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Japan's population is said to be ____ because it is made up almost entirely of one ethnic group.
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homogeneous
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A region's ___ is a center from which ideas and practices spread to other areas.
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culture hearth
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A ____ is a ruling family.
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dynasty
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A ___ is a military ruler.
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shogun
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The absorption of the culture from another country is known as ____.
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acculturation
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The original people who inhabited a region are known as ____.
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aborigines
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Atheist
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nonreligious
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ideogram
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form of writing
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haiku
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a form of poetry
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samurai
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professional warriors
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clan
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family group
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dynasty
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ruling family
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More than 90 percent of people living in China belong to the ancient ___ ethnic group.
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Han
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Despite its distinct culture and history, the Buddhist kingdom of ___ was taken over by China in 1950.
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Tibet
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Taiwan's original inhabitants, or ____, make up about 2 percent of Taiwan's population.
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aborigines
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Ancestors of the ____ once ruled the world's largest empire.
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Mongolians
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Most Chinese live along rivers or in ___ areas.
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coastal
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More than ____ of China's population lives on one-sixth of the land.
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90 percent
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In China, urbanization has resulted in ___ shortages in farming communities.
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labor
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The growth rate of the Chinese population slowed after the government instituted its ___ policy in 1979.
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one child
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The first Chinese dynasty to keep historical records was the ____ dynasty.
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Shang
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____ founded the Chinese philosophy of Daoism.
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Laozi
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By the 1890's, Japan and European governments established large ____ in China in which they had exclusive trading rights.
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spheres of influence
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_____ formed the Nationalist government of China by 1927.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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The Republic of China was established in _____.
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Taiwan
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Literacy in China suffered during the ___ of the late 1960s.
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Cultural Revolution
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The population of Japan is ethnically _____.
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homogeneous
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Define Tokaido corridor
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a series of cities crowded along the Pacific coast of Honshu between Tokyo and Kobe.
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Tokyo
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the world's most populous urban area, with more than 35 million people.
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The name of the earliest known aboriginal people in Japan.
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Ainu
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define clans
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family groups
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define shogun
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military ruler
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samurai
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professional warriors
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The ____ documented contact with the West was in 1542, when a Portuguese ship headed to China was blown off course and landed in Japan.
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first
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Japan's first shogun
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Minamoto
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Define cultural convergence
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mixing of cultures
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Cities that suffered a nuclear bomb attack by USA in World War II.
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Name Japan's primary religions
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Buddhism and Shintoism
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define acculturation
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the absorption of popular culture from another country.
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Like Japan, the population of Korea is ethnically ____.
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homogeneous
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____ is the democratic nation on the Korean peninsula.
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South Korea
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North Korea is ____.
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Communist
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Because of politics many people fled from North Korea to South Korea and ______.
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the United States.
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The population of North Korea is ___ that of South Korea.
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half
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Throughout its history, Korea has been invaded by _____ .
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neighboring countries
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Western countries approached Korea through ____ , a unified diplomatic policy.
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gunboat policy
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In the late 1800s a war over Korea erupted between _____ and China.
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Japan
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In 1910, ______ annexed Korea.
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Japan
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Korea was divided into North Korea and South Korea after _____.
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World War II
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When Korea was divided, South Korea was supported by ____.
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the United States
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North Korea was lead by General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party, _____ .
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Kim Jong Il
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Talks between North Korea and South Korea ceased in 2002 because North Korea reactivated _____.
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nuclear reactor
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Many people in Korea practice a combination of religions called ___.
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Cheondogyo
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Artists in Korea create vases that have a pale green glaze called ____.
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celedon
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In the 1970s, South Korea and Taiwan became
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industrial economies
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In the 1950s, production dropped on China's huge government run farms resulting in ____.
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famine
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In Mongolia most land is used for ____.
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grazing livestock
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As people in South Korea migrate to the cities, a farm labor _____ has developed.
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shortage
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Farms in North Korea are organized into ____ .
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cooperatives
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Japan and Taiwan ____ food products.
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import
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South Korea today is a major manufacturer of ships, cars, electronics and _______.
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motor vehicles
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Today, Taiwan has one of the most successful ____ economies.
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export based
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In China, industries once ___ - run are now adopting free market methods.
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state
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The Chinese territories of Hong Kong and ____ provide great wealth to China.
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Macau
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_____ is a major transportation center in central China.
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Wuhan
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many South Asian nations are members of APEC an organization working to improve ___ in the region.
