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57 Cards in this Set
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Japanese Catastrophe of 2011 |
A earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant explosion. |
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Seismic Activity in East Asia |
Earthquake and volcanoes on the ring of fire |
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East Asian religions |
Buddhism, Atheism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Shitoism |
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Three Gorges Dam |
Biggest project ever in China. To control flooding. Hydroelectric power |
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China's 1-child policy |
Allowed 1-child per family to slow population growth and sibling less kids and less girls |
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Chinese population |
Very high population, over crowded |
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Gao Kao |
National College entrance exam in China determine their readiness for college |
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Archipelago |
Chain of Islands ex. Japan, Indonesia, Philippines |
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U.S. support for Japan since World War ll |
U.S. supports Japans police forces/military |
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Landlocked Countries |
Countries without a coastline ex. Laos and Mongolia |
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Chinese Industrialization |
Slowing down effects pollution, acid rain, fossil fuels, deforestation, desertification |
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Chinese communist revolution |
Became communist in 1941. Mao Zadon leader of revolution |
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Population in Southeast Asia |
Cities highly populated; urbanization |
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Climate in Southeast Asia |
Tropical Wet |
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Religion in Southeast Asia |
Buddhism |
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ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asia; trade group |
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Khmer Rouge |
*communist force that took over cambodia in 1975 *Pol pot was the leader *Genocide: 2 million people were killed |
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U.S. gaining Phillipines |
*1898 from Spain *Spanish American war |
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Vietnam War |
*U.S. wanted to stop communism from spreading to other countries |
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Ganges River |
*Flows east from himalaya *Most important river in South Asia *Important in India *Sacred to Hindu *Dirtiest river in the world |
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Mountains of South Asia |
*Himalaya- Everest is the highest peak |
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Hinduism Beliefs |
*Dharma/Karma- what goes around comes around *Reincarnation |
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Vedas |
*Aryans sacred writing based on caste system |
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Dams in South Asia |
*Control flooding *Reroute water for farms and flood |
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Kashmir |
*Northern areas of Pakistan and India *Both countries have nuclear weapons |
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Gandhi |
*Independence leader *Nonviolent protests in India |
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Religion in Pakistan |
*Islam |
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Siddartha Guatama |
*Founder of Buddhism in India |
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Buddhism's goal |
*Nirvana |
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Slums in India |
*Very crowded, cramped |
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Taliban |
*Government of Afghanistan *Allowed Bin Ladin to move there *Got kicked out of power in 2011 |
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Five Pillars of Islam |
1.) Pilgrimmage 2.) Charity 3.) Profession of Faith 4.) Fasting 5.) Prayer |
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Palestinians |
*Arabs living in Palenstine *Want Independence |
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Quran (Koran) |
*Islams holy book |
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OPEC |
*Organization Petroleum exporting country |
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Sunni and Shia Muslims |
*Sunni majority-85% *Lots of problems *Sunni wants elections |
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Suez Canal |
*Between Mediterranean and Red Sea |
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Persian Gulf War |
*Iraq invaded Kuwait over faulty oil claim |
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Foreign nationals in Middle East |
*Jobs |
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Nile River |
*Longest in World |
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Ethnicities of Islam |
*Jewish |
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Aral Sea |
*Drying out |
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Great Manmade River |
*In Libya supplies water to Sahara *Worlds largest irrigation project |
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Sahara Desert |
*N. Africa *World's biggest Desert |
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Religion in Africa |
*Christianity and Islam |
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Conflict in Sudan |
*Genocide *World got South Sudan in 2011 |
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Rift Valley |
*Eastern Africa *1st humans lived there |
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Ecotourism |
*Travel based on the ecosystem |
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Rwandan Genocide |
*Hutus and Tutsis in 1994 |
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Nelson Mandela |
*S. Africa helped get rid of apartheid |
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Poaching |
*Illegal hunting |
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Desertification |
*Steppe turning into Desert |
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Population in Australia |
*Mainly on Coast |
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Australia's original purpose |
*Prisoners |
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Aborigines |
*Australian Natives |
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Dominant economic activity in Australia |
*Tourism *Poaching |
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Environmental threat to Oceania |
*Rising sea levels |
