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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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What Chinese Dynasty tried to conquer Korea twice but was unsuccessful due to?

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Sui Dynasty, results in social unrest

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What were the two, non Chinese Dynasties in China?

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Qing and Yuan

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

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Qin Dynasty

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4
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Dynasty, in place when the 1st Opium Wars occurred

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Qing dynasty

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5
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What does China Proper mean?

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

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6
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What causes the climate variability in China?

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continentality
large area of region gives it large regional climatic variability

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7
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Chinese Dynasty when Confucianism is brought back into use and made it a State religion?

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Sui Dynasty

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8
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Chinese Dynasty when books about Confucianism are destroyed

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Qin Dynasty

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9
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Tectonic plates impacting Japan

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Philippine plate
Eurasian plate
North American plate

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10
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Dynasty where the concept of the Mandate of Heaven is formalized

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Zhou Dynasty

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

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Buddhism

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12
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Chinese Dynasty in place when use of imperial exams begins

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Sui Dynasty

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13
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According to the Lecture (Red maps) what climate types are located in China where?

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

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14
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Types of urban structure found in East Asia

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

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15
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Reason for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia

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Large population and China’s development

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16
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What Chinese Dynasty considered the Golden age of China

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Tang Dynasty

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17
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Under what Chinese Dynasty was rice production increased?

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Song Dynasty

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18
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Is agriculture in East Asia sufficient to support the population

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

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19
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What are the three-character classics, and Dynasty

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

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20
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Colonial powers in East Asia

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Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Portugal

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21
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Location of the populations of Japan and South Korea

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

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22
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What is the “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere”?

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Japan’s efforts to unite East and Southeast Asia

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23
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Confucianism stresses what ideals and when did it begin (Dynasty)?

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

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24
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Grand Canal, what is it, why is it significant and where is it located?

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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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25
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Character of China’s major rivers

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

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26
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Three Gorges Dam

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

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27
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Location of cease fire boundary between North Korea and South Korea

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at 38th parallel

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28
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Macao Colonial Power

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Portugal

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29
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What characterizes Shinto religion?

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

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30
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Which region of India is considered the breadbasket (that is, its area of greatest wheat production)?

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Punjab

31
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East Asia is located at roughly the same latitudinal zone as which world region?

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The United States

32
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Bhopal, India

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1984, explosion of fertilizer factory
Killed 2500 people

33
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Quadrilateral Highway

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

34
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Countries of South Asia is Hinduism the majority religion?

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Nepal and India

35
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What was the impact of the partition of South Asia into India and Pakistan?

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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

36
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Bangladesh History

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Formerly East Pakistan until 1971

37
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Primary basis for the creation of the states in India

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Language spoken

38
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Who brought Islam to Bangladesh?

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Arab traders

39
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What area of South Asia contains the largest population and greatest amount of food production

A

India

40
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What two countries in South Asia have nuclear weapons?

A

India and Pakistan

41
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What is the largest Federal Republic in the world based on population?

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India

42
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What climatic factor dominates South Asia, often causing summer floods?

A

monsoons

43
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Pakistan Characteristics

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High birth rate
Low literacy rate
Nuclear weapons

44
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Effects of climate change on South Asia

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

45
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Ashoka

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

46
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Cause of air pollution in Delhi, India

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burning wheat stubble
using coal for power

47
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Where does it rain over 100 inches in South Asia?

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Western Ghats
Sri Lanka
Northeast China

48
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The four major casts in India and their general classifications

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

49
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What battle was fought that resulted in the British taking over administrative control of a large portion of South Asia?

A

Battle of Plassey

50
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Type of urbanization in South Asia

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Majority rural
Least urbanized area in the world

51
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Social outcome of the Green Revolution

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

52
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What is Kashmir?

A

Contested area between India and Pakistan
Source of tension

53
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Maldives environmental issue

A

Sea levels rising

54
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Main crop in Southeast Asian lowlands

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Rice

55
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What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam?

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Communist system and capitalist

56
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What country near the region of Southeast Asia has provided several generations of immigrants?

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China

57
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Religions in Southeast Asia

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Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism

58
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Longest river in SE Asia

A

Mekong

59
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The growing of what crop causes a significant increase of CO2 in SE Asia

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Palm oil

60
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Given limited industrialization, what factor causes SE Asia’s role in climate

A

Burning of forests

61
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Malaysia

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Islamic majority country
Split into two parts

62
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Why is there a historical lack of settlement (population) in SE Asia as compared to East and South Asia?

A

Not at fertile land

63
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Transmigration, what is it and where is it happening in SE Asia?

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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

64
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Megalopolis in East Asia - What country?

A

Japan

65
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Primate Cities in East Asia - What country?

A

South Korea

66
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Clusters of Cities in East Asia - What country?

A

China

67
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First colonial power in SE Asia

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Portugal

68
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Climate in most of the island portion of SE Asia

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Hot and humid, wet

69
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What country has the highest rate of urbanization in SE Asia?

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Singapore

70
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Approximate population of SE Asia

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678 million

71
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Islands of SE Asia. What countries and how many islands?

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13,000 Indonesia
7,000 Philippines

72
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Number of refugees who came to the US after the Vietnam War ended

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900,000

73
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The population of what SE Asian nation has doubled since 1975

A

Vietnam

74
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Majority Catholic country in SE Asia

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East Timur

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