EXAM 4 Flashcards
South Asia is a cultural hearth and the two religions main are?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What kind of system does Hinduism have?
the Caste system -> born into a certain importance
What 2 countries are mainly buddhism?
Sri Lanka and Bhutan
What is Sikhism?
Hindu and Islam
What place in south asia are affected by plate tectonics?
alps, andes, and Himalayas
what type of weather does life in south Asia depend on?
monsoon
Monsoon rains…
-once a year
-living root bridge in India
-growing rice
what are the three zones in south Asia?
southern plateaus, river lowlands, and northern mountains
out of the 3 zones, which has the biggest population?
river lowlands
development of Mogul->
Taj Mahal & Jama Masjid-Delhi
(large mosque)
What is the largest cultural minority in the world?
India Muslims (mughals and brits)
What was the Partition?
Brits were kicked out of India and the British India empire splits into :
-india(hindu)
-pakistan(muslim)
What was the world’s largest refugee migration?
(1947) muslims left and went to pakistan
What’s going on with Kashmir?
India and Pakistan contest this area & the forward capital is Islamabad
What is Neoliberalism?
-Privatizing state-run companies
-lowering of international trade tariffs
-reduction of gov subsidies
-cutting of corporate taxes
-overall deregulation to stimulate business activity
-Only impacts 25 of realm BUT has led to a growing middle class
How many people can Earth support?
around 8-10 billion (earth overshoot day)
What is the most heavily populated realm on Earth?
Ganges River Valley & Delta
South Asia is _% urbanized?
34
Which South Asian country is still most likely at stage 2 (on the demographic transition model)?
Afghanistan
What country in south Asia has a great imbalance ?
India
India vs. China Population
India is going up, China is going down
what could cause oddity in the population pyramid ?
retirement community, college town, military
Does Russia have a major shrinking population?
YES
Germany and the European Union is also losing population.. what will help?
migrants
What are the 8000ers ?
the 14 tallest mountains in the world
Why is it called Mt. Everest?
-1865 honor of British general of india-> george everest
Why is Mt. Everest overcrowded?
Nepal issued a record of 381 permits, don’t have to qualify, more inexpensive climbs, inexperienced climbers/slow,
narrow weather windows, summit fever, summit is the size of a ping pong table (very small), allure of the “world’s tallest mountain”
What is BUZKASHI?
goat grabbing-national sport of Afghanistan
What is the west region?
Afghanistan- which is a buffer zone from the British
What country is the transition zone b/w NASWA, Central Asia, and South Asia?
Pakistan
the west region contains _% of the world’s heroin.
75
What religion dominates in pakistan?
islam
what country is the giant of the realm?
India
Bangladesh
lots of natural disasters, world capital of textiles and bicycles
-Northern Mountain States Region (Nepal and Bhutan)
-Buffer states b/w India & China
-Remittances
-Tourism
-Hindu & Buddhist
SOUTHERN ISLANDS REGION
-Best GDP in realm
-Cultural Challenges: 4 different kinds of religion
-Rising Sea Levels (Maldives)
Who is the current giant of east asia?
China
Who was the former giant of east asia?
japan
What country is a major (above ground) threat to east Asia?
North Korea
What is a major (below ground) threat to Japan?
Ring of Fire *earthquakes/tsunamis
How many great rivers are in East Asia?
4
What challenges does East Asia face?
they have a very small area to grow crops
the 4 great rivers in east Asia-
Huang He -(yellow river)
Yangzi- (3 gorges dam-#1 biggest in world-7660ft-607 ft high-reservoir:400m-4.1 mil)
Xi Jiang -(empty into south china sea)
Liao
What is SNWDP? (most expensive infrastructure in the world)
water diversion project in south asia; going from south to north
What country is the largest and most densely populated in the world?
China
China is now 60% urbanized, while it was previously 20%
TRUE
China is the… (materials)
-biggest consumer of raw materials
-world’s leading exporter of finished goods
-rare earth elements (90%)
Nationalist vs Communist (japan v china)
china wins, so communists takes over nationalism
After WWII Japan…
economic transformation(electronics)
Japan (50-60), Asian Tigers (60-70), China
just a study one :)
Who are the 4 Asian Tigers?
Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore
What do the 4 Asian Tigers have in common?
High value-added goods
After Ma Zedong died in 1976, china establishes SEZ (special economic zones) and offer investors …
lower taxes, worker wages, looser environment regulations, and weaker official oversight
(SEZ) Shenzen is …
north of Hong Kong and the fastest growing city in human history!
Shenzen shifted from manufacturing to _
technology
Where does economy dominate in east asia?
COAST & fastest growth in the west!
