Eastern Asia Geography K12 – Flashcards
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Taiwan is located south of
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South Korea
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Korea is located north of
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Taiwan
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China is located to the south of
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Mongolia
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It covers parts of northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia
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Gobi desert
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The Three Gorges Dam is located on the
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Yangtze River in China.
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The ___________Mountain system, which includes outlying subranges, stretches across six countries - Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan
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Himalayan
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The Japan Current is also known as the _________Current.
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Kuroshio
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Bamboo is actually a type of
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grass
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An ecologically friendly choice for hardwood flooring and furniture.
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Bamboo
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A succession of rulers from the same family or line.
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Dynasty
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The place in which a particular culture has evolved
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Cultural hearth
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Generally takes and keeps his power by force.
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Dictator
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The Himalayas divides mainland China from the
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Middle East
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Which country is an archipelago?
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Japan
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Which country is a peninsula?
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Korea
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Flora found in a tropical wet climate zone
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tall dense forests of broadleaf trees
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Flora found in a humid continental climate zone
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Coniferous forests, temperate grasslands, and agriculture
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Located in humid subtropical climate zone
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Southeastern China, Southern South Korea, Southern Japan, Northern Taiwan
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Important for social, economic, and political stability—and for promoting development and reducing poverty.
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Price of rice
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Approximately 1.2 billion new ______________will be added in Asia before 2020.
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rice consumers
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A modern cultural hearth
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Tokyo
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Neutral state lying between two rival or potentially hostile states and serving to prevent conflict between them
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A buffer state
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-What was the state religion of China begun by the Han Dynasty?
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Confucianism?
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China is the historical backbone of the____________throughout Eastern Asia
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Writing system
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Gold, plants, exotic animals, were all traded using the
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Silk Road
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This country did NOT rule or occupy Hong Kong
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United States
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English and Chinese are the official languages of
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong is a_________ of China
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territory
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Protected crop of Japan
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Rice
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Land so important in China because of its
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population
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NOT categorized as a High Performing Asian Economy (HPAE) country
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China
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Islands in Japan
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eight
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Unique about the Gobi Desert
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Very cold nights, very warm days
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Sea of Japan, East China Sea, Yellow Sea surrounds
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Korea
