Exam 3 study guide Q's Flashcards
(47 cards)
which decades were the lost decades in Japanese post-war?
90’s and 00’s
what is defined by foreign company A buys domestic company B or pieces of it, which is usually related to manufacturing?
foreign direct investment
what is the largest hydro-electric project in the world
three gorges dam
what does “loess” mean
loose, usually in relation to silty sediment deposited by wind storms
western china is ____ and ____ (physically)
dry; cold
most of population in east asia lives to the
east
plateua is an area with ___ elevation
high
___ desert is asia’s largest
gobi
___ is asia’s largest river
yangtze
the largest freshwater lake is _____
baikal
manchuria is a region that is in ____ china
northeast
for the japanese military, colonialism is used as a source of ______
power
matthew perry’s visit was around the time of “_____ of japan”
opening
what is the fundamental text for taoism?
Tao te China
what was the mongol empire succeeded by?
ming dynasty
what percent of the global population is Han Chinese?
20%
what religion is Siddhartha Gautama a part of?
Buddhism
what is the term for a sequence of rulers from the same family
dynasty
where did the mongol empire start?
east of lake baikal
who is the ruler of tibet?
the Dalai Lama
confucianism is ____-thiestic
non
what is the largest religious monument in the world?
Angkor Wat
what is another name for myanmar?
burma
what percentage of the population of singapore is of chinese decent?
75%
