Important Vocabulary
a chain or group of islands
What is an archipelago?
the name of river where China's ancient civilization began
What is the Huang He (Yellow) River?
the economic system typically used by countries with a dominant herding economy
what is traditional?
the government system of South Korea
What is democracy?
a type of border created by Earth's landforms
What is a physical border?
a place of origin of a major cultural group or civilization
What is a cultural hearth?
the landform that creates an arid region in North China and a Humid Subtropical region in SE China
What are the Himalayas?
the economy of South Korea
What is free market?
the government system of North Korea
What is communism?
the official language of China
What is Mandarin?
the adoption of certain cultural and social characteristics of one society by another society
What is acculturation?
what type of climate is good for animal herding in Mongolia?
What is temperate grassland?
The economy of North Korea
What is command?
the government that is murdering Rohingyas
What is Myanmar?
the name of the political border between North and South Korea
What is the DMZ?
a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
Ring of Fire
what river in SE Asia creates physical borders?
What is the Mekong River?
The economy of China
Mixed/Socialist
the most free country in SE Asia
What is Singapore?
the economic state between less developed and developed
(Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand are examples)
What is emerging market?
the name of the group dedicated to accelerating the economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region
What is ASEAN?
The location of dinosaur fossils in East Asia
What is the Gobi Desert?
the most economically free country in all of East Asia
What is South Korea?
the country in SE Asia where women fight for social/economic freedoms
What is Vietnam?
The 3 dominant religions practiced SE Asia
What is Christianity (Catholicism), Islam, and Buddhism?