Tectonic plates and Japan Flashcards
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What is etiquette?
The norms,manners or what is expected of you.
What is elevation?
The height of something above sea level.
What are tectonic plates?
The plates that make up the crust of the earth.
What is a topographic map?
A map that shows elevation by using circles. The smaller the circle the higher the point.
What is a physical map?
A map that shows elevation by using colors.
What is direct democracy?
When the people vote themselves for a law or leader.
What is representative democracy?
When a leader makes decisions for the people
What is government?
The group in charge of a group of people. EX: countries, states, households, communities, cities, towns, etc.
What is human footprint?
When humans have changed something so that it doesn’t look natural. It looks man-made
Arable land means
Livable and farmable land
What does rise to power in a vacuum mean?
To gain the peoples trust and make them think that you will make things better
What does the DMZ stand for?
The demilitarized zone
What is a coup?
When a group of people overthrow the current ruler
What does Hermit Kingdom mean?
A country that has isolated itself off from the rest of the world.
Where do people live in Japan?
The flatter less mountainous areas that are easier to farm and build on. EX: TOKYO
What are the names of the four main islands of Japan?
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyshu.
Why is defecting/escaping North Korea so hard?
There is military everywhere and you are being tracked wherever you go.
How do you calculate PHYSIOLOGIC population density?
People divided by the arable land
How long is the DMZ?
150 miles long
Who was South Korea’s first president?
Syngman Rhee
Who was North Korea’s first leader?
Kim Ill Sung
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Convergent - tectonic plates move towards each other.
Divergent - tectonic plates move apart.
Transform - tectonic plates slide past each other.
What happened in 1910?
Japan took over Korea
What happened in 1945?
It was the end of World War 2 and Japan stopped ruling Korea.
