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39 Cards in this Set
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Ring of Fire (Japan)
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area surrounding the Pacific Ocean where the earth's crust often shifts (plate tectonics) resulting in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in Japan and other parts of ROF.
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Tsunami (Japan)
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people in japan and other areas of ROF face tsunamis--huge waves cause by underseas earthquakes. very destructive along Japan's pacific coast
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Economic Giant (Japan)
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1 of world's major industrial powers. uses every resource (people, tech, land, & sea) 1 of highest standards of living in the world. unusual to have such a big economy b/c small land area and few resources. place importance on education
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Commercial Fishing in Japan
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leading to massive reductions in a pop. of wild. rely on the seas for food people who fish (catch salmon tuna, ad snapper. huge catches make japan one of world's leading fishing countries
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Manufacturing in Japan
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known world-wide for variety & quality of manufactured goods. leader in manufacturing b/c use of high tech. in cluding steel, cars, and electronics. hihgly skilled workers. economic troubles dropped # of workers.
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Earthquake (Japan)
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experiences 5,000 per year. most are minor. some severe quakes in 1995 in Kobe. 1,00s died damage cost 50-70 bill $
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Japanese used tech. to overcome many geographic challenges (8)
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strictest building codes, leading design of earthquake resistant buildings, improved manufacturing (robots w/ cars & hybrid fuel efficient), tsunami warning systems, public transportation (bullet trains). intensive cultivation, environmentally friendly factories, aircraft carriers (pearl harbor)
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Environmentally friendly (Japan)
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industrial growth created many environmental challenges. 1970-waste product from factories has polluted air & water. gov't urged pollution prevention.leads world in development of advanced public transportation systems
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Chinese Influence (Japan)
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1. Gov't 2. Writing (characters represent words/ideas) 3. Buddhist Religion (also practices shinto) 4. Resistence to foreigners.
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World War II
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1930s need more resources for growing pop. took over land in china and other portions of east asia and pacific region (china Philippines, Vietnam)
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Pearl Harbor
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japan surprised attacked w/ aircraft carriers. Dec. 7 1941. navel base in Hawaii. U.S. declares war next day on Japan/Germany. 1941-1945 U.S. removes japan from all areas they conquered
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Atomic Bombs
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Aug 6th and 9th 1945, Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. only cities left.
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Modern Japan
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78% urban. very modern, crowded, tall office buildings, busy streets, freeways. small close homes. suburbs w/ small apt. building, wooden houses, tiny gardens. parks, gardens, religious shrines.
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Major Japanese Cities
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Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Osaka-megalopolis (huge supercity made up of several cities). large cities and smaller cities near them.
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Japanese education
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5 days/week. strong emphasis on education, very important entrance exams to high school. after exam, wait for grade to be posted in front of every1. if fail --> cram school. and take test again next year.
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Japanese education
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5 days/week. strong emphasis on education, very important entrance exams to high school. after exam, wait for grade to be posted in front of every1. if fail --> cram school. and take test again next year.
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Smart Japan
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produce lots of smart people. one of highest teen suicide rates in the world.
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1st Bullet Train
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first in 1964. blue and ivory bullet nose train (125 mph b/tw tokyo and osaka) 320m apart. gained instant pop. # people grew 300% during 1st 5 yrs.
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Successful Bullet Train
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became 1st Japanese train to run of a profit. carries 400 thou. passenger/day. 135 mill/yr. up to 190 mph. 99% on-time record. no fatalities. helps to keep overseas oil purchases under control
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38th Parallel
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after japan's defeat in WWII, troops from the communist soviet union took over northern half of korea. american troops occupied southern eventually dived along 38 degrees N latitude.
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Korean War
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1950- NK armies attacked SK. plan ws to bring all korea under communist rule. U.S. helped SK. China helped NK. ended 1953 w/ no winner. by 1960's 2 separate countries
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Communism in North Korea
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23.2 mill. NK have had to put aside traditional culture. gov't discourages practice of religion. 1990s NK gov't & economy became unstable. total control of people (media is censored, no freedom of speech, no immigration/emmigration)
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North Korea's economy
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industrial economy. after 1950s SK surpassed NK in industrial growth b/c free enterprise. gov't own and runs businesses and farms. rice basic food item. most farmers work on gov't run farms. profits pay for military. widespread starvation
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South Korea's economy
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1980s indus. grew a lot. many overseas. mismanagement in key banks and business has weakened. agriculture is big. farmers own land. rice is major crop. fishing adds income.
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Thailand's Colonization
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only SE asian country never been a Euro colony. skillfully blended modern ways w/ traditional practices and a loyaty to royal family. once called "siam" means land of free. Vietnam colonized by french
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Thailand's Economy
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b/c o fertile soil, cntral tailand has most of county's people, farms ,and industries. farther south, agricultural country. rice major crop. plantation in south provide rubber for export. teak products from forests. large tourism indus.
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Thailand's religion
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buddhist. temples called "wats" bangkok has 300 buddhist temples monks carry small bowls, wear yellow-orange robes asking for offerings.
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Vietnam War
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1960-1975 South Vietnam (Democratic supported by U.S.) vs. North Vietnam (Communist supported by soviet union) 55,000 U.S. Deaths. SV lost. all of vietnam now communist. vietnam wall in D.c.
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Delta's in Vietnam
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an area of land formed by soil deposits at the mouth of a river (where river enters ocean). made of coastal lowlands and river delta's. Red river delta-north. Meknong River delta - south.
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Rivers (China)
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3 major - Huang He, Chiang Jiang, Xi. flow through plain and southern highlands. for cenuries, flood water depsited rich soil to form flat river basins
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Huang He
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important farming area covered wit h loess. mans yellow river. river brought disasters. flooding cost lots of lives and much damage. flood control w/ dams and dikes. along sides of river.
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Deserts (China)
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north, mountain ranges circle desert basins. Taklimakan is an isolated region w/ some of world's highest temps. sandstorms may last for days. create dunes.
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Gobi Desert
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made up of rock and gravel instead of sand. north central b/c far north and high altitude temps low as -30 degrees during winter. 110 during summer.
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Three Gorges Dam
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on Chang Jiang. world's largest construction project. will prevent serious flooding and provide electricity for industries. flood control, hydro electric power. stain out beneficial nutrients 2 mill pop. have 2 move b/c of lake that will be made.
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Loess
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thickly covers huang he basin, fertile, yellow gray soil deposited by wind and water. huang he "yellow river" refers to loess carried by river
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Communism in China
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end of communism in economy, but not in gov't. now free enterprise, increased trade, and more freedom in buisiness. control over people: no freedom of speech, lots of media censorship, religion is discouraged.
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Free Enterprise in China
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increase foreign trade, buisiness shared w/ other countries. individuals choose where to work, keep profit, economy is booming. foreign investment, private owner ship of buisiness, manufacturing! people can choose their job, more private agriculture
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Environmental Problems in China
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environmental damage, poisonous chemicals, smoke pollute, three gorges destroying land, manufacturing in factories, little gov't regulation, 2nd leading consumer of FF. cars.
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North China
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plains and highlands, MANUFACTURING, small amounts of mining, farming, and fishing. dry, cold. wheat, cotton, soy beans, coal, petroleum, iron, tungsten, world leader of coal, iron ore. metal goods. BEIJING
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