The least of the least (East Asia) Flashcards
(32 cards)
… is the second most populated State on earth with around … billion people
China
1.41 billion
… has numerous … and …
Western China
mountain
deserts
Due to … the area is sparsely populated and includes several …
weaker farming ressources
ethnic minorities
… is densely populated, with relatively homogeneous population of … with … or … climate and …
Eastern China
Han Chinese
temperate
subtropical
good farming
In … the dominant type of farming is … such as … with which … are made
North East
dry cereals
wheat
noodles
In … there is more … due to the … which gives the possibility to …
South East
precipitation
summer monsoon
grow rice
… is spoken in the area of … and …
Mandarin
Biejing
Cantonese
Chinese big cities are : … - … - …
Beijing = capital
Shanghai = largest, most developing
Hong Kong = former birtish colony until 1997
The … is one of the most ambitious … in the world ever
Three Gorges Dam
engineering project
The … in the … creates a … km …
hydroelectric dam
Chang Jiang
600km
long reservoir
As a consequence of the … and … they were more … than … born in … in the last two decades
one-child policy
preference for baby boys
boys
girls
China
Consequently in 2020, China has estimated … M more men than women
34M
Since 2014, China’s … is the … on earth
economy
biggest
China is now the world’s …
top consumer of energy
In 2018, about …% of China’s … was generated by burning …
64%
electricity
coal
Consequently, China is the largest … with …% of the 2018 world total
CO2 emitter
30%
Paradoxically, because of the high level of air pollution caused by coal burning, China is becoming the world leader in … to produce energy : … - … - …
developping cleaner ways
hydrolectricity
wind power
solar energy
The … was built over a period of more than … years by different Chinese Emperor in order to …
Great Wall of China
2000 years
protect the Empire from nothern intrusions
The Great Wall is not a single structure, but rather a … of different more or less connected …
series
structures
Altogether, the protective walls are about … km
6300 km
Although … has a distinct … - … - … and wants to regain … , … will not give up its control
Tibet
people
language
religion
independence
China
The … the former … and still … leader of Tibet lives in exile in …
Dalai Lama
political
spiritual
Daramshala
The … are a … ethinic group
Uyghurs
Turkic
Since 2015, it has been estimated that over a million of them have been detained in … re-education camp
Xinjiang
