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Interim 2nd sem 2015
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What landform between India and China has not only prevented weather systems from passing between the 2 countries, but has also hindered culture from crossing between the 2 countries? | Himalayas |
| What is India’s most important and most sacred river? | Ganges |
| What are China’s 2 most important rivers? | Yangtze & Huang He |
| Why is the Huang He (Yellow River) nicknamed “China’s Sorrow”? | Destructive flooding |
| What government project has helped control flooding and provides hydroelectricity along the Yangtze River? | Three Gorges Dam |
| Which polluted river has remains of humans and water-borne diseases – Ganges or Yangtze? | Ganges |
| Which polluted river suffers from agricultural runoff and industrial waste – Yangtze or Ganges? | Yangtze |
| Which city experienced world-wide attention in 2008 due to its air pollution problem? | Beijing |
| What is the term for the seasonal winds that affect the climate of southern and eastern Asia? | Monsoon |
| Since 80% of Japan is mountainous, how has terrace-farming been a helpful technique? | Farmers can create level farmland |
| Because Japan is so mountainous and has so little farmland, where do most Japanese people live and what industry do they depend on for food? | Coasts; fishing |
| Which religion uses the caste system? | Hinduism |
| Which 2 religions include the belief in reincarnation? | Buddhism & Hinduism |
| Which Japanese religion centers on reverence for the kami? | Shintoism |
| What are the kami? | Spirits that live everywhere in nature |
| Who taught the Golden Rule of Behavior? | Confucius |
| Which form of government is the People’s Republic of China – unitary or confederation? | Unitary |
| Which country still has an emperor and is a constitutional monarchy – Japan or China? | Japan |
| The Prime Minister of India is chosen by the legislative branch of India. What is this group called? | Indian National Congress |
| Which country is an example of an autocratic government – North or South Korea? | North Korea |
| Which country is an example of an oligarchy – China or India? | China |
| Japan and India are both examples of which kind of government – autocracy or democracy? | Democracy |
| Which 2 countries have most recently been examples of a command economy – China, India, North Korea? | China & North Korea |
| What is the name of the 1960s program that the government of India started to improve farming technology? | Green Revolution |
| Even though India’s government has invested in capital goods and the GDP has grown, what 2 issues continue to remain constant problems for India? | Poverty & Over-population |
| Since Japan has very little in the way of natural resources, what must they rely on to support its population? | Trade/imports |
| Who benefits from India’s micro-credit industry? | Small entrepreneurs |
| Who led India to independence through non-violence and civil disobedience? | Gandhi |
| What is the strong feeling of loyalty to a group that often leads to a fight for independence? | Nationalism |
| After World War II, Japan’s emperor no longer was allowed to have power and Japan became what kind of monarchy? | Constitutional monarchy |
| The US assisted Japan in rebuilding after the war. What were the Japanese not allowed to rebuild? | Military |
| What is the name of Mao Zedong’s program that created farming communes, but led to mass starvation? | Great Leap Forward |
| What is the name of Mao Zedong’s program that tried to eliminate ties to China’s past? | Cultural Revolution |
| What was the name given to the students who supported Mao and were organized into an army? | Red Guard |
| Where did Chinese students protest for more democracy and freedoms in 1989? | Tiananmen Square |
| What was the period of time called when the US & the Soviet Union were engaged in a time of tension but no fighting? | Cold War |
| The United States believed in the idea of containment, which meant the US would provide aid to any democratic country that is threatened by communism. Which country did the United States support – North Vietnam or South Vietnam? | South Vietnam |
| What was the name of the theory that stated if one country fell to communism, all the others nearby would fall as well? | Domino Theory |
| Will an investment in education and capital increase or decrease a country’s GDP? | Increase |
| Define each of these types of trade barriers: embargo, quota, tariff. | Embargo=ban; quota=limit; tariff=fee/tax |
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