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Southeast Asia And Oceana Flashcards

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What is an archipelago

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Large group of islands

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What is ASEAN

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Association of south am East Asian nations

Promotes peace and trade

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What is Homogenous

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Of the same kind

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What is the domino theory

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If one country fell to communist, then the neighbors will as well

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What is an endemic species

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Animals that are native to a certain area

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What are kampongs

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Villages built on stilts

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What are wats

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Buddhist temples

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What are Lahars

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Dangerous volcanic mudslides

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What is slash and burn

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Form of cutting and burning land for agriculture

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What is arboreal

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Tree dwelling animals

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Who were the aboriginals

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First people to come to Australia

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What are marsupials

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Mammals that have pouches to carry young

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What is the outback

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The dry interior of Australia

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What is extensive agriculture?

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A lot of land but only a small portion used

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What are artesian wells

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Natural flowing wells

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15
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What are exotic species

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Non native animals

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Who were the Maori

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First people to come to New Zealand

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17
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What is economy of scale

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Large production of goods that reduce the production of cost of each item

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What is exclusive economic zone (eez)

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Coastal area that is claimed by a country for its own use

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What are klongs

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Canals

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What is. Paddy

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Wet lands where rice is grown

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What is intensive agriculture

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Use of massive labor for agriculture

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What is aquaculture

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Harvesting fish and marine life

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What is a puppet gov

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Gov controlled by another gov

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What are communes

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Communities that organize family and political local services

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25
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What are pictograms

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Simple pictures used for words

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What is calligraphy

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Artistic hand writing

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What is martial law

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Military rule

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28
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What are Special Economic Zones

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Land that is leased to other countries

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What are tsunamis

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Large sea waves

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What is a flyaway

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Migration flight of birds

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What is a shogun

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Powerful warlord

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32
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What is a samurai

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Warriors

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33
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What is an annex

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To formally join with a country

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What is a DMZ

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Demilitarized zone

An area with no fighting or military personnel on the land.

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35
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China’s eastern borders are along…

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Ring of fire

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36
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Mountains cover what % of china

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40%

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37
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What is the natural boundary between china and Mongolia

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Gobi desert

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38
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What are the six climates found in china

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Humid subtropical 
Highland
Humid continental 
Tropical wet/dry 
tropical semi arid 
Desert
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39
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Where does china receive more rain at

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Southwest

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40
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What are China’s natural resources and products

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Coal
Lead
Tin
Tungsten

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What was the Silk Road

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Road connecting Asia and Europe for trade, mainly silk

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42
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What was built to stop foreigner invaders

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The Great Wall of china

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43
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What is Taoism

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Natural order to universe
Harmony with nature

Animist

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What is Confucianism

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Code of ethics- family, loyalty, duties, edu.

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45
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Which dynasty named china

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Qin dynasty

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46
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What did the people of china call themselves after the Qin dynasty

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Han

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47
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What two ports were established to take advantage of trade with china

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Hong Kong

Macau

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What did Mao Zedong established

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The peoples republic of china

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49
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Who was chairman mao’s rival?

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Chang Kai-shek

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50
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What did Chang Kai-shek establish

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A gov on Taiwan- republic of china

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51
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What was the cultural revolution

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Program to destroy ancient china

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52
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What were the little red books

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Maoism books w/ his philosophy

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Who came into power after Mao Zedong and called his extreme communist policies mistakes?

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Deing Xiaoping

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How did Deing Xiaoping change the economy

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He opened up the Xi junping (river)

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What are TVE’s

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Town village enterprise

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56
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How are TVE’s communist

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Gov. Owns the company

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57
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The USA currently has what with china

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A trade deficiency

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58
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What is a trade deficiency

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The number of imports being bought by the USA from China is greater than the number of exports being sold to china

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How are sweatshops important to the economy of china

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Provide a work force

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60
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China has seen an explosion of what since joining the WTO

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Multinational corporations

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What is a policy that china has in order to control the population

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One child policy

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62
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How is the Chang delta important

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Very fertile “rice bowl”

Most populated area

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63
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What is a CAFO

