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population
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most heavily populated in the world
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pollution
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heavily polluted due to industrialization
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huang he.yellow river
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"china's sorrow"
prone to hevay floodingfill irrigation canals (loess plateau) |
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yangtze river
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chang iang
one of the most important physical features in east asia |
easily navigable
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3 gorges dam controversy
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dam built to control flooding on yangtze river
created hydroelectric pwr reduce coal use endangered species displaced milllions |
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xi river
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through guangzhou
manufacturing center |
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geologically active
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earthquakes anf volcanic eruptions occur frequently
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enviornment in japan
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temperate climate
rugged lush forests |
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environment in taiwan
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mts in the east
alluvial plains in the west mild winter |
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enviornment in china
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north: yangtze river is cold and dry with summer rain and fertile soil
south yangtze river has rugged hills with tropical climate |
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enviornment in koreas
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rugged mts
north: abundant natural resources with climate smilar to maine south: has agricultural advantage with climate similare to carolinas |
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chinese minority groups
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uighurs
tibetans mongolians manchurians |
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crops
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south: rice
east: wheat |
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two chinas
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Taiwan (island of Formosa) and mainland China
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Chiang Kai-Shek
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nationalists - fled to Taiwan (Republic of China)
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Mao Zedong
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communists - set up People’s Republic of China
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one child policy
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little emperors
incentives |
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religious diversity
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Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Shintoism
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confucianism:
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Chinese philosophy, Mandate of Heaven (emperor is appointed by gods, just like divine right), Filial Piety (respect elders, especially ancestors)
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geomancy:
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The traditional Chinese and Korean practice of designing buildings in accordance with the principles of cosmic harmony and discord that are thought to course through the local topography. Also called feng shui.
Hong Kong skyscrapers built in a way to coexist with the spirits |
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loess:
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A fine, windblown material that was deposited on the upland area during the last ice age
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the sediment load on the Huang He river comes from the loess material on the loess plateau
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pollution exporting
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Exporting industrial waste and pollution to other countries
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Japan exports its pollution producing factories to other areas so that the pollution is displaced to other countries
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rust belt
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regions of heavy industry that experience marked economic decline after their factories cease to be competitive. Northeastern portion of China
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Manchuria
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sediment load:
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amount of suspended clay, silt, and sand in the water as a result of upstream erosion
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Yellow river
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shinto
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indigenous Japanese faith, emphasis on nature and ancestors; gods are sacred spirits which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers and fertility
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Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
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relatively small districts in China were fully opened to global capitalism after China began to reform its economy in the 1980s
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hong kong
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Spheres of influence
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in countries not formally colonized in the 19th and early 20th c. (China, Iran), limited areas were gained by particular European countries for trade purposes and more generally for economic exploitation and political manipulation
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hong kong
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