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33 Cards in this Set
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This European power controlled Indonesia until 1949
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Dutch
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Why do Indonesia's leaders find it difficult to form a strong government?
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Too many ethnic groups
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The city of Singapore has one of the world's busiest
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harbors
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The ancestors of Vietnam's people came to Vietnam from
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China
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The capital and largest city of Malaysia is
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Kuala Lumper
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Laozi's teachings about living simply and in harmony with nature were called
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Daoism
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Chinese thinkers believed that learning was the guide to people's
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good behavior
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Nearly all of China's people belong to an ethnic group called
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Han Chinese
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In both rural and urban Japan, what has traditionally been the center of one's life?
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Family
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to enter
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World War II
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In 1853, the Japanese were forced to open trade privileges by
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the United States
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South Korea has one of Asia's strongest
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economies
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The capital of Taiwan and largest city is
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Taipei
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Since before the days of the Mongol Empire, most people in Mongolia have been
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Buddhists
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Mongolia is a nation in east-central Asia that
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is landlocked
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Taiwan is an island nation that lies near
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China's mainland
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Taiwan earns much of its wealth from
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high-technology industries
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The Gobi in northern China is made up of
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rocks and stones
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The hottest location in China is
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the Turpan Depression
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China is the world's third-largest country in
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land area
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Japan leads the world in
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automobile production
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Japan's two major religions are Buddhism and
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Shinto
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What river do the Chinese call "China's Sorrow" because of flooding?
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Yellow River
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China's three major rivers serve as important transportation routes and also a source of
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soil
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The clock, printed books, and the magnetic compass were some of China's
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early inventions
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The Korean War ended in
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no victory
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From AD 668 to 935, what Korean kingdom united Korea under what government?
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Silla
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In 1950, the North Korean plan to unite all of Korea led to
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the Korean War
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The North Korean government has put aside the needs of individuals and families in favor of
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the communist system
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The Mekong River is the largest river in
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Southeast Asia
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What is the largest ethnic group in Cambodia?
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Khmer
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The hundreds of wats in Thailand's cities and rural areas are
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Buddhist temples
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In Myanmar, the most densely populated area is the
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Irrawaddy River Valley
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