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trade
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Japan's high taxes on imported finished goods are intended to restrict foreign ____.
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competition
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Its trade ____ means that Japan exports more than it imports.
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surplus
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After Tiananmen Square killings, many countries placed _____ or restrictions on China.
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economic sanctions
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Economic growth and a rising living standard have increased East Asia's demand for ____ .
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electric power
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China gets most of its energy from burning ____ .
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coal
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Despite the fact that the area is prone to tectonic activity Japan relies on ____ power plants for energy.
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nuclear
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Part of China's air pollution problem comes from windblown ____ .
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dust
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_____ in Japan suffer from the acid rain caused by China's coal burning.
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Forests
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Widespread tree cutting has intensified the severity and destructiveness of ____ in China.
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floods
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A program of tree planting along ____ aims to reduce this kind of damage.
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riverbanks
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South Korea is building more nuclear power plants even though its difficult to safely dispose of the ____ .
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radioactive waste
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Although it plans to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions to curb global warming, Japan's total emissions have _____ since 1990.
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increased
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Despite a 1986 international conservation agreement Japan still hunts ____ for their meat.
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whales
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China's Three Gorges Dam has displaced over _____ people and destroyed natural ecosystems.
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1 million
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Much of East Asia is prone to ____ which can cause severe damage and loss of life.
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earth quakes
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Chains of islands are referred to as _____.
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archipelagos
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A _____ is a huge sea wave that gets higher as it approaches the coast.
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tsunami
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Seasonal winds called ____ bring seasonal weather patterns.
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monsoons
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The warm-water ____ adds moisture to the winter monsoon and warms the land.
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Japan Current
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Violent storms called ____ are caused by the interaction of ocean currents and seasonal winds.
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typhoons
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Seasonal winds blow ___ a yellowish brown topsoil across China.
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loess
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typhoon
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destructive storm
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tsunamis
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caused by undersea earthquakes
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loess
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makes the Yellow River yellow
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Japan Current
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influences the seasonal wind
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archipelago
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form due to location on Ring of Fire
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monsoon
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brings dust storms to the Gobi and torrential rains elsewhere
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China's landmass covers about ___ percent of East Asia.
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80 percent
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The ____ separates the Sea of Japan from the Yellow Sea.
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Korean Peninsula
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Japan is made up of an _____ consisting of many islands.
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archipelago
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Japan's largest island is ____ which contains many major cities.
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Honshu
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When earthquakes originate under the seabed, destructive ____ may occur.
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tsunamis
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The ____ form a natural barrier between Mongolia and China.
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Altay Shan
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The ____ which separate China from South Asia are the highest mountains in the world.
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Himalaya
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The highest plateau in East Asia is the ____.
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Plateau of Tibet
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Large flat wastelands including the deserts and salt marshes of the ____ lie between the Kulun Shan and Tian Shan.
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Tarim Basin
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The ____ in China is East Asia's longest river.
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Chang Jiang
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Southern China's most important river system is the ___.
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Xi
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In contrast to China the rivers of Japan and Korea are ____.
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short and fast
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China has a wide range of unevenly distributed resources, such as iron tin and ____.
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tungsten
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China is the world's leading producer of ___ which grows abundantly in the southern part of the country.
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rice
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China and the other nations in East Asia have huge ____ fishing industries harvesting millions of tons a year.
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deep-sea
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What factors shape East Asia's climate?
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mountains, highlands, coastal areas
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What climate characterizes the northeastern quarter of East Asia?
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cooler humid continental
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What types of vegetation can be found in the forests of the mid-lattitude climates/
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needle leaved and broad leaved evergreens deciduous trees bamboo
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How is climate of Mongolia an example of the rain shadow effect?
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cold and windy big temperature variation.
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What types of vegetation can be found in East Asia's steppe climate?
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grass sparse trees
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Which climate region supports the growth of flowers, trees, lichens and mosses?
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lower mountain slopes
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What types of climate and vegetation occur on China's Hainan island?
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tropical wet, palms tropical hardwoods, fruit trees
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How do people rely on seasonal winds in East Asia?
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water crops in summer
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How long do monsoons blow in one direction before they change direction?
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1/2 year
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what two types of natural forces interact to produce typhoons?
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warm humid air and oceans
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north china plain
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important agriculture area between huang he and chang jiang
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tokyo
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worlds most populous urban area
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feng shui
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artistic way of harmonizing
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calligraphy
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fancy writing
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ainu
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member of japanese aborigines light skinned
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