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1
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South Asia is a cultural hearth and the two religions main are?

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Hinduism and Buddhism

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What kind of system does Hinduism have?

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the Caste system -> born into a certain importance

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What 2 countries are mainly buddhism?

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Sri Lanka and Bhutan

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What is Sikhism?

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Hindu and Islam

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What place in south asia are affected by plate tectonics?

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alps, andes, and Himalayas

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what type of weather does life in south Asia depend on?

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monsoon

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Monsoon rains…

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-once a year
-living root bridge in India
-growing rice

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what are the three zones in south Asia?

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southern plateaus, river lowlands, and northern mountains

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out of the 3 zones, which has the biggest population?

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river lowlands

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development of Mogul->

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Taj Mahal & Jama Masjid-Delhi
(large mosque)

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What is the largest cultural minority in the world?

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India Muslims (mughals and brits)

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What was the Partition?

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Brits were kicked out of India and the British India empire splits into :
-india(hindu)
-pakistan(muslim)

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What was the world’s largest refugee migration?

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(1947) muslims left and went to pakistan

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What’s going on with Kashmir?

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India and Pakistan contest this area & the forward capital is Islamabad

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What is Neoliberalism?

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-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

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How many people can Earth support?

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around 8-10 billion (earth overshoot day)

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17
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What is the most heavily populated realm on Earth?

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Ganges River Valley & Delta

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18
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South Asia is _% urbanized?

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34

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Which South Asian country is still most likely at stage 2 (on the demographic transition model)?

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Afghanistan

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What country in south Asia has a great imbalance ?

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India

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India vs. China Population

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India is going up, China is going down

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what could cause oddity in the population pyramid ?

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retirement community, college town, military

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23
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Does Russia have a major shrinking population?

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YES

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Germany and the European Union is also losing population.. what will help?

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migrants

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25
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What are the 8000ers ?

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the 14 tallest mountains in the world

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Why is it called Mt. Everest?

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-1865 honor of British general of india-> george everest

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Why is Mt. Everest overcrowded?

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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”

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28
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What is BUZKASHI?

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goat grabbing-national sport of Afghanistan

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29
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What is the west region?

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Afghanistan- which is a buffer zone from the British

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30
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What country is the transition zone b/w NASWA, Central Asia, and South Asia?

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Pakistan

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the west region contains _% of the world’s heroin.

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75

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32
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What religion dominates in pakistan?

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islam

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33
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what country is the giant of the realm?

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India

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34
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Bangladesh

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lots of natural disasters, world capital of textiles and bicycles

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35
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-Northern Mountain States Region (Nepal and Bhutan)

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-Buffer states b/w India & China
-Remittances
-Tourism
-Hindu & Buddhist

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SOUTHERN ISLANDS REGION

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-Best GDP in realm
-Cultural Challenges: 4 different kinds of religion
-Rising Sea Levels (Maldives)

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Who is the current giant of east asia?

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China

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38
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Who was the former giant of east asia?

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japan

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39
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What country is a major (above ground) threat to east Asia?

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North Korea

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40
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What is a major (below ground) threat to Japan?

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Ring of Fire *earthquakes/tsunamis

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41
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How many great rivers are in East Asia?

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4

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42
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What challenges does East Asia face?

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they have a very small area to grow crops

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43
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the 4 great rivers in east Asia-

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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

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What is SNWDP? (most expensive infrastructure in the world)

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water diversion project in south asia; going from south to north

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45
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What country is the largest and most densely populated in the world?

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China

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46
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China is now 60% urbanized, while it was previously 20%

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TRUE

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47
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China is the… (materials)

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-biggest consumer of raw materials
-world’s leading exporter of finished goods
-rare earth elements (90%)

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Nationalist vs Communist (japan v china)

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china wins, so communists takes over nationalism

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49
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After WWII Japan…

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economic transformation(electronics)

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50
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Japan (50-60), Asian Tigers (60-70), China

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just a study one :)

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51
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Who are the 4 Asian Tigers?

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Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore

52
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What do the 4 Asian Tigers have in common?

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High value-added goods

53
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After Ma Zedong died in 1976, china establishes SEZ (special economic zones) and offer investors …

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lower taxes, worker wages, looser environment regulations, and weaker official oversight

54
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(SEZ) Shenzen is …

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north of Hong Kong and the fastest growing city in human history!

55
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Shenzen shifted from manufacturing to _

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technology

56
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Where does economy dominate in east asia?

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COAST & fastest growth in the west!

57
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What is the geographic relationship b/w economic growth and urban development?

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map on book

58
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China v U.S (similarity & what china has that we do not have)

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countries are similar in size , China has a high speed bullet train

59
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Special administrative regions (SAR)

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Hong Kong (brit) & Macau (portugal)

60
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Japan is home to the largest city in the world…

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Tokyo (38 million)

61
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Japan’s population is rapidly declining..why?

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-more virgins
-fewer full-time jobs (robot technology)
-Hikikomori: social recluses, 540,000 in japan, 15-39 year olds

62
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only _% of land in Japan is inhabitable?

