Chapter 28 – Flashcards
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Mountains and plateaus dominate in the _______.
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West
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Plains and Hills prevail in the ________.
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East
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The _______ desert covers the Tarim Basin in China.
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Takilmakan
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The ________ desert is located in north-central China and southern Mongolia.
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Ghobi
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One of the driest places in the world and receives less than 3% of rainfall
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Ghobi
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The plateau of ________ forms a large part of China's southwest and is the highest plateau in East Asia.
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Tibet
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Mongolia is mostly an upland _______ , but has areas of mountains and basins in the north and south.
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plateau
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The Huang He, or Yellow River, gets is name from yellowish ____________ that it carries.
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topsoil
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The __________ , central China's longest river, was dammed to control flooding and provide hydroelectric power.
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Yangtze River
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China's 1000-mile human made waterway, the ___________ _______________, was begun in the 400s B.C.
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Grand Canal
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China's climates are diverse, ranging from ________ in the south to __________ in the north.
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Tropical : Subartic
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Mongolia, which is far from the ocean, has a ________ climate.
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Continental
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How old is China's culture and where did it begin?
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5,000 years and founded in the Wei River Valley
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The Zhou dynasty accomplished to
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introduced iron tools and horse back riding.
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Who is China's most famous ancient teacher ?
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Confucius. He founded ideology based on discipline and proper moral conduct.
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Mongolia was heavily influenced by the
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Soviet Union
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Ethnic background for most of Chinese is
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Han. They speak Mandarin and it is a homogeneous population.
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How can Chinese people communicate in writing having many dialects?
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Ideograms (symbols)
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The ________ __________ Dam was built to supply power. Another main source of power is burning coal.
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Three Gorges
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Why do China and Mongolia use coal as opposed to other sources of energy, and what are the consequences?
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It is very cheap and readily available. It increases acid rain and air pollution.
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How has the balance of power shifted in East Asia since the end of the Cold War?
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China has become the most powerful country in East Asia. It has the largest army in the world.
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Loess
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fine, yellowish topsoil
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Typhoon
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a violent tropical storm that forms in the Western Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer
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Dynasty
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a ruling house or continuing family of rulers
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Aborigine
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an area's original inhabitant
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Atheist
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a person who believes there is no god
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Commune
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a collective farming community
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Merchant Marine
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a country's fleet that engages in trade
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Dissident
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a citizen who speaks out against government policies
