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MT7: East Asia Flashcards

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1
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East Asia’s landscape is very _______.

A

diverse

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2
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Name three large features of East Asia.

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  1. plateau of Tibet
  2. Huang He River
  3. Chang Jiang river
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3
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Describe the Gobi Desert.

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one of the worlds largest deserts

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4
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how was japan formed?

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Volcanos rising out of the sea

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What is the Malay peninsula?

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a peninsula that juts out into the south china sea.

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what is a monsoon

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strong winds that create rainfall patterns in a region

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7
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what is the difference in seasons with monsoons

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summer: winds come from the oceans bringing rainfall
winter: wind comes from the land bringing dry air

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Where is the highland climate in East Asia?

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the plateau of Tibet

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where are the arid and semiarid climates in East Asia?Vegetation?

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the border of the plateau of Tibet

desert scrub and grasses

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where is the humid continental climate in East Asia?Vegetation?

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the Korean peninsula

mixed forests

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where is the tropical wet climate in East Asia? Vegetation?

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places nearest the equator

tropical rainforests

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12
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What crops are grown in East Asia?

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rice, sugarcane, tea, and rubber

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13
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what is bamboo?

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really tall grasses that are used more than any other plant.

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14
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How many people live in China?

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1.3 billion

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Where did East Asia’s first great civilization start?

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Huang He river valley.

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Describe the Qin Empire

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United China
Emporer Quin built the first great wall
until modern times, ruled by dynasties or ruling families

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17
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What country did Spain conquer

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the Philippines

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18
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what country did the Netherlands conquer

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indonesia

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19
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what countries did France conquer

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vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

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list the counties that have become the leading industrial centers of Asia.

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Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore

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21
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What is happening to many cities in Asia?

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they are growing quickly and overcrowding

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22
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what is the main religion of southeast and East Asia

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buddhism

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23
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what are the main religions in Japan?

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shinto and Buddhism

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24
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what is the main religion in China

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Chinese Buddhism

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25
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what is the main religion in the Philippines

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roman catholic

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26
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china has the largest reserves of what natural resource

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coal

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27
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southeast Asia has much of the worlds ___.

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tin

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28
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what reserves lie underneath Indonesia

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petroleum oil

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29
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how is rubber harvested from rubber trees?

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cut a slit in the tree and collect the sap with a metal spout and cup.

30
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name a few of the modern products made in Asia

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machinery
cars
electronics

31
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Define famine

A

a severe shortage of food that results in wide spread hunger

32
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Define zero population growth

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a condition in which the population of a country dos not grow but remains stable. comes when the birthrate+immergration=deathrate+emmegration.

33
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Define the rate of natural increase

A

the annual rate of population growth

birthrate-deathrate

34
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Define doubling time

A

the amount of time it takes for a population to double

35
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Define migrant worker

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a person who moves regularly in order to find work, especially in harvesting crops

36
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when did china grow the fastest

A

1950-1990

37
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Describe plan one to slow population growth

A

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

38
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Describe plan two to provide more clean energy.

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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.

39
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Describe plan three to promote economic growth.

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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.

40
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Define urban

A

found or living in a large city

41
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Define archipelago

A

chain of islands

42
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Define tsunami

A

huge sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruption.

43
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Define arable land

A

land suitable for farming.

44
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how many main islands is Japan made of? smaller ones?

A

4

3900

45
Q

what is the tallest mountain in Japan

A

fuji

46
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what is the population of Japan

A

128 million people

47
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transportation systems in Japan

A

underground subways and passenger planes.

48
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what are pusher

A

people who shove as many passengers into each train as he/she can

49
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what is a shinkansen

A

a bullet train

50
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car ownership in Japan is…

A

increasing
traffic is getting congested
there is no parking
increasing pollution.

51
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what are extended families?

A

when people live with their grandparents and other distant family members

52
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what are nuclear families?

A

families with just parents and their children.

53
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how do the Japenese save on living space

A

they use rooms for more than one purpose

they have small versions of everything

54
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what is building up

A

making taller, skinnier building

55
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what are earthquake resistant construction techniques

A

allows buildings to be built up higher and still be safe in case of an earthquake

56
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what is building down

A

building under the ground

57
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what is subterranean

A

found or existing under the ground

58
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what is the center of Osaka

A

a park, museum, Buddist temple, zoo, shops etc under ground

59
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what is the benefit of filling wetlands

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saves farmland from being used for building

60
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what is the consequenses of filling wetlands.

A

destroys habitats

unstable in earthquakes

61
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what is terracing

A

cutting into hills sides to farm.

62
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pollution problems come from what?

A

emissions from cars, factories, and more

63
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what happened when toxic chemicles leaked into the water?

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it affected both the water, the fish that lived in it and the animals that drank it.

64
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What is the most common preventative health measure in Japan and China?

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people who are sick have to wear face masks so the others dont get sick.

65
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Why do the Japeneese and Chineese recycle so much?

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to lessen the amount of trash.

66
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What is G.A.T.T? describe it.

A

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.

67
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What are tariffs?

A

taxes on goods imported from another country.

68
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What is free trade?

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The flow of goods and surfaces across national borders with little to no government controls.

69
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What are “sand shoes” and “trainers”?

A

Sandshoes: What Australians call the sneaker

Trainer: What the British call the sneaker

70
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What is globalization?

A

the development of a worldwide, or global, society.

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