What is the geographic relationship b/w economic growth and urban development?
map on book
China v U.S (similarity & what china has that we do not have)
countries are similar in size , China has a high speed bullet train
Special administrative regions (SAR)
Hong Kong (brit) & Macau (portugal)
Japan is home to the largest city in the world…
Tokyo (38 million)
Japan’s population is rapidly declining..why?
-more virgins
-fewer full-time jobs (robot technology)
-Hikikomori: social recluses, 540,000 in japan, 15-39 year olds
only _% of land in Japan is inhabitable?
20
What is Okinawa famous for?
Land of the Immortals (longest lived people in history) ’The Blue Zone’
Living in Japan->
-Need foreigners
-massive demographic burden
-struggle for foreigners in Japan
-No mixed nationalities:only japanese or nothing
-Nonverbal Communication
What does each side have that the other could use? (Koreas)
south has food, north has trade zone and raw materials
Is Seoul a primate city?
YES
Taiwan is considered the “wayward province” because?
they were the ones who got away from China BUT may return
Mongolia is a buffer state b/w what countries?
Russia and China
Mongolia is known for?
-raw materials
-nomadic life decline
-most polluted (coal burning)
Does the capitalist or socialist government dominate in China?
socialist
In what three area on Earth are equatorial rainforests still found today?
Amazon, Congo, Southeast Asia
What realm is physically similar to Southeast Asia?
Middle America
-islands and peninsula
-flanking a populated mainland
-high mountains, deep valleys
Pacific Ring of Fire causes:
earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes
What river is the “mother of rivers” in southeast Asia?
Mekong River
What dam is considered the “battery of Asia” in the southeast?
Xayaburi Dam
What are the downstream impacts?
fishery decline & rice paddy sediment
Which of these religions has recently perpetrated violence towards others
Buddhism
What are the worlds most persecuted minority, that have immigrated to Bangladesh?
Rohingya Muslims
Where are the population clusters in southeast asia?
the java islands
Southeast Asia has different state shapes and configurations like:
-compact
-protruded/extended
-elongated-chile, vietnam, norway (chile & normway very well developed)
-fragmented
How was thailand important?
buffer state with brits and french
what do ethiopia, liberia, and thailand all have in common?
they are all not colonized
what would the french call the southeast asia realm?
indochina
What state has southeast asia’s highest income?
singapore
asian economic development from 60s-2000s->
1960s Japan
1970s Asian Tigers
1980s China
2000s Southeast Asia
the association of southeast asian nation purpose is …
-organization seeking realm improvement
-original purpose: security
-new purpose: trade (2000s)
Trade in tropic timber
want natural resources from Africa
Southeast trade increases, when…
tariffs decrease
What is it called when states cooperate on shared objectives?
supranationalism
which realms practice supranationalism?
southeast asia, south america, european union, and sub. africa
Which countries are engaged in the greatest territorial conflicts?
Philippines and Vietnam
2 regions in China are?
mainland and insular
Cambodia (mainland) -is what shape?
compact
Cambodia is _% Khymer
85
What was the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s?
Communist, create rural society, outlawed family, 2 million dead
-Ousted by Vietnam
What is Angkor Wat?
the world’s largest religious complex in the world
A big symbol of cambodia..
is the buddhist temple
Laos (mainland) is communist?
yes indeed
Laos has _ infrastructure and economy
bad
Laos has a lot of arable land-true or false?
false about 5%
China influence: Kunming is the …
gateway to SE China
the belt and road initiative is a
rail project that benefits CHINA
What country is the heart of China’s mainland?
Thailand
What is the political shape of thailand
protruded
thailand has
golden temples, egg boy, swastika (good luck)
Myanmar (mainland) what is the shape?
protruded
Myanmar is #2 in opium
yep
who is number 1 in opium
afghanistan
what states are apart of the golden triangle?
myanmar, thailand, laos
what is india’s regional project?
sittwe port - increase trade
what is china’s regional project?
oil/gas pipeline to Kunming
what is thailand’s regional project?
dawei port, SEZ, highway
Indonesia has the _ largest muslim population
4th
indonesia has 127 volcanic islands except
borneo
indonesia is the #1 exporter of
palm oil
palm oil leads to
deforestation
what is indonesia’s political shape?
fragmented
who is the center of SE Asia?
singapore
is singapore a city state ?
yeS
one of the most important shipping ports lies in
singapore
growth triangle includes:
singapore, malaysia, indonesia
on the west side of malaysia there is _ of the world’s shipping
1/3
the most important choke point in the world is ..
the strait of malacca in malaysia
on malaysia’s east side they have
raw materials and palm oil plantations
does agriculture dominate in the philippines ?
yes
remittances in indonesia
1/4 of workforce employed abroad-“maid trade”
what country is seeking close relations w us?
philppines