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Concentrated animal feed operations

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64
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Taiwan is a major trading partner in what

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Computers
Sports equipment
Scientific instruments

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How much more is Taiwans GPA compared to China’s

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5 times

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66
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What are the four Asian tigers of the Far East

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Japan
China
South Korea
Taiwan

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67
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What is an Asian tiger

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Countries in the Far East that have large GDPs

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68
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Which parallel was Korea divided at

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38th parallel

69
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What is the full name of North Korea

A

Democratic peoples Republic of Korea

DPRK

70
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Who helped South Korea when North Korea invaded them

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The UN and USA

71
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Who helped North Korea when they were invading South Korea

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China

72
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What is south koreas GDP

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31,000

73
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What is ecommerce

A

Buying or selling of goods over the internet

74
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What deal was reached between NK, SK and the USA.

A

That if NK stopped trying to make weopons they will help them with food

75
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What has NK recently been perusing

A

Nuclear weopons

76
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What were the six part talks

A

NK SK USA CHINA RUSSIA JAPAN

talks about peace

77
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What are the islands of japan

A 
Honshu
Hokkaido
Shikoku 
Kyushu 
Okinawa 
Ryokyo islands
78
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What are the climates of japan

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Humid continental

Humid subtropical

79
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What three environmental hazards are there in japan

A

Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Tsunamis

80
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What religion is based in japan

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Shintoism

81
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What are the classes in order from highest to lowest of japan

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Shogun/emperor 
Daimyo 
Bushi/samuria
Merchants
Artisans
Farmers
82
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How were the mongols stopped when invading japan

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By the kamikaze

83
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What did the Portuguese bring with them in the 1500 s to japan

A

European ideas
Christianity
New trade goods

84
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Who opened japan

A

Commodore perry

85
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What was the meiji restoration

A

The emperor was restored to power over japan

86
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What areas did japan invade prior to WWII

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Taiwan
Russia
Annexed Korea
Manchuria

87
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What event brought the USA into the war

A

Pearl harbor

88
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What event ended the war

A

Hiroshima

89
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What is the current gov of japan called

A

The Japanese diet

90
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How are Japan’s political units different from the USA

A

They have a prime minister

91
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What is Japan’s pop

A

127 mil

92
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What is their GDP per capita

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35,000

93
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How many people does japan have per sq mile

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867

94
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What is japan a world leader in

A

Transportation tech

95
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Why are fish important to japan

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Largest consumer of fish

Consume tsukjii 15% of fish

96
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What does japan import

A

Raw materials

97
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What does japan export

A

Tech

98
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What landscape does Mongolia have

A

Steppes

99
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How is Mongolian landscape diverse

A

Taiga
Mountainous rivers
Gobi desert

100
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What is the study if fossils from the past

A

Paleontology

101
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What climates are found in Mongolia

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Subarctic

Semi arid

102
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What natural hazard can occur in winter in Mongolia

A

Death of livestock

103
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Who united the tribes of Mongolia

A

GENGIS khan

Temichin

104
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What animal was used by the mongols

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Horse

105
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What kind of economy is Mongolia

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Subsistence economy

106
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What is ger or yurt

A

Mobile home landline mutton

107
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What is lama Buddhism

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Syncretic religion combines shamanism

108
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What happened to religion in Mongolia during the USSR rule

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Communism took it away

109
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What were negdels

A

Cooperative agriculturist

110
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Today what kind of gov does Mongolia have

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A parlimatery

111
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What is the main political body of Mongolia called

A

Kural

112
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What is mongolias GDP per capita

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3,200

113
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What kind of developing country is Mongolia

A

Developing

114
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What is the pop density of Mongolia

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4 people per sq. mile

115
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How is the landscape of Mongolia changing

A

Industrialization

116
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What is the nadaam festival

A

Horse racing
Wrestling
Archery

117
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What economic activities if Mongolia are growing

A

Adventure tourism

Sport fishing

118
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What is cashmere used for

A

Clothing

119
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What two challenges face Mongolia

A

Eco devolp. Modernization.

