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Geo Quiz 12-08-09

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