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Geo Quiz 12-08-09
Question | Answer |
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China’s Population | 1.3 billion |
What are the 6 East Asian Countries? | Mogolia, Taiwan, North and south Korea, Japan and China |
What % East Asia’s land does China cover? | 80% |
Where are the 2 bustling parts on China’s Southern coast that were once European colonies? | Hong Kong and Macao |
How does physical geo make it difficult to form in Japan and Taiwan? | Very mountainous |
What new agricultural policy did Chinese Communist Government adopt in 1980’s and how well is it working? | Encouraged smaller farms, jointly run by households Farmers could sell and profit from extra crops or animals |
What is most of Mongolia’s land used for? | Grazing herds of sheep, goats and cattle |
Define communes and how well did they | Large farming communities whose members shared work and products equally |
What Chinese city was leased to the British and for how long? | Hong Kong for 99 years |
Dry sandy desert in Western China | Taklimakan |
This sea carries 1/3 of the worlds shipping traffic | South China Sea |
Name an East Asian country that is an archipelago containing many islands | Japan |
Japan’s four largest islands in order from North to South | 1) Hokkaido 2) Honshu 3) Shikoku 4) Kyushu |
Most Japanese cities are located on its largest island named... | Honshu |
Area of Pacific Rim known for frequent violent catastrophic events. | Ring of FIre |
Most islands in Ring of Fire were formed by... | Volcanic activity |
Tsunami | Huge tidal wave |
What chinese city was once ruled by Portugal? | Macao |
Treeless windswept desert that stretches across Mongolia and parts of China | Gobi |
During the mid to late 1900s which 3 East Asian countries developed democratic governments, prospered under market economies, and became global economic powers | Japan, South Korea, Taiwan |
Which East Asian Country is least developed economically | North Korea |
Which country has the most rural economy and what % of its workers are farmers? | China, 50% |
What area of China can you find the himalayas and what does it separate? | SW, separates China from South Asia |
What is Japan's highest mountain and where is it located? | Mt. Fuji, Honshu |
What is the worlds highest mountain and where is it located? | Mt. Everest, in Himalayas, in the city of Nepal |
What new agricultural policy did chinese communist government adopt in 1980s and how is it working? | Encouraged smaller farms jointly run by households. farmers could sell and profit from extra crops or animals. they can now grow enough food to feed the country |
Worlds largest Plateau sometimes called "roof of the world" | Plateau of Tibet (Xi Zang) |
Rich soil and water from yellow river make this plain a rich wheat growing area | North China Plain |
Name the Northern most of Chinas major rivers. And why is it called this? | Huang He, loess |
Loess | yellowish-brown top soil |
What's the longest river in Asia? | Yangtze (chang jiang) |
Name China's 3 major rivers, what is another name for each? | Yellow- Huange He Yangtze- Chang Jiang Xi- West |
What is the source of China's major rivers and in which direction do they flow? | Plateau of Tibet, eastward |
What provides energy and where does it come from? | Hydroelectric power, rivers |
Why is the Huang He called "China's Sorrow"? | Flooding large area killing thousands of people |
These 3 East asian countries have many short swift-flowing rivers | Japan, North and South Korea |
What is the worlds largest artificial waterway and where is it located? | Grand Canal, China |
Currently under construction along the Yangtze river is what dam? | Three Gorges |
East Asian country that has the most abundant supplies of natural resources | China |
What % of Chinas land is suitable for farming? | 10% |
Which East Asian country is the leading producer for rice? | China |
Important food source for East Asian island nations and coastal areas | Sea |
China is the ________ largest country in land area. | 4th |
Yurt | Tent-like structure for nomad's shelter, portable |
Why are monsoons necessary to life in Asia? | Help rice grow brings rain to crops |
What is bamboo, and where is it found? | Tree-like grass, warmer areas |
Bamboo is the only food source for which 2 of East Asia's rare animals | Giant Panda and Red Panda |
2 native plants other than bamboo found in East Asia | Mulberry tree and tea tree |
This tree is a food source for silkworms | Mulberry tree |
East Asia's _________ serve densely populated urban centers as transport routes | Rivers |
Fertile soil in river basins is used for ________? | Farming |
These 2 East Asian deserts are often cold and wind | Gobi Taklimakan |
Chinese island covered mostly by lush tropical rainforest. | Hainan |
2 important East Asian crops were 1st grown from wild vegetation | rice and soybeans |
Bonsai | Dwarfed trees |
Wat is the population of the East Asian Region and what percent of worlds total population is it? | 1.5 billion 25% |
92% of people in China belong to this nationality. The other 8% belong to about _________ different ethnic groups who live mostly in _______ and _______ china. | Han 55 Western and Northern |
Taiwans major nationality | Chinese |
Homogeneous | Having a population belonging to the same ethnic groups |
These 4 East Asian nations are considered to be primarily homogeneous | Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea |
Why is the population in East Asia so unevenly distributed? | B/c much of East Asia is mountainous |
Where are the most heavily populated areas of East Asia? | Coastal areas on fertile valleys along rivers |
More than 90% of chinese live on only __________ of the land. Most live in the ________a dn plains of chinese 3 ________. | 1/6 fertile valley rivers |
China's population is scarcest in these 3 areas of the country | West |
In Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, mountains limit where people can live; therefore most live in cities along ____________. | The coast |
Which East Asian country is most sparsely populated | Mongolia |
Do most Koreans live in urban or rural areas? | Urban |
What area of china is the most prosperous? | South East |
Do most Chinese people live in urban or rural areas? | Rural |
The most populated island in Japan is ________. | Honshu |
Name the East Asian city that is currently the world's most populated urban area qith more than 26 million people. | Tokyo |
Japanese have adapted to the crowded conditions by creating an efficent ______________, with _____________. | Transportation system, bullet trains |