MT7: East Asia Flashcards
East Asia’s landscape is very _______.
diverse
Name three large features of East Asia.
- plateau of Tibet
- Huang He River
- Chang Jiang river
Describe the Gobi Desert.
one of the worlds largest deserts
how was japan formed?
Volcanos rising out of the sea
What is the Malay peninsula?
a peninsula that juts out into the south china sea.
what is a monsoon
strong winds that create rainfall patterns in a region
what is the difference in seasons with monsoons
summer: winds come from the oceans bringing rainfall
winter: wind comes from the land bringing dry air
Where is the highland climate in East Asia?
the plateau of Tibet
where are the arid and semiarid climates in East Asia?Vegetation?
the border of the plateau of Tibet
desert scrub and grasses
where is the humid continental climate in East Asia?Vegetation?
the Korean peninsula
mixed forests
where is the tropical wet climate in East Asia? Vegetation?
places nearest the equator
tropical rainforests
What crops are grown in East Asia?
rice, sugarcane, tea, and rubber
what is bamboo?
really tall grasses that are used more than any other plant.
How many people live in China?
1.3 billion
Where did East Asia’s first great civilization start?
Huang He river valley.
Describe the Qin Empire
United China
Emporer Quin built the first great wall
until modern times, ruled by dynasties or ruling families
What country did Spain conquer
the Philippines
what country did the Netherlands conquer
indonesia
what countries did France conquer
vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
list the counties that have become the leading industrial centers of Asia.
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore
What is happening to many cities in Asia?
they are growing quickly and overcrowding
what is the main religion of southeast and East Asia
buddhism
what are the main religions in Japan?
shinto and Buddhism
what is the main religion in China
Chinese Buddhism
what is the main religion in the Philippines
roman catholic
china has the largest reserves of what natural resource
coal
southeast Asia has much of the worlds ___.
tin
what reserves lie underneath Indonesia
petroleum oil
how is rubber harvested from rubber trees?
cut a slit in the tree and collect the sap with a metal spout and cup.
name a few of the modern products made in Asia
machinery
cars
electronics
Define famine
a severe shortage of food that results in wide spread hunger
Define zero population growth
a condition in which the population of a country dos not grow but remains stable. comes when the birthrate+immergration=deathrate+emmegration.
Define the rate of natural increase
the annual rate of population growth
birthrate-deathrate
Define doubling time
the amount of time it takes for a population to double
Define migrant worker
a person who moves regularly in order to find work, especially in harvesting crops
when did china grow the fastest
1950-1990
Describe plan one to slow population growth
Challenge: Great leap forward- plan to help China become a more modern industry
Proposal: One child policy- limited each married couple to just one child
Benefits: Growing slower, reduced food and water shortages, no more job fighting, healthier people, more money.
Costs: Aging population, disrupts tradition, more abortions, sadder if you lose your child in a natural disaster
Describe plan two to provide more clean energy.
Challenge: reduce the amount of coal used for energy
Proposal: Hydroelectric power- the power created by moving water
Benefits: clean energy, flood control, make shipping by river easier
costs: Archeological sights are gone, cities towns and villages drowned, farmland disappeared, altered ecosystem, more likely to have an earthquake.
Describe plan three to promote economic growth.
Challenge: Mao Zedong- ruler of China… Cultural revolution- the goal of creating a new society in China (failed)
Proposal: open up China to the rest of the world… SEZ’s- special economic zones.
Benefits: more jobs, improved standard of living, more migrant workers
Costs: wide income gap between the rich and poor, more crime.
Define urban
found or living in a large city
Define archipelago
chain of islands
Define tsunami
huge sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruption.
Define arable land
land suitable for farming.
how many main islands is Japan made of? smaller ones?
4
3900
what is the tallest mountain in Japan
fuji
what is the population of Japan
128 million people
transportation systems in Japan
underground subways and passenger planes.
what are pusher
people who shove as many passengers into each train as he/she can
what is a shinkansen
a bullet train
car ownership in Japan is…
increasing
traffic is getting congested
there is no parking
increasing pollution.
what are extended families?
when people live with their grandparents and other distant family members
what are nuclear families?
families with just parents and their children.
how do the Japenese save on living space
they use rooms for more than one purpose
they have small versions of everything
what is building up
making taller, skinnier building
what are earthquake resistant construction techniques
allows buildings to be built up higher and still be safe in case of an earthquake
what is building down
building under the ground
what is subterranean
found or existing under the ground
what is the center of Osaka
a park, museum, Buddist temple, zoo, shops etc under ground
what is the benefit of filling wetlands
saves farmland from being used for building
what is the consequenses of filling wetlands.
destroys habitats
unstable in earthquakes
what is terracing
cutting into hills sides to farm.
pollution problems come from what?
emissions from cars, factories, and more
what happened when toxic chemicles leaked into the water?
it affected both the water, the fish that lived in it and the animals that drank it.
What is the most common preventative health measure in Japan and China?
people who are sick have to wear face masks so the others dont get sick.
Why do the Japeneese and Chineese recycle so much?
to lessen the amount of trash.
What is G.A.T.T? describe it.
General agreement on tariffs and trade.
in 1947 the U.S and 22 other countries signed GATT. Says that countries agree to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers. Led to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO had 153 member countries in 2008.
What are tariffs?
taxes on goods imported from another country.
What is free trade?
The flow of goods and surfaces across national borders with little to no government controls.
What are “sand shoes” and “trainers”?
Sandshoes: What Australians call the sneaker
Trainer: What the British call the sneaker
What is globalization?
the development of a worldwide, or global, society.
