Exam 3 study guide Q's Flashcards
which decades were the lost decades in Japanese post-war?
90’s and 00’s
what is defined by foreign company A buys domestic company B or pieces of it, which is usually related to manufacturing?
foreign direct investment
what is the largest hydro-electric project in the world
three gorges dam
what does “loess” mean
loose, usually in relation to silty sediment deposited by wind storms
western china is ____ and ____ (physically)
dry; cold
most of population in east asia lives to the
east
plateua is an area with ___ elevation
high
___ desert is asia’s largest
gobi
___ is asia’s largest river
yangtze
the largest freshwater lake is _____
baikal
manchuria is a region that is in ____ china
northeast
for the japanese military, colonialism is used as a source of ______
power
matthew perry’s visit was around the time of “_____ of japan”
opening
what is the fundamental text for taoism?
Tao te China
what was the mongol empire succeeded by?
ming dynasty
what percent of the global population is Han Chinese?
20%
what religion is Siddhartha Gautama a part of?
Buddhism
what is the term for a sequence of rulers from the same family
dynasty
where did the mongol empire start?
east of lake baikal
who is the ruler of tibet?
the Dalai Lama
confucianism is ____-thiestic
non
what is the largest religious monument in the world?
Angkor Wat
what is another name for myanmar?
burma
what percentage of the population of singapore is of chinese decent?
75%
north vietnam received substantial aid from both the soviet union and ____ during the Proxy War
China
what does ITCZ stand for?
intertropical convergence zone
why does Brunei have such a high GDP?
Oil
how can singapore’s expulsion from Malaysia best be described?
peaceful
what religion are the Rohingya?
muslim
the largest lake in africa is lake ______
victoria
what contributed to Nigeria’s economic development?
large oil reserves
what is the Sahel?
transition between desert and grasslands
how many members are in the african union?
55
what region has the lowest life expectancy?
sub-saharian africa
what large country has invested heavily in sub-saharian african infrastructure?
China
is ethiopia landlocked?
yes
the median age for africa is relatively _____ for africa, with an age around ____
young; 18
what desert is the 3rd largest in the world?
sahara
what separates the Somali Plate (Horn of Africa) from the Nubian Plate?
east african rift
what country did portugal used to have?
brazil
the ___ are the native american people of mexico and central america
maya
falkland islands are claimed by which country?
UK
cape verde islands are claimed by which country?
Portugal
during periods of ___ global temperature, sea levels drop as water turns to ice
low
what river does not have a delta?
amazon
which city is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
the ____ people were located in mexico and central america and the ____ were located in the western andes mountains
mayan; inca
