Unit 6

Question 1

Explain the purpose of the Green Growth Program

Answer 1

Made by South Korea to encourage energy sources that don’t cause pollution

Question 2

Lack of arable land in which country led to rapid industrialization

Answer 2

Japan

Question 3

Which country has the 4th highest GDP in the world?

Answer 3

Japan

Question 4

Which writing system influenced Japanese and Korean?

Answer 4

Chinese

Question 5

What is the largest ethnic group in China?

Answer 5

Han

Question 6

What are special economic zones?

Answer 6

Where businesses are allowed to function outside of the limitations of communism

Question 7

Which country has strong diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union?

Answer 7

North Korea

Question 8

What happened to the Korean peninsula following WWII

Answer 8

split into north and south

Question 9

Which area in China experiences both extremely hot and cold temperatures?

Answer 9

Gobi desert

Question 10

List some important geographical features of Mongolia

Answer 10

It’s an ideal place for raising livestock and the production of fodder

Question 11

Japan is an island nation, how many islands make up Japan?

Answer 11

6,852

Question 12

What is significant about China’s yellow river?

Answer 12

The Chinese civilization emerged there

Question 13

Which religion had the largest impact on society and the culture of East Asia?

Answer 13

Confucianism

Question 14

What were the opium wars?

Answer 14

China didn’t want European merchants to sell opium

Question 15

Where are the highest mountain peaks in the world located

Answer 15

Himalayas

Question 16

What does Japan experience frequently due to its location in the Pacific Ring of Fire?

Answer 16

Earthquakes

Question 17

What did China do in an attempt to control population growth?

Answer 17

One-child policy

Question 18

What was the Meiji Restoration?

Answer 18

It brought about modernization to Japan

Question 19

Which body of water is important to trade in Japan, China, Taiwan, and the rest of Southeast Asia?

Answer 19

South China Sea

Question 20

Where are the largest oil reserves in East Asia located?

Answer 20

Pacific Ocean

Question 21

Which country is the world’s largest producer of coal?

Answer 21

China

Question 22

What are Monsoons?

Answer 22

Winds that bring rainfall necessary to farming rice

Question 23

During which dynasty was China first united?

Answer 23

Qin

Question 24

What has been a main cause of water pollution in China

Answer 24

Industrial waste

Question 25

List 3 major religions practiced in east Asia

Answer 25

Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism

Question 26

The communist takeover of China, led to __________ fleeing Taiwan.

Answer 26

The national democratic party

Question 27

What is the nickname of the Plateau of Tibet?

Answer 27

Roof of the world

Question 28

Which ethnic group is the majority of the people in Taiwan?

Answer 28

Han

Question 29

The Yellow sea is part of which larger ocean?

Answer 29

Pacific

Question 30

What connects the East China Sea to the Sea of Japan?

Answer 30

Korea strait

Question 31

What significance does Bamboo have to the people of East Asia?

Answer 31

it’s like medicine and fast growing

Question 32

Which island country is located off the coast of china

Answer 32

Taiwan

Question 33

Which east asian country is one of the largest producers of cars in the world

Answer 33

South korea

Question 34

Explain what confucius emphasized about society

Answer 34

Harmony in society depends on peace and unity

Question 35

What is the main source of pollution in China?

Answer 35

Coal burning

Question 36

What are some of the effects of Desertification in china

Answer 36

Dust storms

Question 37

Whose teachings said that “individuals in superior roles should treat inferiors with love and care”?

Answer 37

Confucius

Question 38

Explain what GDP is

Answer 38

Basic measurement of a country’s total production of goods and services (gross domestic product)