XVI. South East Asia Flashcards
North most island of Japan
Hokkaido
Largest Island of Japan
Honshu
2 major islands of Japan in the south
Kyushu and Shikoku
Water on the west of Japan:
Sea Of Japan
Wage on the east of Japan
Pacific Ocean
Tokyo, Japan
Capital and largest city
Osaka & Yokohama, Japan
Ports, industry
Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan:
Atomic bombs dropped there
Famous mountain in Japan
Mt. Fuji
What percent of people in Japan are involved In agriculture?
10%
Major crop in Japan
Rice
Economic activities of Japan (4)
- Forestry
- Shipbuilding & cars
- Electronics
- Largest fishing industry in the world
3 problems of Japan
- Crowded urban areas
- Pollution
- Lack of raw materials
Ryukyu Islands of Japan:
Located in the South, taken by Us in WWII, returned to Japan in 1971, US still has a navel base
North and South Korea are separated from china by what rivers?
Yalu & Tumen Rivers
When did north and South Korea separate into 2 countries?
After WWII
_______ Korea has twice as many people as __________ Korea
South is bigger than north
Capital of Myanmar
Yangon
What River flows through Myanmar?
Irrawaddy River
Capital of Thailand
Bangkok
What River flows through Thailand?
Chao Phraya River
What country is the worlds leading exporter for rice?
Thailand
Capital of Cambodia
Phnom Penh
What is the Khmer Rouge
Cruel communist government that terrorized Cambodia I the 1970’s
What River goes through Cambodia?
Mekong R.
What and where is the Angkor Wat?
Temple for Buddhists and Hindus in Cambodia
Capital of Laos
Vientiane
Laos is a —— country
Communist, poor, rural
Capital of Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam is ____
Communist
The Us supported (south or north) Vietnam in the Vietnam war?
South- it’s free