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6th East Asia
Purple book chapters 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Japan has improved their economy by producing new technology such as ________, cameras, watches, and electronic games. | robots |
| The Japanese government ________ many businesses which allowed them to build large factories and buy modern machinery. | subsidizes |
| Large companies in Japan offer ________ that attract workers and keep them happy. | incentives |
| Many working women in Japan face ________ because the traditions of the country dictate that women should be in charge of their households. | discrimintation |
| North Korea has done little to ________, or add variety to, their economy. | diversify |
| In 1996, North Korea suffered through such a severe ________ that they had to ask non-communist countries for food and aid. | famine |
| The "Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution" are ________, or extreme, policies that Mao Zedong started in China. | radical |
| Since the 1970s, China has gradually been allowing a limited form of ________ by allowing people to form their own businesses and keep some of their profits. | free enterprise |
| A wide variety of ________ trees grow throughout Japan and Korea and lose their leaves each fall. | deciduous |
| If China cannot produce enough oil, they will have to ________ it from other parts of the world. | import |
| North Korea is considered a ________ because it has low industrial production and little modern technology. | developing country |
| South Korea is considered a ________ because it has many industries and a well-developed economy. | developed country |
| South Korea has become one of East Asia's richest economies by ________ many goods to other countries. | exporting |
| Building dams and power plants to produce ________ is expensive. | hydroelectricity |
| East Asians practice ________ in the lakes, rivers, and bays of the region. | aquaculture |
| Because much of the land is hilly and mountainous, it is necessary to carve ________ into hillsides in order to farm in East Asia. | terraces |
| In the warmer regions of East Asia, farmers practice ________ which allows them to harvest 2 or 3 different crops each year. | double-cropping |
| When the communist government took over in China, private land was taken from the people and they were forced to live in ________. | communes |
| Although the Han people of China speak the same language, they use several different ________ based on where they live. | dialects |
| Historians believe that the ancient Koreans were descended from Mongolian ________ who traveled from place to place in search of water and food. | nomads |
| The population of the Korean peninsula is mostly ________ with very few minority groups. | homogeneous |
| Because Japan was isolated from the rest of the world for a long time, most of the people who live there belong to the same ________. | ethnic group |
| Shortly after the ________ party took over China in 1949 they began to make huge changes in the country. | communist |
| Much of China is covered with mountains, highlands, and the __________ of Tibet. | plateau |
| The Takla Makan is a large ________ in China. | desert |
| ________ land contains substances that plants need in order to grow well. | fertile |
| The North China Plain is covered with fertile ________ that is deposited by the Huang He river. | loess |
| Japan is a(n) _________, or group of islands. | archipelago |
| North and South Korea are located on a ________ which sticks out into the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. | peninsula |
| The lowland and coastal areas of East Asia have a high ________ compared to the rest of the region. | population density |
| ________, or seasonal winds that blow across Asia, have a large impact on the climates of East Asia. | monsoons |
| East Asia gets hit with hurricane-like storms called ________ that form over the Pacific Ocean. | typhoons |
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