Globalization and Diversity Chapter 11 – Flashcards
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1) The term "China proper" refers to - PG 358 - L
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Eastern China - where 95% of the residents live
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2) The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China? - PG 358 - L
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Yangtze River
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3) What single factor is most responsible for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia?- PG 358 - L
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Population density?
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4) Rugged mountains cut off ________ China from Korea. - PG 365 - R
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Northeast
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5) What is China's rationale for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam project? - PG 358 - R
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Prevent flooding and provide electricity
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6) Currently, the Three Gorges Dam provides what percentage of China's electricity need? - PG 358 - R
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3%
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7) How does China generate most of its electricity? - PG 358 - R
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Burning coal
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8) What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" as a way to improve its environment? - PG 361 - R
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Japan
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9) Why has East Asia come to occupy a central position in climate change debates? - PG 361 - R
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China's extremely rapid increase in carbon emissions
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10) Korea is located on which type of landform? - PG 365 - R
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Peninsula
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11) Which country of East Asia has the strongest forest preservation efforts in the region? - PG 363 - L
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Japan
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12) East Asia is located in roughly the same latitudinal zone as which of the following world regions?
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North America
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13) In terms of its latitudinal extent, how does Japan compare to the state of California? - PG 363 - R
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Slightly smaller?
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14) Which environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan? - PG 356 - L
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Earthquakes and tsunami ??
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15) What climate type is found in most of Japan? - PG 363 - L
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Temperate - similar to Washington DC
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16) Which country has the highest population in both East Asia and the world? - PG 357 figure
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China
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17) What country in East Asia is facing a population decline? - PG 365 - R
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Japan
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18) As of 2012, what was the approximate population of Japan? - PG 365 figure
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127 million
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19) The populations of Japan and South Korea - PG 365 figure
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Japan: 127 million South Korea : 48 million (48.9)
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20) In which part of East Asia would we find one of the most thoroughly anthropogenic landscapes in the world?
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North China Plain?
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21) Which country of East Asia has the lowest percentage of its population living in urban areas? - PG 367 -
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China
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22) Where is almost all of the rice that the Japanese consume grown? - PG 366 - L
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Japan
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23) Which city in East Asia was called "Edo" in the 1700s? - PG 368 - R
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Tokyo
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24) What writing system forms the basis for the writing throughout East Asia? - PG 370 - R
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Ideographic writing
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25) The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?
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Japan
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26) What is Kanji? - PG 370 - R
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Japanese borrowed Chinese characters
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27) What is the name of the belief system that deals with designing buildings and placing objects on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local topography? - PG 372 - L
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Taoism - fung shui
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28) With which country of East Asia is Taoism associated? - PG 371 R
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China and Korea
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29) Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?
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North Korea
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30) About how many Chinese citizens are Muslim? - PG 372 - L
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10 million
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31) Which country of East Asia has a diaspora with around hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere?
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Korea?
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32) Which country of East Asia has the greatest linguistic diversity? - PG 373 - R
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China
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33) What is both "the common language" and the national language of China?
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Mandarin Chinese?
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34) Who are the Ainu? - PG 372 - R
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Living in the north of Japan, physically different and possess their own language.
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35) During what era did the Chinese Empire reach its height? - PG 377 - L
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1700s / 18th century
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36) Japan remained largely closed to foreign commerce and influence until ________ gunboats sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853 to demand trade access. - PG 378 - L
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US (United States)
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37) Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country? - PG 378 - R
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Russia
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38) Which country of East Asia has taken recent steps to acquire nuclear weaponry, triggering concern in the U.S.?
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North Korea
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39) The four southernmost islands in the Kuril chain is claimed by both of these countries. - PG 378 - R
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Russia
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40) Which two countries decided to divide Korea at the end of WWII - PG 380 - L
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United States and Russia
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41) Macao was the last territory to be returned to China by a European colonial power. Which European colonial power returned it? - PG 381 figure
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Portugal
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42) Currently, some 35,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Japan, and another 28,000 are stationed in what country in this region? - PG 381 - R
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South Korea
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43) In the 1990s, which country of East Asia had the most laissez-faire economy in the region? - PG 384 - L
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Hong Kong
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44) Where is China's "rust belt" located? - PG 386 - R
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Manchuria
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45) Be familiar with China's "Great Leap Forward" - PG 385 - L
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Idea that small scale village workshops could produce large quantities of iron needed to sustain industrial growth