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20

63
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What is Okinawa famous for?

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Land of the Immortals (longest lived people in history) ’The Blue Zone’

64
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Living in Japan->

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-Need foreigners
-massive demographic burden
-struggle for foreigners in Japan
-No mixed nationalities:only japanese or nothing
-Nonverbal Communication

65
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What does each side have that the other could use? (Koreas)

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south has food, north has trade zone and raw materials

66
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Is Seoul a primate city?

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YES

67
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Taiwan is considered the “wayward province” because?

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they were the ones who got away from China BUT may return

68
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Mongolia is a buffer state b/w what countries?

A

Russia and China

69
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Mongolia is known for?

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-raw materials
-nomadic life decline
-most polluted (coal burning)

70
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Does the capitalist or socialist government dominate in China?

A

socialist

71
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In what three area on Earth are equatorial rainforests still found today?

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Amazon, Congo, Southeast Asia

72
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What realm is physically similar to Southeast Asia?

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Middle America
-islands and peninsula
-flanking a populated mainland
-high mountains, deep valleys

73
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Pacific Ring of Fire causes:

A

earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

74
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What river is the “mother of rivers” in southeast Asia?

A

Mekong River

75
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What dam is considered the “battery of Asia” in the southeast?

A

Xayaburi Dam

76
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What are the downstream impacts?

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fishery decline & rice paddy sediment

77
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Which of these religions has recently perpetrated violence towards others

A

Buddhism

78
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What are the worlds most persecuted minority, that have immigrated to Bangladesh?

A

Rohingya Muslims

79
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Where are the population clusters in southeast asia?

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the java islands

80
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Southeast Asia has different state shapes and configurations like:

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-compact
-protruded/extended
-elongated-chile, vietnam, norway (chile & normway very well developed)
-fragmented

81
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How was thailand important?

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buffer state with brits and french

82
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what do ethiopia, liberia, and thailand all have in common?

A

they are all not colonized

83
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what would the french call the southeast asia realm?

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indochina

84
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What state has southeast asia’s highest income?

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singapore

85
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asian economic development from 60s-2000s->

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1960s Japan
1970s Asian Tigers
1980s China
2000s Southeast Asia

86
Q

the association of southeast asian nation purpose is …

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-organization seeking realm improvement
-original purpose: security
-new purpose: trade (2000s)

87
Q

Trade in tropic timber

A

want natural resources from Africa

88
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Southeast trade increases, when…

A

tariffs decrease

89
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What is it called when states cooperate on shared objectives?

A

supranationalism

90
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which realms practice supranationalism?

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southeast asia, south america, european union, and sub. africa

91
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Which countries are engaged in the greatest territorial conflicts?

A

Philippines and Vietnam

92
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2 regions in China are?

A

mainland and insular

93
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Cambodia (mainland) -is what shape?

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compact

94
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Cambodia is _% Khymer

A

85

95
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What was the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s?

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Communist, create rural society, outlawed family, 2 million dead
-Ousted by Vietnam

96
Q

What is Angkor Wat?

A

the world’s largest religious complex in the world

97
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A big symbol of cambodia..

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is the buddhist temple

98
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Laos (mainland) is communist?

A

yes indeed

99
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Laos has _ infrastructure and economy

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bad

100
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Laos has a lot of arable land-true or false?

A

false about 5%

101
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China influence: Kunming is the …

A

gateway to SE China

102
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the belt and road initiative is a

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rail project that benefits CHINA

103
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What country is the heart of China’s mainland?

A

Thailand

104
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What is the political shape of thailand

A

protruded

105
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thailand has

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golden temples, egg boy, swastika (good luck)

106
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Myanmar (mainland) what is the shape?

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protruded

107
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Myanmar is #2 in opium

A

yep

108
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who is number 1 in opium

A

afghanistan

109
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what states are apart of the golden triangle?

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myanmar, thailand, laos

110
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what is india’s regional project?

A

sittwe port - increase trade

111
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what is china’s regional project?

A

oil/gas pipeline to Kunming

112
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what is thailand’s regional project?

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dawei port, SEZ, highway

113
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Indonesia has the _ largest muslim population

A

4th

114
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indonesia has 127 volcanic islands except

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borneo

115
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indonesia is the #1 exporter of

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palm oil

116
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palm oil leads to

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deforestation

117
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what is indonesia’s political shape?

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fragmented

118
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who is the center of SE Asia?

A

singapore

119
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is singapore a city state ?

A

yeS

120
Q

one of the most important shipping ports lies in

A

singapore

121
Q

growth triangle includes:

A

singapore, malaysia, indonesia

122
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on the west side of malaysia there is _ of the world’s shipping

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1/3

123
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the most important choke point in the world is ..

A

the strait of malacca in malaysia

124
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on malaysia’s east side they have

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raw materials and palm oil plantations

125
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does agriculture dominate in the philippines ?

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yes

126
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remittances in indonesia

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1/4 of workforce employed abroad-“maid trade”

127
Q

what country is seeking close relations w us?

A

philppines

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