Transportation Corridors/Barriers
6. What are the benefits of a transportation corridor?
It allows traders from one nation to trade goods with other nations.
3. What motivated the Chinese students to protest at Tiananmen Square?
They were inspired by the United States ideas of democracy and individual rights.
11. What is global interdependence?
It is a trade practice that countries import products from one another.
4. How did Buddhism spread to China from India?
Buddhism diffused to China through the Silk Road
12. Where do most people live in Japan?
Along the coastal areas away from the mountainous terrain.
What are the features of the Great Wall of China?
They were built from local materials, they are very long, and they were built to stop invaders from the north.
13. How has the Japanese government changed after World War II?
Individual rights were permitted.
7. Which country in the world is considered as a manufacturing superpower?
China
8. What is the main teaching of Confucianism?
It emphasizes the good moral character of an individual.
15. Which is the biggest country in East Asia?
China
5. What are the advantages of dams?
It controls flooding, reduces air pollution, and helps generate electricity.
18. What happened to Japan after WWII?
Japan became democratic government with a constitution.
2. What are some of the goods that were traded along the Silk Road?
Many products such as tea and silk were traded along the Silk Road. It also brought about cultural diffusion and improved economies.
9. What is the Daoist approach and emphasis in art ?
Daoist philosophy emphasizes the relationship of humans and nature.
16. How does a tsunami happen?
It happens when an earthquake occurs below or close to the ocean.
BONUS TOPIC: Education
14. What importance does Japan place on education?
Japan has 100% enrollment, 100% literacy rate, low dropout rates, and almost half of students attend college, making them a leader in education.
BONUS TOPIC: Chinese Inventions
20. How does the invention of magnetic compass change sea travel?
It helped improve sea travel for sailors.
17. What is the difference between North Korea and South Korea economies?
South Korea is a free enterprise economy and North Korea has a communist economy.
10. What is Confucianism?
A philosophy that teaches proper behavior and respect for elders.
19. Which countries are in East Asia?
China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea