Final Exam Flashcards by Cash Mikesell

What Chinese Dynasty tried to conquer Korea twice but was unsuccessful due to?

Sui Dynasty, results in social unrest

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What were the two, non Chinese Dynasties in China?

Qing and Yuan

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What Chinese Dynasty Standardized weights and money (coins) which fostered trade in China?

Qin Dynasty

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Dynasty, in place when the 1st Opium Wars occurred

Qing dynasty

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What does China Proper mean?

Eastern part of China where most the people live
Most productive agriculture area

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What causes the climate variability in China?

continentality
large area of region gives it large regional climatic variability

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Chinese Dynasty when Confucianism is brought back into use and made it a State religion?

Sui Dynasty

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Chinese Dynasty when books about Confucianism are destroyed

Qin Dynasty

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Tectonic plates impacting Japan

Philippine plate
Eurasian plate
North American plate

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Dynasty where the concept of the Mandate of Heaven is formalized

Zhou Dynasty

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Religion (belief system) that was widely accepted during the Warring States Period in China

Buddhism

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Chinese Dynasty in place when use of imperial exams begins

Sui Dynasty

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According to the Lecture (Red maps) what climate types are located in China where?

Humid cold in northeast
Highland climate in southwest
Humid temperate in southeast
Dry in northwest

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Types of urban structure found in East Asia

Urban primacy - one city represents the country
Megalopolis
Clusters of cities

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Reason for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia

Large population and China’s development

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What Chinese Dynasty considered the Golden age of China

Tang Dynasty

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Under what Chinese Dynasty was rice production increased?

Song Dynasty

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Is agriculture in East Asia sufficient to support the population

One of largest food importers, but self-sufficient in rice

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What are the three-character classics, and Dynasty

People at birth are naturally good
Their natures are similar
Their habits make them different
Song Dynasty

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Colonial powers in East Asia

Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Portugal

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Location of the populations of Japan and South Korea

Japan - most crowded in mainland industrial belt in cities
South Korea - concentration of urban population in Seoul

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What is the “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere”?

Japan’s efforts to unite East and Southeast Asia

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Confucianism stresses what ideals and when did it begin (Dynasty)?

Obedience to authority
authority figures must act in a caring manner
Education is also important
Begins in Zhou Dynasty

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Grand Canal, what is it, why is it significant and where is it located?

man-made waterway that runs north and south in eastern China
Longest man-made water way in the world - 1,100 miles
Uses: transportation, trade, unification of North and South China

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Character of China's major rivers

Yangtze River is an important resource (Three Gorges) Huang He (Yellow river): huge sediment load, muddiest river

Three Gorges Dam

World's largest hydroelectric dam under construction To control flooding, generate electricity and reduce dependency on coal On Yangtze River

Location of cease fire boundary between North Korea and South Korea

at 38th parallel

Macao Colonial Power

Portugal

What characterizes Shinto religion?

Based on harmony of nature and its connection to humans Closely bound to Japanese nationality

Which region of India is considered the breadbasket (that is, its area of greatest wheat production)?

Punjab

East Asia is located at roughly the same latitudinal zone as which world region?

The United States

Bhopal, India

1984, explosion of fertilizer factory Killed 2500 people

Quadrilateral Highway

New route of highway connecting: New Delhi Kolcata (Calcutta) Chennai (Madras) Mumbai (Bombay)

Countries of South Asia is Hinduism the majority religion?

Nepal and India

What was the impact of the partition of South Asia into India and Pakistan?

one million people died took place in 1947 more than 14 million were displaced with Muslims in India to Pakistan and those practicing Hinduism to India from Pakistan

Bangladesh History

Formerly East Pakistan until 1971

Primary basis for the creation of the states in India

Language spoken

Who brought Islam to Bangladesh?

Arab traders

What area of South Asia contains the largest population and greatest amount of food production

India

What two countries in South Asia have nuclear weapons?

India and Pakistan

What is the largest Federal Republic in the world based on population?

India

What climatic factor dominates South Asia, often causing summer floods?

monsoons

Pakistan Characteristics

High birth rate Low literacy rate Nuclear weapons

Effects of climate change on South Asia

Floods in delta of Ganges-Brahmaputra Rivers High sea levels Displaced from coastal areas

Ashoka

Ruler of southasia Consolidated the area (India) Converted to Buddhism Happened right after battle of Kalinga

Cause of air pollution in Delhi, India

burning wheat stubble using coal for power

Where does it rain over 100 inches in South Asia?

Western Ghats Sri Lanka Northeast China

The four major casts in India and their general classifications

Brahmins - priests Kshatriyas - ruling class/warriors Vaishyas - tradesmen/farmers Sudras - laborers

What battle was fought that resulted in the British taking over administrative control of a large portion of South Asia?

Battle of Plassey

Type of urbanization in South Asia

Majority rural Least urbanized area in the world

Social outcome of the Green Revolution

Poor farmers forced from land Only prosperous ones could afford seeds and mechanization

What is Kashmir?

Contested area between India and Pakistan Source of tension

Maldives environmental issue

Sea levels rising

Main crop in Southeast Asian lowlands

Rice

What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam?

Communist system and capitalist

What country near the region of Southeast Asia has provided several generations of immigrants?

China

Religions in Southeast Asia

Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism

Longest river in SE Asia

Mekong

The growing of what crop causes a significant increase of CO2 in SE Asia

Palm oil

Given limited industrialization, what factor causes SE Asia's role in climate

Burning of forests

Malaysia

Islamic majority country Split into two parts

Why is there a historical lack of settlement (population) in SE Asia as compared to East and South Asia?

Not at fertile land

Transmigration, what is it and where is it happening in SE Asia?

relocation of people from one region to another within a national territory From Jawa to other Indonesian islands because it is the most densely settled island

Megalopolis in East Asia - What country?

Japan

Primate Cities in East Asia - What country?

South Korea

Clusters of Cities in East Asia - What country?

China

First colonial power in SE Asia

Portugal

Climate in most of the island portion of SE Asia

Hot and humid, wet

What country has the highest rate of urbanization in SE Asia?

Singapore

Approximate population of SE Asia

678 million

Islands of SE Asia. What countries and how many islands?

13,000 Indonesia 7,000 Philippines

Number of refugees who came to the US after the Vietnam War ended

900,000

The population of what SE Asian nation has doubled since 1975

Vietnam

Majority Catholic country in SE Asia

East Timur