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57 Cards in this Set
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Japanese catastrophe of 2011
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-earthquake -tsunami -nuclear power plant explodes |
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Seismic activity in East Asia
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Frequent Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions |
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East Asian religions |
-Shintoism (japan) -Christianity -atheism |
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Three Gorges Dam
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-puts end to flooding along the lower portions of the river. Makes more water available and provides hydroelectric power the Chinese population and economy. |
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China's one child poilcy |
-limits the growing population -many exemptions -not strictly enforced - slow pop. growth rates -gen. of sibling-less kids -less females |
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Chinese Population
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-pearl river delta -large urban areas: Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, and Ghangzoe |
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Gao Kao
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- basically if you fail it, you fail in life. -your whole future depends on it -determines readiness for college |
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Archipelago
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a group or chain of islands ex. Japan, Indonesia, Philippines |
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U.S. support for Japan since WW2
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-mostly military help |
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Landlocked Countries |
countries without coastline
-Loas -Mongolia |
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Chinese industrialization
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-growing rapidly
-lots of pollution |
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Chinese Communist revolution |
Mao Zedong, going w/ support of farmers communist won power in 1989 |
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Population of Southeast Asia
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-cities highly populated
-b/c of urbanization -damage to agriculture jobs |
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Climate in Southeast Asia
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Tropical wet
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Religion dominant in Southeast Asia
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Buddishm
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ASEAN
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-formed in 1967 to promote regional development and trade in Southeast Asia |
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Khmer Rouge |
Took over Cambodia -leader Polpot -2 million Cambodians killed under reign |
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US gaining Philippines in |
1898 from spain
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Vietnam War |
-war started to stop communism from spreading -Vietnam won and is communist today |
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Ganges River |
-dirtiest river -considered sacred -Found in India -biggest river in S. Asia -used for farming, bathing and irrigation |
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Mountains of Southeast Asia |
Hindu kush HImalayas |
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Hinduism Beliefs
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Caste system (Aryan- Jati) Reincarnation |
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Vedas |
-ancient Aryan writings that determine cast system
-once rank is determined can't go up/down |
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Dams in South Asia |
-reroutes water
-control flooding |
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Kashmir
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Wants to be part of Pakistan -northern Pakistan & India |
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Gandhi
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-Peacefully gained independence for India (1947) -Social reformer |
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Religion of Pakistan
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Islam |
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Siddhartha Guatama
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Founder of Buddishm -known as awakened one/the Buddha |
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Buddhism's Goal
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to achieve Nirvana- a state of peace and bliss |
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Slums in India
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-packed so, disease spread easily
-found in the center of cities |
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Taliban
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used to be the government of Afghanistan, after civil war they had a strict law -allowed Al-Queda to operate in Pakistan -was kicked out after 9/11 -now a terrorist org. in middle east |
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Five pillars of Islam
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2. five daily prayers 3. almsgiving 4.fasting 5. pilgrimage to mecca |
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Palestinians
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-wants their own country -minority in Israel -home to arabs |
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Quran (Koran)
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the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad
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OPEC
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-controls oil |
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Sunni and Shia Muslims
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Sunni- believes everyone has a chance to lead
Shia- believes only direct bloodline should lead |
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Suez Canal
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shipping canal across the isthmus of Sues in North Eastern Africa
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Persian Gulf War
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-Iraq invaded Kuwait b/c Iraq thought they were stealing their oil
-Kuwait received foreign aid from U.S. to help fend off Pakistan |
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Foreign Nationals in Middle East
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-Going to middle east b/c of jobs
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Nile river
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-flows south to north and to the east throughout eastern Africa |
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Ethnicities of Israel
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jewish
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Aral Sea
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-Dried up -located in Russia |
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Great Manmade River |
-in Libya
-supplies water to people |
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Sahara desert
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Vast regions of deserts and oasis in north Africa -largest in world |
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Religion in Africa |
-Islam
-Christianity |
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Conflict in Sudan |
-resulted in new country (S. Sudan)
didn't get all info |
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Rift Valley
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-tectonic plates colliding -origin of mankind |
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ecotourism
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tourism that encourages responsible interactions wit the environment and endangered species.
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Rwandan Genocide
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-Hutus killed more Tutsis (about 800,000) |
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Nelson Mandela
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First black president in South Africa -leading figure in getting rid of apartheid (form of black-white segregation) |
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Poaching |
-ex. elephants for ivory |
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Desertification |
Arable land turns into desert caused by erosion, bad farming, drought, and overgrazing
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Population in Australia
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barely any in the outback |
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Australia's original purpose |
a convict colony |
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Aborigines
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Native people of Australia |
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Dominant economic activity in Australia
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Wool production -ranching |
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Environmental threat in Oceania |
Global warming, sea levels rising |
