Geography revision Flashcards
Why is Japan important?
It has lots of TNCs such as Nintendo, Toyota and Sonny.
One of the leading countries in technological developments.
What are the main religions of Japan?
The main religions are Shinto and Buddhism.
Where is China?
Northern hemisphere.
South East Asia.
North East of India. North of the South China Sea.
What is the population of China?
1.41 billion
What was the one child policy in China?
A policy introduced in 1979 to combat overpopulation that gave couples who only had one child benefits such as:
10% salary increase.
Free education.
Couples who refused received fines and women pregnant with a 2nd child could be forced to have an abortion.
What was the impact of the one child policy in China?
Most grandparents are looked after by children, so more retirement homes will have to be built as there are less children.
Men outnumber women as Chines culture favours boys so many girls will have been aborted or abandoned.
Declining workforce, retirement age will rise.
Reduced overpopulation.
What was the South-North water transfer project in China?
A water transfer project that aimed to transfer large quantities of water from the south to the north if China for economic growth in the North.
What was the result of the South-North water transfer project in China?
It displaced lots of people from their homes as it involved building dams such as the 3 gorges dam, which produced a lot of energy from the water.
What is the population of Japan?
125 million.
What are differences between European and Asian Russia.
European Russsia is much more wealthy, with a higher gdp per capita per capita.
European Russia is much more populated. For example, Moscow has 12 million people but Sakha, the largest region in Asian Russia has less the one million people.
Asian Russia is very rich in minerals. It contains one quarter of the world’s diamonds, and 24% of Russias gold.
What are the advantages of monsoons in India?
Advantages
Agriculture, dairy farms and rice ans tea rely on yearly rain.
Industry relies on summer monsoons, as lots of hydroelectric power is generated by monsoons, powering hospitals, schools and businesses, that help the economy grow.
Cultural significance.
What are the disadvantages of monsoons in India?
India is over reliant on summer monsoon. When it is late or weak economy suffers.
Heavy summer monsoons can cause lots of damage with flooding.
Dry winter monsoon can cause droughts
Tourist attractions in dubai.
Gold souk.
Dubai aquarium and underwater zoo.
Burj kalifha.
Miniature city run by children.
The seven star hotel.
Vietnam
Poor. 15 thousand Vietnamese dollars are equivalent to around 1 usd.
Cars very expensive as only just able to import them.
Roads are dangerous.
Not many digital things.
Overpopulated.
What are the island chains in the south China Sea?
The Spratlys and the Paracels.
