

A

sub-saharian africa

35
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what large country has invested heavily in sub-saharian african infrastructure?

A

China

36
Q

is ethiopia landlocked?

A

yes

37
Q

the median age for africa is relatively _____ for africa, with an age around ____

A

young; 18

38
Q

what desert is the 3rd largest in the world?

A

sahara

39
Q

what separates the Somali Plate (Horn of Africa) from the Nubian Plate?

A

east african rift

40
Q

what country did portugal used to have?

A

brazil

41
Q

the ___ are the native american people of mexico and central america

A

maya

42
Q

falkland islands are claimed by which country?

A

UK

43
Q

cape verde islands are claimed by which country?

A

Portugal

44
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during periods of ___ global temperature, sea levels drop as water turns to ice

A

low

45
Q

what river does not have a delta?

A

amazon

46
Q

which city is the capital of Brazil?

A

Brasilia

47
Q

the ____ people were located in mexico and central america and the ____ were located in the western andes mountains

A

mayan; inca

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