Exam 4 East Asia

Taklamakan Desert

(China; 105,000 sq. mi.) This Desert is an extremely cold, sandy desert. It is bounded by the Kunlun, Pamir, and Tian Shan mountain ranges.

China's One Child Policy

- Law created in 1979 to slow down population growth and to prevent overpopulation, now abolished but people still don't want kids

Tibetan highlands

-located in SW China -1 million square miles -surrounded by the world's tallest mountains: The Himalayas -sparsely populated (harsh environment, hard to get to)

population of China

1.3 billion

pop of region

1.6 billion

population of Japan

125 million

area of Japan

144,000 sq. miles

pop of North Korea

25 mil

population of Taiwan

25 million

area of China

3.7 million square miles

At what latitude is the Korean peninsula divided?

38 N

area of this region

4 million square miles

How many countries are in this region?

5 China, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea

population of South Korea

50 million

physiological density of Japan

6000 ppl/mile

mountainous terrain covers how much of Japan

85 percent

The Hu Line

94% live east of line, 6% live west of line (in China)

what percent of residents live in eastern China (China proper)?

95%

Taoism

A Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony with nature. Associated with feng shui or geomancy.

China's agricultural regions

A line drawn just to the north of the Yangtze Valley divides China into two main agricultural regions. To the south, rice is the dominant crop. To the north, wheat, millet, and sorghum are the most common

hukou system

A longstanding Chinese system whereby all inhabitants must obtain and carry with them residency permits that indicate where an individual is from and where they may exercise particular rights such as education, health care, housing, and the like.

Altai Mountains

A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their sources.

Confucianism

A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.

Taiwan

About 100 miles off China's southeastern coast,used to be a providence of China for several hundereds years, claims independence but China claims it as part of its territory. Recognized as a sovereign state by only a few countries

Yellow River

Also known as the Huang-He. The second longest river in China. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations originated in its valley.

capital of China

Beijing

2nd largest economy in the world

China

Country with the most desertification

China

Not including North Korea, what is the poorest country in East Asia on a per capita basis?

China

Which country suffers from very bad air and water pollution?

China

Is China more rural or urban

China was super rural, but is now very urban. 1/2 the population live in urban places. This changed around 2011-13

Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto

Cities in Japan with 19 million people

The island belt of East Asia is situated on which three tectonic plates

Eurasian, Philippine, and Pacific This area, especially Japan, is dotted with volcanoes and prone to earthquakes

What is the name of the belief system that deals with designing buildings and placing objects on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local topography?

Feng Shui

Amur River

Forms the border between Russia and China

The Shandong Peninsula was under what country's 19th century colonial influence?

Germany

4 islands of Japan

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu

what island is hiroshima on

Honshu

China's climate deal with the U.S.

In late 2014, China reached a climate deal with the United States, promising that its carbon emissions would peak around 2030 and then begin to decline. The Chinese government also pledged to fill 20 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by the same year.

Which country is most comparable to China in population?

India

3rd largest economy in the world

Japan

What country in East Asia is facing a population decline?

Japan

Which of the following alliances did exist during the Cold War that followed World War II?

Japan and the United States North Korea and Russia China and Russia South Korea and the United States

What people form one of the world's most homogeneous populations?

Japanese

Tokyo is located on what plain in eastern Japan?

Kanto

Where is China's "rust belt" located?

Manchuria

Which language is most widely spoken?

Mandarin

when was the last major earthquake/tsunami in Japan?

March 2011, Tohoku

Sichuan Basin

Most densely populated internal area on the planet, on the Yangtze river

Sichuan Basin

Most densely populated internal area on the planet, on the Yangtze river (also known as Chang Jiang river)

In which part of China is Xinziang (Tibet)

NW

2 areas of China proper

Northern China lies to north of Yangtze River Valley, Southern China includes Yangtze and all areas to the south

Pearl River Delta

One of the most densely urbanized regions in the world and one of the main hubs of China's economic growth

Gobi Desert

One of the worlds largest deserts, covers part of China and present-day Mongolia.

