MT 7 East Asia Notes

Question 1

seasonal wind

Answer 1

monsoon

Question 2

-important leader
-brought change to China
-brought a communist government to power

Answer 2

Mao Zedong

Question 3

the creation of flat areas on mountain slopes for the purpose of farming

Answer 3

terracing

Question 4

bullet train, travels at 200 mph

Answer 4

Shinkansen

Question 5

just parents and children, its because its too crowded in their homes

Answer 5

nuclear families

Question 6

a huge destructive wave caused by an earthquake or a volcanic eruption

Answer 6

tsunami

Question 7

-one child for each parent in China
-rural areas might have 2
-rewards to those who follow and punished for those who don’t

Answer 7

one-child policy

Question 8

-221 B.C.E.
-united China
-1st ruler built the 1st Great Wall
-China comes from the word …

Answer 8

Qin Empire

Question 9

the development of a global, or worldwide, society in which people, money, information, and goods flow fairly freely across national borders

Answer 9

globalization

Question 10

a group or chain of islands

Answer 10

archipelago

Question 11

-Yangtze River
-used for hydroelectric power

Answer 11

Three Gorges Dam

Question 12

push as many people into train cars as they can

Answer 12

Pushers

Question 13

found or existing under the ground

Answer 13

subterranean

Question 14

3 generations under 1 roof (grandparents, parents, and children)

Answer 14

extended families

Question 15

severe shortage of food that results in widespread hunger

Answer 15

famine

Question 16

-areas that laws differ from west of country
-determine what to sell and what price

Answer 16

SEZ

Question 17

what china depends to achieve. number of deaths + immigrants= number of births + immigrants

Answer 17

zero population growth

Question 18

a large company that has operations in more than one country

Answer 18

multinational corporation

Question 19

the annual rate of population growth
-death rate - birth rate
does not include people moving into or out of a country

Answer 19

natural rate of increase

Question 20

land suitable for growing crops

Answer 20

arable land

Question 21

a tax on imported good from another country
-U.S. and 22 other countries signed the GATT to reduce tariffs and other barriers to trade

Answer 21

tariff

Question 22

What factors other than latitude influence East Asia’s climate?

Answer 22

monsoon winds

Question 23

What highland area makes up much of western China?

Answer 23

plateau of Tibet

Question 24

How has physical geography affected the distribution of people in East Asia?

Answer 24

it has created a higher population density

Question 25

Give two positives and two negatives of the one-child policy of China.

Answer 25

Pro:
-reduced strain for food and water supply
-no problem with having too many workers
Con:
-want more sons
-loss of children due to natural disaster

Question 26

How were many of the Asian-Pacific Islands formed?

Answer 26

by volcanoes

Question 27

Describe how Japan accommodates its heavy population density.

Answer 27

-make smaller houses
-most families have 3 generations living under 1 roof
-has good construction techniques
-build underground
-fill in wetlands

Question 28

How does the ocean influence the climate in Japan?

Answer 28

summer is hot and humid, while winters are mild. This is because the ocean currents warm the Pacific side of the islands

Question 29

Name two positives and two negatives of the Three Gorges Dam.

Answer 29

Pro:
-clean energy, no polluting
-reduces floods
Con:
-archeological sites disappeared
-loss of wildlife habitats

Question 30

Why are the oceans a valuable resource for East Asian countries?

Answer 30

-the center of economic growth
-center of marine biodiversity

Question 31

Why is it essential that Japan starts recycling?

Answer 31

-to reduce pollution
-cleaner environment

Question 32

What is the Great Wall and why is it extraordinary?

Answer 32

-stretches over 13,000 miles
-longest man made structure in the world
-built across Chinese states
-was built to protect against enemy attack from nomadic tribes