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East Asia
Review for East Asia Exam
Question | Answer |
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The belief system that stresses the imprtance of order, education and hierarchy, which is based on the teachings of an ancient Chinese philospher. | Confucianism |
A period of economic decline in an country's business activities. | recession |
Countries that surround the Pacific Ocean. | Pacific Rim |
The general of the emperor's army in Japan, with powers of a military leader. | Shogun |
A series of rulers from the same family in East Asia. | dynasty |
Name given to the uprising of peasant farmers again the influence of European nations on the Chinese emperor. | Spheres of Influnece |
When was Pearl Harbor, Hawaii bomed by the Japanese? | December 7, 1941 |
Travel and locating food and water is difficult in these two deserts? | Taklimakan and Gobi deserts |
The countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean are called? | Pacific Rim |
Preserving and restoring harmony within the individual and nature is a funamental belief of_______________? | Taoism |
Countries that have had rapid economic growth are considered___________? (3 East Asian Countries qualify know all of them) | Economic Tigers |
What was the cause of the Korean War, 1950-1953? | North Korea, communist, invaded South Korea, non-communist. |
Chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean. | Ring of Fire |
Huge destructive wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake. | tsunami |
Volcano that is the largest mountain in Japan. | Mt. Fuji |
Source of China's two largest rivers. | Kunlun Mountains |
Mongolia is arid and has a lot of herders whose goats grow what kind of wool? | Cashmere |
These mountains act as a natural boundary betwe northern and southern China. | Qinling Shandi Mountains |
This religion was brought to China from India. | Buddhism |
____________ Served as the bodyguard of landownders and clan leaders. | samurai |
Destrucvtive tropical storm that forms over the western Pacific Ocean. | typhoon |
The Mongolian emperor that created the largest empire in the world. | Genghis Khan |
The communist leader of China until his death in 1976. | Mao Zedong |
Places where people are forced to work long hours under very poor conditions for very little pay. | sweatshops |
An uprising by Chinese peasanst against the Spheres of Influence. | Boxer Rebellion |
The zone of prosperity in East Asia that is made up of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan is known as_______________. | Jakota Triangle |
What is a mega city? | A city with a population over 10 million people |
What happened at Tiananment Square, China in 1989? *who? *what? *why? | Chinese students protested against the Communist government of China due to the injust treatment of the Chinese people. |
What dynasty built the Great Wall of China? | Qin Dynasty |
What river has been considered China's Sorrow? | Huang He/Yellow River |
What river was the Three Gorges Dam built on? | Chang Jiang/Yangtze River |
What is the name given to the border between North and South Korea? | DMZ/Demilitarized Zone |
What American sport has boomed in East Asia? | Baseball |