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82 Cards in this Set
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Subduction is caused by...
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plate techtonics
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Highest point in East asia
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Mt. Everest
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Erosion is caused by...
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wind water and glacier movement
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types of water
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oceans
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in china and japan, earthquakes are caused by...
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faults
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weathering
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when large rocks are broken into smaller ones
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land forms in east asia
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mts. plateaus plains and deserts
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mongolia, a high latitude has what type of climate
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humid continental-hot summers and cool winters
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elevation and climate are important factor in developing what?
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climate types
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north china has this climate with wide temp ranges
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humid continental
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Equinoxs
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october 21 and april 21
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What are the easterlies called in the northern and southern hemispheres?
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prevailing winds
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Vegetation in the gobi desert
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scattered shrubs and cacti
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Types of tropical climates
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Savanna and rainforest
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Earths polar regions are in what high what?
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latitudes
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Tibettan plateau atmosphere
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thin because atmosphere thins as elevation increases
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Renewable resources?
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replaceables resources
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Embargo?
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tax on exports
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Subsistent farming?
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grow anough food for youself or family
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important factor in climates
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If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then what happens?
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population decrease
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suburbs?
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area that surrounds urban areas
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a tax on imports is what?
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a tariff
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monarchy government?
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a country ruled by an emperor
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cultural hearth?
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the early centers of civilization
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a type of economy that has very strict rule on the economy
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command economy
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Commercial farmers?
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grow crops to sell for money
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the population density of the world?
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very unevenly distributed
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treat cestode/tapeworm-diphyllobothrium latum,taenia
x-cept cysticercosis |
Praziquantel. Bendazole for neurocysticercosis
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ethnic groups?
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people who have common history, place of worship and location
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Archipelago?
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chain of islands
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honshu
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largest island of japan
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caused by the movement of plate tectonics
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winds blown from the gobi desert cause?
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dust storms
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Black current
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evens out the climate=temperature climates
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altai mts.
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the natural barrier between china and mongolia
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The climate of the southwest region of east asia
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dry highlands and grasslands
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China, mongolia, japan, vietnam, north korea, and south korea
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The river systems of east asia provide?
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transportation and suport for fertile farms
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Tsunamis are caused by...
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seismic activity in the pacific ocean.
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how does a monsoon affect the climate?
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by the direction of the winds
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the southeast has what climate?
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highland
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mongolia is the only...
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landlocked country in east asia
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north korea and china get their power from....
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coal
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japan has limited___ but excelent/fertile____
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farmland
soil |
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the religion in japan is
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shintoeism
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all of mongolia is what?
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in a rural area
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the population of east asia is mainly around what?
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urban areas, rivver valleys, and coastal plains
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What forms labor shortages?
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massive immigration to urban areas
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the coastal area in east asia has what type of industry?
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deep sea fishing
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taiwanese fled to taiwan para?
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export industry
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korea, pacific islands, and taiwan became_____during____
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part of the japanese empire
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Chinese and tibetan language combined to form?
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sino-tibetan
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Japanese people's writting style
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caligraphy
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people who strongly discouraged religious practices
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communist
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millions of dollars from america was wasted because...
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japan faced economic ruin
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in 1948?
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north korea invaded south korea
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live in urban areas
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after WWII
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south korea which was backed by america
north korea backed by communist |
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Japanese empirial period dates?
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1890s-1940s
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the chinese hearth is where what happened
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the asian culture began
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When trade opened...what happened
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rebel samauri and shogun rule
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healthcare in china
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improved for the poor
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when japan gained contact with the west what happened?
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japan modernized and gunpowder became known in japan
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in the 1950s what happened to farms?
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they were changed because of communes being made
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industrialization cause?
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a negative impact on the environment
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south korea had to start using what for farming?
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modern equipment
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the north korean gvt. controls what?
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the crop production for its peopl
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floods and lanslides are caused by?
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deforestation
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the 3 gorgeous dams are there to?
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control flooding
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chlorofluorocarbons do what?
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destroy the ozone
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manufacturing plants produce what?
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chlorofluorocarbons
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what does taiwan export?
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from agriculture in manufacturing
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the leading industry is...
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raising camels and cutting their hair
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communist gvt. has?
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strict govermental control
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the three types of power are?
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fossil fules
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china failed when it tried to ?
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encourage the production of crops for money
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hongkong and something are places of?
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trade/centers of trade
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hunt whales....
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inspite of criticism
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east asias pollution is caused by?
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toxic wastes in the water
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some place?
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lags behind in industrial development
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something?
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puts pressure on china's human rights violation
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