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Geography - Physical
Physical Geography Test Review
Term | Definition |
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What is the significance of the Yangtze Rivers ? | home of the 3 Gorges Dam |
What is the significance of the Huang He River | Yellow because of Silt > Fertile |
What Climate Zones does China have? | It is greatly affected by Latitude |
Describe the trend in each of the China Regions | Cold in the north and Moderate throughout |
Name 3 positive characteristics of Gorges Dam | Clean Energy, Flood control, Helps shipping |
Name 3 Negative characteristics of Gorges Dam | Ruin historical sites, Migration, alters ecosystem |
How have people adapted to living on the ring of fire? | earthquake resistant buildings? |
Who is the founder of Confucianism? | Confucius |
What is the location of Confucianism? | China |
What is the belief of Confucianism? | Filial Pleth and moral code |
Who is the founder of Buddhism? | Siddhartna Gratama |
What is the location of Buddhism? | South Asia |
Where is Buddhism practiced? | East Asia |
What is Buddhism beliefs? | 4 noble truths reincarnation , 8 fold |
Who is the founder Daoism | Laozi |
What is the location of Daoism | China |
What is the belief of Daoism? | Bond with nature/ Yin and Yang |
What is the positive of Globalization? | Increase standard of living in LDC's, and Cheaper products |
What are the negatives of Globalization? | Pandemics, Loss of Jobs, exploit workers |
What are special Economic zones, why are they important? | Areas of free market in China Increase foreign investment, grows Chinese Economy |
Why was there a need for a one child policy in China? | China's citizen was having too many babies and the size of their population was growing out of control creating an strain on resources (food) |
How did it transform the population? | Population growth is now slowing down. |
How has population density affected life in Japan? | Very crowded, build buildings up to be tall instead of wide. |
What type of government does North Korea have? | Dictatorship |
What type of government does South Korea have? | Democracy |
What would it be like to live in North Korea? | Terrible, Controlled and No freedom of speech |
What would it be like to live in South Korea? | Kind of like living in the USA |