120
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What climates are found in indochina

A

Tropical and subtropical

121
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What is the most important crop in indochina

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Rice

122
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How is Terrence farming an example of human adaption to the land

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By taking advantage if the land

123
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How does transplanting major for better, more efficient agriculture

A

Evenly distributes the plants
Effective use of the soil & water
Beats the weeds

124
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What are GMF

A

Genetically modified foods
More nutrients
More disease resistant

125
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Which Hindu empire was centered in Cambodia

A

Khumer empire

126
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What was the major city of Cambodia during the Khumer empire

A

Angor

127
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What was a pagodas and a wat

A

Buddhist temple

128
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What is the major religion of this area

A

Buddhism.

129
Q

What areas did the French control

A

Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina

130
Q

What were the results of the Vietnam war

A

1 million refugees “boat people”

1/3 died at sea

131
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How was the rule of pol pat and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia an example of totalnianism

A

Communist gurilla group

Had killing fields

132
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What happened in Myanmar after the British left

A

The military gov took control by general Newan

133
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What kind of gov does Thailand have

A

Constitutional monarchy

134
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Thailand is what percent Thai

A

75%

135
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What problems does Thailand face

A

Smog

136
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How is Thailand a mix of modern and traditional

A

Both floating markets and malls

Use age of elephants and water buffalo

137
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What was the blue revolution

A

aquaculture- major economic boost

138
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How have shrimp changed the lives of some people in Thailand

A

20% is the worlds shrimp is found there- major business

139
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What areas have shrimping hurt

A

Mangroves

140
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How has Thailand benefitted from the beaches and karst

A

Tourism- 20% of GDP

141
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Thailand today is what kind of devolved country

A

NIC

142
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Vietnam and Laos are both what

A

Communist countries

143
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What was left behind from the many wars in Cambodia that has killed thousands of people

A

Landmines

144
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Who was aung san suu kyi

A

Learder of the National league for democracy

145
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What is the golden triangle

A

Place where 47% of opium is produced.

146
Q

What are the countries of SE Asia

A 
East Timor 
Indonesia 
Malaysia
Brunei
Philippines
Singapore
147
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What is one of the worlds most important choke points

A

Strait if malacca

148
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What % of the worlds rainforest are in Indonesia

A

10%

149
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What are some resources if the islands

A 
Fish
Soils 
Rubber
Copper
Gold
Oil
Tin
150
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Who brought Catholicism to the islands

A

Spain

151
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The Portuguese came to the islands I. Search of what

A

Spices

152
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The island of se Asia were known as what

A

Spice islands

153
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The Dutch took over the islands and renamed it what

A

Dutch East Indies

154
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Why did japan take control of this area

A

Needed oil

155
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What is the major religion in the Philippines

A

Catholics

156
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Major religion of Malaysia

A

Buddhism

157
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Major religion of Singapore

A

Buddism

158
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What is the major religion of Bali

A

Hindu

159
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What is the major religion of Indonesia

A

Islam

160
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What two countries are NICs in the SE islands

A

Philippines and Malaysia

161
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Why is Bali attractive to people

A

Hindu Buddhist culture

162
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What are the manor cities of this region

A

Jakarta- indonesia
Manila- Phillip
Kuda lampar- Malaysia

163
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Why is Brunei so wealthy

A

Lots of oil.

164
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What are the 5 challenges for this area

A 
Deforestation 
Loss of wildlife 
Ethnic diversity 
Over fishing & water pollution 
Raising the standard of living
165
Q

Australia is the smallest of what

A

All continents

166
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What aspect of the Pacific Ocean influences climate around the world

A

Ocean currents

167
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What does ITCZ stand for

A

Inter tropical convergence zone

Where trash collects

168
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What is the difference between El Niño and el Nina

A

El Niño- hot

El Nina- cold

169
Q

What two forces helped make the islands

A

Tectonic forces

Volcanoes

170
Q

What is threatening the Great Barrier Reef

A

Rising global temps.

171
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What climates are in Australia and New Zealand

A

Subtropical and tropical wet and dry

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