Maritime East Asia - Human Overview Flashcards
What is Japan?
A very large archipelago that has a old civilization and culture. Japan’s own religion is Shinto.
What happened to Japan in the 19th Centuries?
Meiji sent people around the world and he greatly changed Japan. By 1910, Japan was industrialized and modern.
What is Demographic Transition?
Demographic Transition is the large-scale change of a culture/area.
How many stages are there in Demographic Transition?
Four stages.
How does Industrialism affect Birth Rate?
Industrialism naturally results in the birth of less children since having lots of kids is less advantageous.
What is Stage 4?
Stage 4 is the decline of population in an urban society.
What is Korea?
A divided Peninsula. North Korea is communist and rural while South Korea is capitalist and is growing. Korea split up into North and South at the end of the second World War. South Korea is developing a system called “State-Directed Capitalism.” South Korea is an “Economic Tiger.”
What is Taiwan?
Taiwan is a small island with its own original people. China has invaded Taiwan and has greatly affected it. Taiwan is starting to pick up “State-Directed Capitalism” and is also an “Economic Tiger.”
What is the Philippines?
An Archipelago with a long history of colonialism and interaction.
What split is there in the Philippines?
The Philippines is mainly Christian but there is a Muslim population that wants to break free.
Taiwan’s relationship with ___ is much debated today.
China.
The native religion of Japan is ___.
Shinto.
When Japan became a modern, industrialized society its birth rate _____.
Declined.
The Philippines is mainly a ___ country.
Christian.
The country of the Philippines is a former _____.
U.S. Colony.
