Final Exam Review Flashcards
(132 cards)
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Where China’s rice bowl is
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Chiang Jiang River
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The republic of China
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Taiwan
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Farmland scarce
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Japan
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Formed mostly from volcanos
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Japan
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Only lowland area of East Asia
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East China
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Got its name from yellowish-brown topsoil
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Yellow river
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Food for the silkworm
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Mulberry tree
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Pictorial characters
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Chinese writing
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Asia’s culture hearth
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China
10
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Most widely spoken Chinese dialect
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Mandarin
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Slowed by outdated technology
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China industrial growth
12
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Most agricultural East Asian nation
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China
13
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Asia’s economic miracle
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Japan
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Japan’s largest trading partner
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United States
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Part of Japan’s transportation system
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Bullet train
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Ruling family
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Dynasty
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Japan’s profession soldiers
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Samurai
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Substances in liquid coolants
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CFC’s
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Method of preparing a field for rice production
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Terracing
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Large sea wave caused by an earthquake
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Tsunami
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Pacific hurricane
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Typhoon
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Yellowish-brown topsoil
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Loess
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Also called China’s Sorrow
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Huang He
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People’s republic of China
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China
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Area of earthquake and volcanic activity
Ring of fire
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The longest structure ever built
Great Wall of china
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Former British colony
Hong Kong
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Largest Japanese islands
Honshu
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13,677
Indonesia
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Climate of Southeast Asia
Tropical
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Where majority of southeast Asians live
River valleys and coastal plains
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What early literature of Southeast Asia consisted of
Folktales and legends
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Staple food of Asia
Rice
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One of the worlds most densely populated islands
Java
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An important port because of its location
Singapore
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The most common means of transportation in Southeast Asia
Bicycle
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Archipelago of 7,107 islands
Philippines
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Small country-rich from oil
Brunei
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Volcanic eruption in the Philippines
My. Pintatubo
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Cleanest city in the world
Singapore
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Malaysian buildings that house up to 100 people
Long houses
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Product of the Philippines
Pearls
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Animal life
Fauna
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A chain of islands
Archipelago
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Leading industrial country of East Asia
Japan
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City that serves as a capital as well as a major port and industrial center
Primate city
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Land suitable for farming
Arable land
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Plant life
Flora
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Parallel mountain ranges
Cordilleras
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Place where goods can be stored without the payment of import duties
Free port
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Contribute to a desert climate in Australia
Great dividing range
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Covers nearly two-thirds of Australia
Western plateau
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More than 1250 miles long worlds largest coral reef complex ecosystem
Great Barrier Reef
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Vegetation that dominate Australia's steppe climate
Acacia and eucalyptus trees
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The south Pacifics most heavily populated country
Australia
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Type is government in Australia and New Zealand
Parliamentary democracy
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Used for hunting
Boomerang
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Why Australia's railroads are hard to join
No standard gauge
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Will lead to the melting of the polar regions
Global warming
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The most populated city of Australia
Sydney
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Worlds coldest and iciest region
Antarctica
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In Australia the star away from coastal cities
Outback
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Australia's most famous landform
Ayers Rock
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Item formed by skeletons of tiny sea animals
Coral
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A ring shaped island
Still
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Native people of New Zealand
Maori
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Pool at the center of an atoll
Lagoon
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British explorer of the South Pacific
James cook
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Nickname for New Zealanders
"Kiwis"
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Native people of Australia
Aborigines
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The dried meat of the coconut palm
Copra
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Mammals that carry their young in pouches
Marsupials
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Region of rich, fertile soil between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Fertile Crescent
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Worlds longest river
Nike river
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Worlds saltiest body of water
Dead Sea
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"Land between two rivers"
Mesopotamia
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Rocky gravel areas in the desert
Desert pavement
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Longest mountains in Africa
Atlas Mountains
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Worlds largest desert
Sahara desert
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Arabs living in territory on which Israel was established
Palestinians
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The prophet of Islam
Muhammad
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The largest peninsula of Southwest Asia
Arabian peninsula
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The majority of the people of North Africa and southwest Asia
Arabs
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The holy book of Islam
Koran
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Nomadic peoples of North Africa and southwest Asia
Bedouins
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Places in the desert where water is found
Oases
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Taking plants and animals from the wild and making them useful to people
Domesticate
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The writing of Sumerians
Cuneiform
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The writing of the Egyptians
Hyroglyphics
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Organization set up to control the price and production of oil
OPEC
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Islamic houses of prayer
Mosques
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The removal of salt from the sea
Desalination
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The worlds largest inland delta
Okavango river delta
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Covers nearly two-thirds of Africa
Desert
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One of the causes of famine in Africa
Civil war
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Obstacles to the improvement of transportation
Africa's size and unfavorable terrain
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Growth of cities
Urbanization
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Second largest freshwater lake in the world
Lake Victoria
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Transforming arable land into desert
Desertification
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Destruction of timber areas
Deforestation
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People who have similar cultures
Ethnic groups
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Agriculture that meets the needs of a family
Subsistence farming
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Large groups of people who are related to one another
Extended family
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Strict separation of the races
Apartheid
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Africa's highest mountain
My. Kilimanjaro
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The most rapidly growing area of the U.S economy
Services
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New England's largest city
Boston
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The key natural resource of the Mid-Atlantic states
Coal
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The trade agreement between the u.s Canada and Mexico
NAFTA
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The largest estuary in the u.S
Chesapeake bay
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The largest city of the Midwest
Chicago
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Drains nearly 1/2 of the U.S.
Mississippi River
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Leading producer of automobiles
Detroit
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The international boundary between the U.S. And Mexico
Rio grande
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Lies totally within the border of the U.S.
Lake Michigan
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Most used for livestock
Corn
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The largest landform region in the south
Coastal plain
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"Americas dairyland"
Wisconsin
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Alaskans most valuable resource
Oil
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The planting of trees along with the cutting of trees
Reforestation
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Nations relying on each other
Interdependence
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Capitalism
Free enterprise
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Settlement of Jamestown
1607
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Declaration of Independence beginning of American Revolution
1776
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Civil war years
1861-1865
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List of grievances and reasons for declaring independence sent to GeorgeIII
Declaration of Independence
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First national constitution of the former colonies weaknesses eventually led to the writing of the Constitution
Articles of confederation
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Authoritarian when the government controls
Command economy
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Like the U.S. Based on supply and demand
Market economy
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King John forced to sign and accept some limitations on his power ideas carried over to U.S. Government
Magna carta
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Gave our forefathers ideas for our bill of rights
English bill of rights
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Guarantees individual rights
Bill of rights
