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south asia, east asia, and australia Flashcards

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3 countries that make up “Indochina”

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Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam

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what is a tsunami? how is it formed?

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a large wave formed by oceanic earthquakes

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Indochina was formerly a colony of which country?

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France

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3
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what year did the Vietnam war end?

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1975

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4
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where do you find the Hymillayan mountains?

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Northern India

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Where is the Decca Plateau?

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central India

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Where is the Gobi Desert?

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southern Mongolia, Northern China

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where is the Indus River?

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in between Pakistan and India

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where is the Huang he river?

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eastern china

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what is the other name for the Huang he river?

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the Yellow river

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name the 3 bodies of water that surround the Korean peninsula?

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Korean strait
Yellow Sea
Sea of Japan

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what country held control of Korea until 1945?

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JAPAN

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how was Korea divided after 1945?

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North and South

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DMZ stands for?

what is it?

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demilitarized zone

an area agreed to not have war inside of

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how are North and South Korea economically different?

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south is richer than north due to it’s more democratic way of government as opposed to the communistic ways of North Korea.

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dictator of NORTH Korea?

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Kim Jong IL

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which Korea is friendly towards the U.S?

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South Korea

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what was the Raj?

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when INDIA WAS CONTROLLED BY THE BRITISH!

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who is Gandhi?

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leader of the non violent protests against the british in India

(all makes sense now)

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how did the british split india?

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Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

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first president of india?

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Jawaharlal nehru

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2 minority groups in India?

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tamils and sikh

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Dominant religion of India?

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Hinduism

23
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explain the Caste System?

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the levels of ranking in Hindu beliefs

24
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what are Untouchables?

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Damils, the lowest of the low ranking wise to the Hindu population.

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what’s reincarnation?

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the belief in a new human life after death

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karma?

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you do good and good happens to you

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what large city was destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake?

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TOKYO:,(

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what does ASEAN mean?

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association of south East Asian nations

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2 primary Japanese religions?

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Shintoism and Buddhism

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founder of Buddhism?

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Siddhartha Guatama

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primary language of China?

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mandarin

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leader of the Communists in China?

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Mao Zedong

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religion of Mongolia?

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Buddhism

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what is an archepello?

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a group of islands

35
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largest muslim country in the world?

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indonesia

36
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2 largest countries based on population?

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china and india

37
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who is Ho Chi Minh?

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Called Vietnam independent from French when they left (but they came back later)

38
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who was pol pot?

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leader of “ethnic cleansing” in cambodia

39
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What is the Khmer Rouge?

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Cambodian Communist Organization

40
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what country removed Khmer Rouge from power?

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Vietnam

41
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what was Krakatoa?

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a small volcanic island in indonesia….had huge explosion

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who were the Maori’s?

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the first settlers of New Zealand

43
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name the 6 states of Australia?

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North, south, east, new south, Queensland, and Victoria

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what country colonized Australia?

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british

45
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define abergoies

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early settlers

46
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2 territories of Australia?

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New Holland, and New South Wales

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Fukushima?

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HUGE! nuclear meltdown in Ukraine!!!!!

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