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Geography Of China Flashcards

1
Q

True or false: China is slightly smaller that the US

A

True

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2
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What is the current population of China?

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1.3 billion

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3
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True or false: China is the second most populated country in the world

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False, China is the most populated country in the world.

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4
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Describe the climate

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Sub Arctic in the north

Tropical in the south

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5
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Describe the terrain

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Mostly mountains, deserts and tropical planes

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6
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Success of the government depends on what?

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The ability to harness nature

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7
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What is used heavily?

A

Irrigation

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8
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Only 15% of the land is what?

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Arable

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9
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What is China prone to?

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Heavy flooding and rainfall in the west

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10
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What is Confucianism?

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Ancient Chinese belief system

Natural order in life

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11
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What are some things they believe in Confucianism?

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Man and nature are connected, man controls nature

Feng shui

  • geomancy
  • arranging objects so as to improve you Qi
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12
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Why does Qi mean?

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Energy

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13
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What is the Staple item of Asian dirt?

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Rice

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14
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What is used to increase rice production?

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Heavy irrigation

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15
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Who’s responsibility is farming?

A

Everyone’s

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16
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In traditional China what was most of the day spent doing?

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Rice farming

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17
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What are most of the people in China? (Han Chinese, Mongolians, Manchus, Koreans)

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Han Chinese

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18
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What is the official language of China?

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Mandarin and Cantonese in some places

19
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Which are there more of, men or women?

A

Men

20
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True or false: the people that live on China are very spread out

A

False it’s very cramped 90% of people live on 30% of the land

21
Q

Where do most of the people like in China?

A

Along the Eastern coastal plane

22
Q

List some of the environmental hazards in China? (There are 9)

A 
Typhoons
Floods
Droughts
Soil erosion 
Deforestation
Dust storms
Desertification 
Air pollution
Acid rain
23
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What is the biggest dam and where is it located?

A

The three gorges dam located on the Yangtze River

24
Q

What is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world?

A

The three gorges dam

25
Q

What does the three gorges dam provide?

A

Power and controls flooding

26
Q

True or false: land is a sacred resource

A

True

27
Q

What is overused in China?

A

Land

28
Q

What are some environmental problems that cause China to be at war with the environment?

A

Dams
Irrigation
Most problems cause by man

29
Q

What does the overused land lead to?

A

Erosion/desertification

30
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What happens when the dam breaks?

A

Major flooding and death

31
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What does air pollution lead to?

A

Acid rain

32
Q

How far back does Chinese culture go?

A

2000 BC

33
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Why does Chinese government value more than their cultural history?

A

Economic process

34
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China’s economy is growing, but at what cost?

A

Pollution

35
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What is China’s capital?

A

Beijing

36
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What is the heart land

A

Growing area

37
Q

How many main rivers are there?

A

3

38
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What is loess soil?

A

Yellowish brown soil

39
Q

What is the “river of sorrow” and why is it called that?

A

Huang river

Because it floods frequently

40
Q

What does it mean when land is arable

A

Grow able and fertile

41
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What causes the dust storms?

A

Desertification, erosion, and pollution

42
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What specifically causes the acid rain?

A

Coal power plants

43
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What is the Yangtze River used to produce?

A

Hydroelectric power

44
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Most people live where?

A

The Far East

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