Capitols
Beijing is the capital of this country
What types of families were allowed to have more than one child in China?
Families that lived in rural areas and minority families
What is the dominant ethnic group in China?
Han
North Korea has this type of ecnonomy
Command, or Communist
How has China tried to get Taiwan back?
At different times they have offered them economic and political privileges, at others they have threatened them with military action
Kathmandu is the capital of this country
Nepal
How did China enforce the one-child policy?
Families that only had one child were given bonuses at work and priority housing, whereas families that had more than one child received a pay reduction.
What is the primary pattern of migration throughout East Asia
Rural to Urban
North Korea is often considered a window into the past due to their policy of _______________ which has largely prevented them from outside influence
Isolationism
What problems have come with Taiwan's modernization?
Pyongyang is the capital of this country
North Korea
These two factors are often the main contributors to high population density.
Restrictive topography and valuable farmland
Who is/was the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and of Buddhists in general?
The Dalai Lama
What is the "nickname" that North Korea's ruler is known as, or has been known as?
Dear Leader or Great Leader
How did the Cold War affect Taiwan's status in its early years?
They received aid and political recognition from Western states like the U.S. but not from China
Ulaanbaatar is the capital of this country
Mongolia
What is the concern behind a population being "top heavy"?
The elderly population is too high and there are not enough young people to take care of them.
What was similar about the ethnic tensions between China and both Tibet and Xinjiang?
The Chinese Communist Party did not want them freely worshipping their religions.
Why are other countries concerned about North Korea?
They have a large military and often threaten aggression towards neighboring coutnries
This nickname for Taiwan refers to its production of smaller electronic components
Silicon Island
Thimphu is the capital of this country
Bhutan
This "rule" in Japanese daily life is a product of high populations.
Trash pickup four days a week.
What are the people living in the Xinjiang territory known as?
Uighurs
How did environmental factors create havoc in North Korea in the late-90s?
Periods of flooding followed by drought caused a crisis of natural resources that left many starving or without basic necessities.
After returning from the ______________________, the Chinese Communist Party removed the nationalist government of China led by ____________________.
Long March. . .Chiang Kai-shek