EAST ASIA
What are the countries in East Asia?
China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam
What are the capitals of North and South Korea?
Pyongyang, Seoul
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What are the capitals of Vietnam and Taiwan?
Taipei, Hanoi
What are the bodies of water around East Asia?
Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, East China Sea, Taiwan Strait
What is the language spoken in North Korea?
Korean
What is the language spoken in China?
Mandarin
What is the language spoken in Japan?
Nihongo
What is the spoken language in Vietnam and in Taiwan?
Vietnamese, Standard Mandarin
What is the population of East Asia?
1,690,503,410
What is the geography of North Korea?
Rolling hills separated by deep, narrow valleys
What is the geography of China?
Fertile lowlands and foothills
What is the geography of Japan?
Several active volcanoes
What are the names given for Vietnam and Taiwan's geography? [hint: two opposing places]
Happy Valley and Hell Valley
What is the highest point in East Asia?
Mount Everest
What is the geography of South Korea?
Rolling hills
Name at least 3 Chinese dishes.
orange chicken, broccoli stir fri, Chinese fried rice, bourbon chicken, sesame chicken, kung pao chicken, crispy ginger beef, basic white rice, Shanghai noodles...to name a few dishes.
Name one traditional Japanese dish.
Sukiyaki, Tempura, Sushi, Shabu-shabu
What is the currency of Vietnam?
Dong.
What is the climate of East Asia?
Climate: wet across southeast sections, and dry across much of the interior.
What is the language spoken in South Korea?
Korean
Historically, what colours did the poor and wealthy members of China wear?
Chinese peasants could wear blue and black. ONLY people of royalty could wear yellow.
How many people (approximately) live in Japan?
126 million
What are some things that Taiwan is famous for?
Street food, Night markets, Lantern Festival, Teipei 101 (tall building).