China
India
Key Terms
SE Asia
What the WHAT?!
100
What type of government did China change to in 1949?
communism
100
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the most popular religion in India?
Hinduism
100
The currency of India.
Rupee
100
Which country has the highest population in SE Asia?
Indonesia
100
What is the largest city in India?
Mumbai
200
What is the official name of China?
People's Republic of China
200
What are the two official languages of India?
Hindi, English
200
Mass starvation.
Famine
200
Which country has the highest GDP per capita in SE Asia?
Singapore
200
Which country is officially called the Republic of China?
Taiwan
300
DAILY DOUBLE: Who was Mao Zedong and what did he do?
A communist dictator who tried to make China an industrialized country. He had traditional Chinese culture destroyed in order to create a new Chinese culture. He encouraged people to have large families. Millions of civilians died during his rule, mostly from starvation.
300
What is India's comparative advantage in the IT industry?
They work for less money and speak English.
300
The currency of China.
Yuan
300
What are three European countries that colonized SE Asia?
France, Spain, Netherlands (the Dutch), Britain
300
A festival of color to celebrate the victory of good over evil.
Holi
400
What is happening in China's "quiet revolution"?
China is slowly opening up to trade and capitalism.
400
Why do half of Indian children drop out of of school before the age of 14?
They have to drop out to work and support their families.
400
Special areas in China where businesses have more freedom.
special economic zones
400
Which countries became Communist in SE Asia?
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
400
Why is China trying to reach a zero population growth?
Their large population is very difficult to support (to feed them, house them, have enough jobs, etc.)
500
What were two goals of the Great Leap Forward? What was the result of the Great Leap Forward?
1) increase steel production, 2) increase food production. The result was that production did not increase and millions starved to death.
500
What caused India's brain drain in the past? What caused the brain gain more recently?
India didn't have enough jobs for their highly-educated people, so they found jobs in other countries. More recently, India is providing more high-paying jobs, so their highly-educated people are returning to India.
500
The ability of one country to produce a good or provide a service at a lower cost than another country.
comparative advantage
500
Why do so many SE Asians live in houses built on stilts?
Their region occasionally floods, so stilts protect their homes from flood damage.
500
Describe China's pollution problem.
China is the 2nd largest producer of CO2. 40% of their rivers are polluted. China has some of the most polluted cities in the world. The polluted air is causing many health problems for Chinese residents.
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