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East Asia
1. What was the Silk Road and what
effect besides economic did it have
on the world?
1. Spread of Culture
2. What is the “Ring of Fire” and what
hazards does it pose to places like
Japan?
1. Tsunamis
3. Summer monsoons in China make
the area prone to _flooding
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• 4. ____Buddhism_______ was successfully
introduced to China primarily by means of the
Silk Road.
• 5. What is a cultural hearth? Birthplace of a
nation
• 6. With rapid population growth and rapid
urbanization in China the need for greater
access to ____Fresh_____ Water___ is
paramount.
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• 7. Beijing is one of China’s largest industrial and
population centers. Because of this
______Pollution__ is a major problem.
• 8. What is a danxia and how is it most likely
formed? Rock Formations in Western China
formed by erosion
• 9. North Korea has a communist government
with a strong dictator. As a result, it is one of the
few economies in the world where the
government ____is in complete control
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• 10 Mongolian culture has a long history of
___nomadic____ life.
• 11. China and North Korea are Communist.
Where on the economic spectrum would
Japan fall? In between Socialism and Free
Market
• 12. What is cultural convergence? Bringing
together of cultures to form a new one. Best
example is the Olympics
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• 13. A country that goes from exporting Iron Ore,
Raw Silk, Coal, and fish to a country that exports
Ships, Integrated circuits, flat panel televisions
and automobile parts has become increasingly
__Industrialized___________.
• 14. The underlined list of goods would place the
country in what level of economic development?
– Primary Level
• 15. What is a major negative impact of
Globalization?
– Spread of Pandemics
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• 16. Large portions of western land in China
have a dry, rough terrain making them difficult
to ____farm________.
• 17 _Juche____ is a set of ideas based around
North Korean politics and leadership.
• 18. Which factor contributed most to the
placement of the border between North and
South Korea? Military conflict
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• 19. Following the communist revolution in
China the nationalist government set up in
________Taiwan________.
• 20. North Korean cities are changing due to
__Economic and __Enviromental_ factors,
while Japanese cities are changing due to
___Social____ factors.
• 21. Juche is a result of the cultural diffusion of
__Communist ideas and North Korean culture.
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• 22. The Three Gorges Dam is an engineering_
marvel, but it has been very costly with
unintended side effects.
• 23. What is the purpose of the Sea Walls in
Japan? To protect them from tsunamis
• 24. Which country experienced a tsunami and
a nuclear power plant accident in March
2011? Japan