East Asia
The largest country in East Asia is...
China
What country is the most populous in Central Asia?
Uzbekistan
Who was the first leader of Communist China?
Mao Zedong
Korea is this type of landform
Peninsula
Japan is made up of this many islands
4
An SAR is...
a region with high amounts of economic and political independence within a country
What country is the Aral Sea in?
Uzbekistan
The communists were able to win the Chinese civil war in large part due to the support of millions of _______________
farmers
Who is the leader if North Korea?
Kim Jong Un
This city is the capital of Japan
Tokyo
In China, they call Taiwan...
Chinese Taipei
List 3 things traded on the Silk Road
Spices, religions, foods, culture, etc
After losing the Chinese Civil War, the former ruling nationalist party fled mainland China to...
Taiwan/Chinese Taipei
What is the capital of South Korea?
Seoul
Japan has become a major ally to this Western Nation
USA
The capitals of China and Japan are...
Beijing, Tokyo
What was the silk road?
an ancient trade route connecting different regions of the world such as Africa and Asia
Why is China building Artificial Islands?
In order to expand their political and economic influence in the South China Sea
What does the DMZ stand for?
De-militarized Zone
Why is Japan so prone to natural disasters such as Tsunamis?
They are an Island very close to major fault lines
The 2 most well known SARs in China are...
Hong Kong and Macau
Why did the Aral Sea shrink?
The Soviet Union used to much of the water from the sea and nearby rivers for irrigation and agriculture
What was the Tiananmen Massacre?
A protest against China's communist government that turned into a massacre of over 1000 students
Why does Korea have the DMZ
In order to prevent warfare between North and South Korea
Why is Japan not communist like China?
They are capitalist due to the intervention from the United States at the end of WW2