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CHAPTER 27
WORLD GEO CHAPTER 27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What created east Asia's rugged terrain? | The collision of tectonic plates |
| How do natural barriers affect people? | Limits people's movements and increases isolation |
| What mountain range is located in west china and is he source of the Huange he and Chang Jiang River? | Kunlun Mounatins |
| What divides china into south and north china? | Shandi Mountains |
| True or False? The Plateau of Tibet, the Tarim Pendi Basin, and and Taklimakan Desert are very highly populated? | False |
| What desert is one of the largest in the world and stretches from north west china into Mongolia? | Gobi Desert |
| What desert is larger than California and Texas combined? | Gobi Desert |
| What are three peninsulas of East Asia? | Shandong, Leizhou, and Macao Peninsula |
| who controlled the Macao Peninsula until 1999? | Portugal |
| What has allowed china to develop many major port cities like Shanghai to develop? | It's long coastline |
| What two countries make up the Korean peninsula? | North and South Korea |
| What is a submerged border of a continent called? | Continental Shelf |
| Where does china have a continental shelf? | East china |
| What has permitted the island that stand above the continental shelf to have greater security and peace then the mainland? | Isolation |
| What type of economy have the island that stand above the continental shelf developed? | Trading economies |
| True or False? Hong Kong used to be a British colony. | True |
| When did Hong Kong become a part of china once again? | 1997 |
| What is an island nation with enormous economic power? | Japan |
| What is a seperate island from China that once and still is claimed by china? | Taiwan |
| What are the three main rivers in China? | Huang He, Chang Jiang, and Xi Jiang |
| What river starts in the Kunlun mountains then winds east before emptying into the yellow sea? | Huang He river |
| What are other names for the Huang He river? | Yellow river and China's Sorrow |
| Why is the Huang He river called China's Sorrow? | It causes terrible floods |
| What river flows 3,900 miles from the Tibet to the east China sea, and is also the longest river in East Asia? | Chang Jiang |
| What river carries most of China's shipped goods? | Chang Jiang |
| What river flows eastward through south east China and joins up with the Pearl river, and three rivers to form a estuary? | Xi Jiang |
| What is it where rivers current meet the ocean's tide? | estuary |
| Which river forms the border between North Korea and China? | Yalu River |
| True or False? East Asia's resources are evenly distributed. | False |
| China is ____ in resources while Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have ______ resources. | Rich, limited |
| Why is china's population concentrated in the east? | Mountains make agriculture difficult in the west |
| Why is the Yalu River historically important? | Chinese troops entered the Korean war by crossing it |
| How has Japan been able to reserve most of it's forest resources? | By buying timber and other forest products from other parts of the world |
| What has enabled china to be self sufficient through out history? | It's resources |
| What does japan need to do to get what it needs? | Trade |
| What do the rivers in Asia provide? | Crop irrigation, hydroelectric power, and transportation |
| What is China doing to control flooding on the Chang Jiang river? | They are building the Three Gorges Dam |
| True or False? China has a well developed fishing industry. | True |
| What is a special tropical storm that occurs in the west pacific? | Typhoon |
| Climates in the highest latitudes tend to have severely _____ climates and are very _______. | Cold, dry |
| What type of climate zone occurs in a small sliver along Mongolia and China's border? | Subarctic Climate |
| What type of climates are found in west China? | Highland Climate |
| The higher the elevation the _____ the climate. | Colder |
| Why is west China sparsely populated? | The severe climate and extreme topography |
| What type of vegetation is common in the high lands? | Forests and Tundras |
| Which latitude zone is most suitable for living? | Mid - Latitude |
| What type of climate does Northeastern China, North Korea, Northern South Korea, and Northern Japan have? | Humid Continental |
| What type of climate does Southeastern China, Southern South Korea, Southern Japan, and Northern Taiwan have? | Humid Subtropical |
| What type of climate zone is ideal for grazing? | Humid Continental |
| What type of forests are found in the Humid Subtropical zone? | Coniferous and Deciduous |
| How do nomads use semiarid areas? | They graze livestock |
| What climate does the Mongolian Plateau have? | Semiarid |
| Where are most of the desert found? | West central area |
| What desert is found in western China between the Tian Shan and Kunlun Mountains? | Taklimakan Desert |
| What desert is found in Northern China and and Southeast Mongolia? | Gobi Desert |
| What is a prime area for finding dinosaur fossils? | Gobi Desert |
| What type of climate zone is found along China's Southeastern coast, the island of Hainan, and Taiwan? | Tropical wet |
| What is being built on the Chang Jiang river to control flooding? | Three Gorges Dam |
| What is the third longest river in the world? | Chang Jiang |
| True or False? The Three Gorges Dam is not the world's largest dam. | False |
| When did construction of the Three Gorges Dam begin? | 1993 |
| What are three positives of building the Three Gorges Dam? | It will control the frequent flooding, it will supply huge amounts of electricity, it will make reaching China's interior easier |
| What percent of electricity does the Three Gorges Dam supply China? | 10% |
| What will raise ocean going ships up from the river to the reservoir? | A series of locks |
| What are three negatives of building the Three Gorges Dam? | Lots of people will have to move away from their homes, it's going to cost more than anticipated, and it will reduce the habitat of many animals by putting hundreds of square miles underwater |
| Why are international groups reluctant to invest in the Three Gorges Dam? | Because of the environmental concerns |
| More than ______ percent of Japanese people live on _____ percent of the land. | Sixty, Three |
| What percent of people in japan live in cities? | 80% |
| Name two of the most populated cities in Japan? | Tokyo and Osaka |
| True or False? Cities in Japan are very polluted. | True |
| What are industrial pollutants that build up in animal tissue and can cause disease? | PCBs |
| What is a method of solid waste disposal in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt? | Landfill |
| How do Japanese deal with overcrowding? | They live in smaller homes or move away to the suburbs |
| What does Japan usual build on landfills? | Factories and refineries |
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