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The least of the least (East Asia) Flashcards

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1
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… is the second most populated State on earth with around … billion people

A

China
1.41 billion

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… has numerous … and …

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Western China
mountain
deserts

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Due to … the area is sparsely populated and includes several …

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weaker farming ressources
ethnic minorities

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… is densely populated, with relatively homogeneous population of … with … or … climate and …

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Eastern China
Han Chinese
temperate
subtropical
good farming

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In … the dominant type of farming is … such as … with which … are made

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North East
dry cereals
wheat
noodles

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In … there is more … due to the … which gives the possibility to …

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South East
precipitation
summer monsoon
grow rice

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… is spoken in the area of … and …

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Mandarin
Biejing
Cantonese

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8
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Chinese big cities are : … - … - …

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Beijing = capital
Shanghai = largest, most developing
Hong Kong = former birtish colony until 1997

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The … is one of the most ambitious … in the world ever

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Three Gorges Dam
engineering project

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The … in the … creates a … km …

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hydroelectric dam
Chang Jiang
600km
long reservoir

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As a consequence of the … and … they were more … than … born in … in the last two decades

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one-child policy
preference for baby boys
boys
girls
China

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Consequently in 2020, China has estimated … M more men than women

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34M

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Since 2014, China’s … is the … on earth

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economy
biggest

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China is now the world’s …

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top consumer of energy

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In 2018, about …% of China’s … was generated by burning …

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64%
electricity
coal

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Consequently, China is the largest … with …% of the 2018 world total

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CO2 emitter
30%

17
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Paradoxically, because of the high level of air pollution caused by coal burning, China is becoming the world leader in … to produce energy : … - … - …

A

developping cleaner ways
hydrolectricity
wind power
solar energy

18
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The … was built over a period of more than … years by different Chinese Emperor in order to …

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Great Wall of China
2000 years
protect the Empire from nothern intrusions

19
Q

The Great Wall is not a single structure, but rather a … of different more or less connected …

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series
structures

20
Q

Altogether, the protective walls are about … km

A

6300 km

21
Q

Although … has a distinct … - … - … and wants to regain … , … will not give up its control

A

Tibet
people
language
religion
independence
China

22
Q

The … the former … and still … leader of Tibet lives in exile in …

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Dalai Lama
political
spiritual
Daramshala

23
Q

The … are a … ethinic group

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Uyghurs
Turkic

24
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Since 2015, it has been estimated that over a million of them have been detained in … re-education camp

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Xinjiang

25
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… has the … population density (… inhabitant/km2)

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Mongolia
lowest
2 inhabitants/km2

26
Q

It is a country of … and … including the …

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steppes
deserts
Gob Desert

27
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… has a … population but remained out of … after the …

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Taiwan
Chinese
communist China
1949 revolution

28
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The … were divided right after …

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Koreas
Second World War

29
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…. rules by a … is extremmely …

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North Korea
communist dictator
poor

30
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… has a prospering …

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South Korea
economy

31
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… the most … country of the area, inetgrated its … into …

A

Tokyo
developped
traditional culutre
modernity

32
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… is the … and the … on earth (…M)

A

Tokyo
capital
largest urban center
38M

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