Asian islands are formed by what plate tectonics

Pacific plate running into Eurasian plate

ideographic writing

Pictograph characters grouped together to create new concepts; typical of Chinese writing

capital of North Korea

Pyongyang

Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country?

Russia

capital of South Korea

Seoul

primate cities in this region

Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei

Most people in East Asia speak a language of this language family: Group of answer choices

Sino-Tibetan

resources in North and South Korea

South Korea has an agricultural advantage because of more lowlands, but North Korea has more abundant mineral deposits and hydroelectric resources

deforestation in Koreas

South Korea has worked on reforesting areas, North Korea has experienced increasing deforestation

capital of Taiwan

Taipei

most densely populated country in region

Taiwan

Kanto Plain

The largest lowland of Japan, which extends from the Japanese Alps east to the Pacific.

Yangtze River

The longest river of Asia, River found in China; 3rd longest river in the world (3915 miles long)

Yunnan Plateau

The plateau in southern China where much of China's rice is grown

pollution exporting

The process of exporting industrial pollution and other waste material to other countries. Pollution exporting can be direct, as when waste is simply shipped abroad for disposal, or indirect, as when highly polluting factories are constructed abroad. Japan, Taiwan and South Korea have all done this (Especially to China)

Himalayas

The world's highest mountain range, forming the northern border of the Indian subcontinent. Formed by Indo Austrian plate pushing into Eurasian plate.

Tien Shan Mountains

This mountain range is located in Central Asia. It borders the regions of western China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

What is another name for Xizang?

Tibet

highest plateau on earth

Tibetan, 15-16,000 ft

capital of Japan

Tokyo

most populated city

Tokyo

major cities in this regoin

Tokyo - 37 million Shanghai - 34 million Seoul - 25 million

largest metropolitan area in the world

Tokyo, 36. million people

which country is most comparable to China in land area?

USA

three gorges dam

a dam begun in the late 20th century on the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) in China, to help control flooding, generate power, and allow ships to sail farther into China

anthropogenic landscape

a landscape heavily transformed by human agency

Taiwan is

a large tilted block. Its central and eastern regions are rugged and mountainous, whereas the west is dominated by an alluvial plain. To the west, the Taiwan Strait is only about 200 feet (60 meters) deep; to the east, ocean depths of many thousands of feet are found

Nobi

a main lowland basin in Japan, centered on Nagoya

Kansai

a main lowland basin in Japan, located around Osaka

Mayahana Buddhism

also known as Greater Vehicle Buddhism -simplifies the quest for nirvana -bodhisattvasn refuse divine union for themselves to help others spiritually -may follow this as well as other religions simultaneously

Why has East Asia come to occupy a central position in climate change debates?

because of China's rapid increases in carbon emissions

Xi River (West River)

center point of civilization, flows into South China Sea

15 inch isohyet

east of line rains, west of line is dry

Why are environmental problems prominent in this region/

huge population, massive industrial development, and unique physical features

Tarim Basin

lower area of land between Kunlan & Tian Shan

deforestation occurs

mainly in China and North Korea, Japan has gone to a lot of effort to conserve trees

Why is the population in East Asia shrinking?

migration to big cities and extremely low birth rates

Manchuria

northeastern China, ended on 460

where is desertification a problem?

parts of the North China plain

Korea is located on which type of landform?

peninsula

Loess Plateau

plateau in China that the Yellow River runs through; loess is the silty, dusty, highly-erodible soil that gives the Yellow River its yellow color

Tibetan Plateau

region of China called the "Roof of the World", is very rocky, is surrounded by mountain ranges, and is located in the Himalayan Mt. Range

island belt of East Asia

stretches from northern Japan through Taiwan

About how many Chinese citizens are Muslim?

ten million

East Asia is in the same latitudinal range as

the U.S.

Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam include all the following

the resettlement of more than one million people the flooding of a major scenic attraction the jeopardizing of several endangered species