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East Asia
Review for East Asia Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The belief system that stresses the imprtance of order, education and hierarchy, which is based on the teachings of an ancient Chinese philospher. | Confucianism |
| A period of economic decline in an country's business activities. | recession |
| Countries that surround the Pacific Ocean. | Pacific Rim |
| The general of the emperor's army in Japan, with powers of a military leader. | Shogun |
| A series of rulers from the same family in East Asia. | dynasty |
| Name given to the uprising of peasant farmers again the influence of European nations on the Chinese emperor. | Spheres of Influnece |
| When was Pearl Harbor, Hawaii bomed by the Japanese? | December 7, 1941 |
| Travel and locating food and water is difficult in these two deserts? | Taklimakan and Gobi deserts |
| The countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean are called? | Pacific Rim |
| Preserving and restoring harmony within the individual and nature is a funamental belief of_______________? | Taoism |
| Countries that have had rapid economic growth are considered___________? (3 East Asian Countries qualify know all of them) | Economic Tigers |
| What was the cause of the Korean War, 1950-1953? | North Korea, communist, invaded South Korea, non-communist. |
| Chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean. | Ring of Fire |
| Huge destructive wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake. | tsunami |
| Volcano that is the largest mountain in Japan. | Mt. Fuji |
| Source of China's two largest rivers. | Kunlun Mountains |
| Mongolia is arid and has a lot of herders whose goats grow what kind of wool? | Cashmere |
| These mountains act as a natural boundary betwe northern and southern China. | Qinling Shandi Mountains |
| This religion was brought to China from India. | Buddhism |
| ____________ Served as the bodyguard of landownders and clan leaders. | samurai |
| Destrucvtive tropical storm that forms over the western Pacific Ocean. | typhoon |
| The Mongolian emperor that created the largest empire in the world. | Genghis Khan |
| The communist leader of China until his death in 1976. | Mao Zedong |
| Places where people are forced to work long hours under very poor conditions for very little pay. | sweatshops |
| An uprising by Chinese peasanst against the Spheres of Influence. | Boxer Rebellion |
| The zone of prosperity in East Asia that is made up of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan is known as_______________. | Jakota Triangle |
| What is a mega city? | A city with a population over 10 million people |
| What happened at Tiananment Square, China in 1989? *who? *what? *why? | Chinese students protested against the Communist government of China due to the injust treatment of the Chinese people. |
| What dynasty built the Great Wall of China? | Qin Dynasty |
| What river has been considered China's Sorrow? | Huang He/Yellow River |
| What river was the Three Gorges Dam built on? | Chang Jiang/Yangtze River |
| What is the name given to the border between North and South Korea? | DMZ/Demilitarized Zone |
| What American sport has boomed in East Asia? | Baseball |
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