History
Group led by Genghis Khan who used skilled horsemen to conquer much of the Eastern Hemisphere
Mongols
Reason Japan invaded China and took over Manchuria
Need for resources/imperialism
94% of Chinese identify as this ethnicity because of the rule of this dynasty
Han
Describes the ethnic make-up of China and Japan
homogeneous
Two physical characteristics China and the US share
China's population in 1950
About 500 million
Trade between Southwest Asia and Southeast Asia led to this religion being dominant in Indonesia
Islam
Three physical elements that contributed to the development of civilizations in China
Water, soil, climate
East Asian religion most closely related to animism
Shintoism
Contributes to the lack of ethnic diversity and isolation in China (at least two contributors)
Natural boundaries- mountains, deserts, ocean
Island that the Chinese Nationalists fled to after losing a civil war to the Communists in 1949
Taiwan
China's policy of "one China, two systems" beginning in the 1980s reflected a move toward what economic system in special economic zones
capitalism/free market/free enterprise
The protest in Tienanmen Square in 1989 shows the students desire to move toward this political system.
Democracy
1979 Policy resulting in a dramatic drop in birth rates in China
One Child Policy (law)
Positive: Hydroelectricity, create reservoir, controls flooding
Negative: loss of farmland/soil fertility; relocation of people; changes ecosystem
The Cultural Revolution of 1966-76, delayed China's economic development and brought chaos to the country. This group was particularly targeted by this movement.
Intellectuals, scientists, professors or students
Spain and USA
Korean War
Political systems found in Tsarist Russia and the USSR that have similarities with North Korea today
Common climate in Southeast Asia because of location in low latitudes
Tropical (wet or wet and dry)
Rapid economic growth starting in the 1980s led to these places being named the 4 Asian Tigers
South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore
In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell and the Tienanmen Square incident occurred. These events contrast because
One was a move toward representative government and one was repression of representative government
Theory that led to US involvement in Vietnam
Domino Theory
Many people in East and Southeast Asia still participate in this type of farming to feed their families
subsistence
Mt Fuji in Japan and numerous active volcanoes throughout the islands of Southeast Asia are part of this feature.
Ring of Fire