World Cultures East Asia Test

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the capital of china

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Beijing

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The capital of Mongolia

Back 2

Ulaanbaatar

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the capital of south Korea

Back 3

Seoul

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the capital of North Korea

Back 4

Pyongyang

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the capital of Taiwan

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Taipei

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the capital of Japan

Back 6

Tokyo

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What is the ring of fire?

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a major area in the basin of the pacific ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruption occur.

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where is the ring of fire?

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around the border of china and directly covering Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and much of South East Asia

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what is the pacific rim

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a region comprised of countries bordering the pacific ocean

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which countries are pacific rim countries?

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there is 15: Australia, Cambodia, china, hong kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New guinea, The Phillippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam

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Government of the United states compared to the government of China

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US: democratic republic

China: Communist republic

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What kind of economy do both US and China have?

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free market economy

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What is the difference in China's and the United State's population?

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China: bigger pop

US: smaller pop

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Which country has the larger surface area, China or the United States?

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The US is smaller but has more land area. China has a lot of water therefore, it has a smaller land area than the United States even though it is larger than the US.

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What similarities do US and China have?

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immigration problems, coastlines, economy

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what countries were involved in the cold war?

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Germany, Vietnam, Korea

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what happened to Germany and Vietnam during the cold war?

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they both reunited

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what happened to Korea during the cold war?

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they divided into North and South Korea

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What kind of land does China have?

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Rugged terrain with many mountains; only 12% of the land is arable because it has a lot of deserts

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What is significant about the coast of china?

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- it is the forefront of modernization

- economic and political center

- rich, urbanized, and open to the world

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what is significant about the center of China?

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-agricultural and demographic center

- poor and rural

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what is significant about the West of China?

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-sparsely populated

- mostly minorities

- much minerals

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what are china's neighboring countries?

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14 countries: North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikkistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laaosm Vietnam

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Religions of China:

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Taoism, Confucianism, Islam, Buddhist, and Christianity

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The economy of Japan:

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free market economy

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the government of Japan:

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Constitutional monarchy

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religions of Japan:

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Shintoism and Buddhism

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Geography of Japan:

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Mountainous; archipelago

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the economy of Mongolia:

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Agricultural economy

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the government of Mongolia:

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parliamentary republic

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religions of Mongolia:

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Shamanism and Buddhism

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Geography of Mongolia:

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deserts and mountains

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North Korea government:

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totalitarian Dictatorship

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religions of North Korea:

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Buddhism, Confucianism, Shamanism, Christianity

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economy of North Korea:

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Centrally planned economy

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Geography of North Korea:

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peninsulas and 3000 islands

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Economy of South Korea:

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Mixed economy

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the government of South Korea:

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Presidential System

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Religions of South Korea:

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Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam and Shamanism

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Geography of South Korea:

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Peninsulas and over 3000 islands

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Economy of Taiwan

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free market economy

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Government of Taiwan:

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semi-presidential system

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Geography of Taiwan:

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an island off the coast of China

-mountainous

-25% agricultural

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beliefs of the Dalai Lama

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- we must treat one another like a brother of sister

-we are all the same

- stress the importance of yourself

- all humans want happiness for themselves and others

- to get happiness, you need to act with unity and kindness

- we can all achieve happiness

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what is the universal message according to the Dalai Lama

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everyone should follow and practice forgiveness, acceptance, and love

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why did Korea divide?

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divergent development path and competition in the cold war; COLD WAR SPLIT KOREA by international agreement of Germany, Korea, and Vietnam

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what was the impact of Korea's division?

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- South Koreas GDP is 20 times greater than north Korea's

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what kind of influence was there in north Korea for early leadership?

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soviet influence

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who was the leader of North Korea right after the split?

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Kim Il Sung

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did Kim Il Sung have any involvement with the factional division in the communist movement in Korea?

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no

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what were other factors for the rapid formation of state centered around Kim Il-sung?

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- existence of segments of communist in Korea during the Japanese colonial rule

- ideological similarity among the factions after an arrest of nationals

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what influence was there in the state formation of South Korea?

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strong US influence and support from Rhee Syngman

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factions of south Korea:

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communist, nationalists, Shanghai interim government leaders, and social democrats

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what forced communists to escape to North Korea, and intern government social democrats to be driven out of the political scene?

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oppression by the military government

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who prevailed in politics in the end?

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Rhee Syngman

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when was the Korean War?

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1950-1953

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What were some theories on the origin of the Korean War?

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-Kim il SUng's initiative

- Stalin's rollback strategy

- an internal war between two conflicting communities (north and South Korea)

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who allied North Korea in the Korean War?

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china and the USSR

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Who allied South Korea in the Korean War?

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The united States

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why does South Korea want to Reengage with the North?

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they want unity

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what was the death rate of the Korean War?

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2,500,000

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who had more deaths, north or South Korea?

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North Korea

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what did the Korean war end up doing?

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consolidating their division