This country is difficult to live in because the government controls many aspects of daily life, foreign TV is illegal, and many people are poor
What is North Korea?
100
One way overcrowding affects daily life in Japan. Solutions include an underground subway system, bullet trains, and pushers
What is transportation?
200
A chain of islands. Japan is one of these
What is an archipelago?
200
This mountain range protected China from invaders
What are the Himalayas?
200
He was the leader of China until his death in the 1970s
Who is Mao Zedong?
200
China instituted this to fight overpopulation
What is a One Child Policy?
200
One way overcrowding affects daily life in Japan. Solutions include living with extended families, using rooms for more than one purpose, and shrinking the size of appliances
What is housing?
300
Cutting flat land into hills or mountains for farming. Done in Japan
What is terracing?
300
Japan is constantly at risk for this type of natural disaster
What are earthquakes?
300
Chinese teacher who emphasized order and five key relationships
Who is Confucius?
300
China has this type of economy today
What is capitalist?
300
One way overcrowding affects daily life in Japan. Solutions include terracing, building underground shopping centers, and filling in wetlands
What is land use?
400
The amount of people per square mile. Japan's is 880
What is population density?
400
This tribe invaded China from the north
Who are the Mongols?
400
These two groups fought each other in the Chinese Civil War
Who are Nationalists and Communists?
400
Mao's plan to industrialize China. It ended in a famine that killed 20-40 million people
What is the Great Leap Forward?
400
One way overcrowding affects daily life in Japan. Solutions include passing strict environmental laws, wearing masks to prevent the spread of diseases, and recycling
What is health?
500
The traditional religion in Japan
What is Shinto?
500
This desert protected China from invaders
What is the Taklimakan Desert?
500
China instituted this to limit internet access
What is the Great Firewall?
500
The Nationalists fled here after losing the Chinese Civil War
What is Taiwan?
500
He spread Buddhism in Japan by building temples and writing commentaries on Buddhist teachings