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40 Cards in this Set
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The People's Republic of China is the official name of ___________. |
China
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In China, people's lives are controlled in may ways by the ___________.
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government
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China's communist leader who made China a more open country was ___________.
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Deng Xiaoping
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Which of the following is true of China?
a. It holds about 1/5 of the world's population. b. It is the world's largest country in size. c. It is the world's leading manufacturing country. d. It is the world's leading agricultural country. |
a. It holds about 1/5 of the world's population.
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Chinese writing uses characters that represent ___________ and ___________ .
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words or ideas.
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Mongolia has changed from a strict Communist government to a ___________.
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democracy
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Which country is an island?
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Taiwan
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China's "one-country, two system" pledge refers to ___________ and ___________.
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communism and capitalism
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The small territory of Macau was a colony of ___________.
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Portugal
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About 64% of China's people live in ___________ areas.
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rural
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China's population--one-fifth of the world's people--is ___________.
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1.27 billion
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The Great Wall of China was built to ___________.
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stop northern invaders.
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The Chinese thinker whose beliefs attracted artists and writers was ___________.
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Laozi
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Many Chinese paintings often included ___________.
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poems
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Macau is a busy port near Hong Kong on China's ___________.
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southern coast
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Taiwan's wealth comes largely from ___________, ___________, and ___________.
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high-technology industries, manufacturing, and trade
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Hong Kong and Macau are cities run by ___________.
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China
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China's government and society were shaped by the teachings of ___________.
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Kongfuzi
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in 1989 a protest in Beijing to demand more freedom was led by ___________.
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students
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Pandas and other rare animals roam at the eastern end of the ___________.
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Plateau of Tibet
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Gobi
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Desert in northeastern China
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Hong Kong
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China regained control of this city in 1997
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Ulaanbaatar
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Capital city of Mongolia
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Communist State
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Government has strong control over the country
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Caligraphy
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Art of beautiful writing
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Tibetans
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Ethnic group living in western China
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Typhoon
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Hurricane
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Ring of Fire
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Pacific coastal areas with volcanoes and earthquakes
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Dynasty
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A line of rulers from single family
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Xi
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Major river in southern China
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Consumer Goods
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products such as televisions, cars, motorcycles
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Turpan Depression
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hottest area in China
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Tiananmen Square
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site of the 1989 protests
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Dike
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high bank of soil along a river
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Hong Kong
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once controlled by United Kingdom
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Han Chinese
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largest ethnic group in China
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Taklimakan
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desert in northern China
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Yellow River
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called "China's sorrow" because of floods in the past
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Mongolia
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its capital is Ulaanbaarar
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Taiwan
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China claims it as it's 23rd province
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