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96 Cards in this Set
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East Asia lies between vast expanses of _____ to the north and populous countries of _____ and _____ to the south |
Russia South Southeast Asia |
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East Asia extends from the _____ to the _____ |
Deserts of Central Asia Pacific Ocean |
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East Asia encircled by: |
Snow-capped mountains Vast deserts Cold climates Pacific waters |
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Most populous nation in the world |
China |
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China's population strongly concentrated in: |
Eastern regions |
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Largest Cities in population (2014) |
Shanghai Beijing |
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6 entities in East Asia |
China Mongolia North Korea South Korea Japan Taiwan |
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The flashpoints that can generate conflict |
China vs. Taiwan North Korea vs. South Korea |
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It divides the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea |
Demilitarized zone |
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East Asia as the Land of the _____ |
Orientals |
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East Asia serves as the hub of the evolving regional phenomenon called _____ |
Pacific Rim |
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Year of Summer Olympics: Tokyo, Japan |
1964 |
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Year of Summer Olympics: Seoul, South Korea |
1988 |
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Year of Summer Olympics: Beijing, China |
2008 |
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Year of Winter Olympics: Sapporo Japan |
1972 |
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Year of Winter Olympics: Nagano, Japan |
1998 |
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Impact of tectonic forces to East Asia |
Caused collision of Eurasian and Indo-Australian Plates |
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Result of tectonic activity |
1. Creation of Himalayas 2. Uplifting of Tibet into a plateau 3. Rise of China's Western mountain ranges 4. Carving out of valleys in Eastern China |
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China's western mountain ranges |
Kunlun Shan Altun Shan Tian Shan |
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4 Great Rivers of China |
Songhua: Manchurian Plain Liao: Manchurian Plain Huang Ho: Yellow River Yangtze: Blue River |
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Cradle of Chinese Civilization |
Huang Ho River |
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Eastern China Valleys |
Manchurian Plain North China Plain |
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Line of volcanoes at the Western Pacific Ocean |
Ring of Fire |
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Creation of Japan resulted from: |
Seismic Activity |
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Highest of Japan's volcano cones |
Mt. Fuji |
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Mountain ranges block moisture coming from _____ in the _____ from moving _____ into _____ |
monsoon winds Indian Ocean northward interior Asia |
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Impact of absence of rain |
Made possible on of world's most sparsely populated areas |
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Sparsely populated areas |
Takla Makan Desert Gobi Desert Tibet Plateau |
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Bodies of Water in East Asia |
Pacific Ocean Yellow Sea Sea of Japan East China Sea South China Sea |
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Land boundaries of China: North |
Mongolia |
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Land boundaries of China: Northeast |
Russia |
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Land boundaries of China: Northwest |
Kazakhstan |
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Land boundaries of China: South |
Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar |
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Land boundaries of China: Southwest |
India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyszstan |
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Water boundaries of China: Northeast |
Yellow Sea |
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Water boundaries of China: East |
East China Sea |
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Water boundaries of China: Southeast |
South China Sea |
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Comprises the Central Administrative region Constitutes the nucleus of China Constitutes "Historic China" Han Chinese |
China Proper |
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4 Autonomous Regions of China |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region |
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Autonomous region located in southern China |
Guangxi Zhuang |
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Guangxi Zhuang has coastline along _____ |
Gulf of Tonkin |
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Guangxi Zhuang shares borders with _____ |
Vietnam |
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Autonomous region located in south western China |
Tibet |
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Tibet Autonomous Region is also called |
Xizang |
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Autonomous region located in north western China |
Xinjiang Uyghur |
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Constitutes the largest of China’s autonomousregions |
Xinjiang Uyghur |
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Xinjiang Uyghur constitues rugged terrain due to |
Karakoram, Kunlun, and Tien Shan Mountain Ranges |
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Autonomous region that has one of the most sparsely populated areas in China |
Xinjiang Uyghur |
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Largest natural gas producing region in China |
Xinjiang Uyghur |
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Autonomous region located in northern China |
Inner Mongolia |
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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region also called: |
NeiMenggui Autonomous Region |
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Major island in China |
Hainan |
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Desert located in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region |
Takla Makan Desert |
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Also called the Manchurian Plain |
Northeastern China |
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Northeastern China irrigated by the _____ and _____ rivers |
Songhua Liao |
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Important crops in Manchurian Plain |
corn millet soybeans flax wheat barley |
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North China plain irrigated by the _____ |
Yellow River |
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Important crops in North China Plain |
sorghum millet maize cotton wheat sesame seed peanuts |
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China ranks first worldwide in farm output of: |
rice wheat potatoes sorghum peanuts tea millet barley cotton oilseed |
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Southwest Boundary of Mongolia |
Xinjiang, China |
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South-Southeast Boundary of Mongolia |
NeiMenggui, China |
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North Boundary of Mongolia |
Russia |
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Mongolia is a landlocked country between two superpowers: |
China Russia |
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Mongolia's topography consists of: |
steppes deserts |
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Location of Steppes |
North and Eastern Mongolia |
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Most important means of livelihood of Mongolia |
herding |
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Principal industry in Mongolia for the production of cashmere |
Goat Herding |
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Goat's hair turned into useful clothing |
Cashmere |
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Best known export product of Mongolia |
Cashmere |
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Largest desert in Asia, fifth in the world |
Gobi Desert |
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Mongolia is rich in which minerals |
gold copper coal iron |
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North Boundary of Korean Peninsula |
China |
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East Boundary of Korean Peninsula |
Sea of Japan |
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South Boundary of Korean Peninsula |
East China Sea |
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West Boundary of Korean Peninsula |
Yellow Sea |
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Four main islands of Japan
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1. Hokkaido 2. Honshu 3. Shikoku 4. Kyushu |
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Plains of Japan
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1. Kanto
2. Nobu 3. Osaka 4. Ishikari |
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Fishing grounds (warm waters)
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sardine
herring tuna mackerel |
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Fishing grounds (cold waters)
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cod
halibut salmon |
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cultivation of seafood
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aquaculture |
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cultivated” in artificial ponds; “cultivated” in flooded rice fields |
freshwater fish
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cultivated in aquariums |
seaweeds
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cultivated in shallow bays |
oysters, prawns, and shrimps
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the most common type of shrimp found inJapan; large variety which has grey shellsand reddish brown stripes |
kuruma ebi
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known for the deadly poison containedin its liver and ovaries, which causes muscle paralysis andcan be lethal if not prepared correctly |
FUGU (blowfish)
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usually consumed in August, atthe height of the hot season; high in vitamin B, and is saidto conquer fatigue |
UNAGI (freshwater eel)
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abalone |
AWABI
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yellowtail tuna |
HAMACHI
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squid |
IKA
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Impacts of seafood diet
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1. healthy food 2. limited calories 3. makes the Japanese live longer 4. eliminates the risk of heart disease and canceramong the Japanese |
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provides the Japanese with asource of carbohydrate |
rice |
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provides the Japanese with animportant beverage |
tea |
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Lack of Arable Landmakes the Japanese to invest in research on the following |
1. high-yielding rice varieties
2. mechanization 3. irrigation 4. terracing 5. fertilization |
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dominate the eastern half of theisland of Taiwan |
Chungyang Mountains |
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revered by Japanese people; herald the start of spring (the end of winter)- symbolized the ephemeral nature of life |
Cherry blossom |
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exquisite beauty but transience of the cherry blossoms areassociated with ___________ |
morality |