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What is the term for the location of a place described by nearby landmarks or features?
Relative Location
What happens during the solstices and the equinoxes?
Solstices are when the days are longest or shortest. The Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon.
Equinoxes are when day and night are equal. The Sun is directly above the Equator.
What government system ruled mainland China?
Communism
What is fossil water?
Water that fell as rain thousands of years ago and is now trapped deep below ground
Name two islands known as the Spice Islands
The Moluccas and Banda Islands
What term describes the imaginary line Earth spins around?
Axis
What are the dates of the summer and winter solstices, and spring and fall/Autumn equinoxes?
June 21, December 21, March 21, September 23
What calendar did the Japanese follow?
Chinese calendar
What are 3 uses of dams in Southwest Asia?
Capture water for irrigation, generate electricity, and control flooding.
Why do countries outsource jobs to South Asia?
Cheaper labor and skilled workforce
What is ecotourism
Touring natural environments such as rainforests and coral reefs.
Why do we add a leap year every four years?
Because a year is a little longer than 365 days, so we add 1 extra day every 4 years to keep the calendar on track.
What is a megalopolis?
A huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population.
What is the danger of depending on oil?
Price changes hurt the economy if oil demand drops
What did the Europeans want during their voyages to SE Asia?
Spices, gold, and new trade routes
The growth of a city into nearby areas is called...
Urbanization
Explain why Earth’s tilt causes varying climate zones.
The tilt affects sunlight distribution, creating temperature differences globally
Name 3 major environmental issues in China.
Pollution, Water shortage, Deforestation.
What is the Arab Spring, and when did it begin?
A wave of protests in 2010 and 2011 for more freedom, better jobs, and new governments.
Why is protecting the environment a challenge in Southeast Asia?
Rapid urbanization and deforestation
Define Hydropolitics
The politics related to water access and usage
Define the following terms: Peninsula, Delta, Isthmus
1. Peninsula: Land surrounded by water on three sides.
2. Delta: An area where soil is dropped at the mouth of a river.
3. Isthmus: A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, with water on both sides.
What was Japan’s population challenge, and who did it affect most?
Japan’s population challenge is an aging population with fewer young people being born. This challenge affects senior citizens the most, as there are fewer working-age people to support them.
Name 3 products made from petroleum.
gasoline, plastic, fertilizer, synthetic fabrics, bicycle tire etc
Explain the caste system and its long-term social effects.
A social class into which a person is born and cannot change; limited social mobility and fairness.