Plate Tectonics & Natural Disasters
What type of convergent plate boundary creates Japan’s earthquakes?
Subduction
Why do the U.S. and East Asia have similar weather and climate?
Same Latitude lines
What is an Economic Tiger, and name the three East Asian countries that are one.
Cheap Labor, Aggressive Exports, High Technology
Taiwan, Japan, South Korea
DMZ stands for...
Demilitarized zone
Confucianism is a...
Philosophy that stresses the importance of education, respecting elders/tradition, and obeying the government
How do plate tectonics affect Japan?
Earthquakes and active volcanoes
What is the Ring of Fire, and why is it significant to East Asia?
A horseshoe-shaped zone around the Pacific Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes, where a significant portion of the world's seismic and volcanic activity occurs.
What is the famous travel route from China to the Mediterranean sea called?
Silk Road
What influenced North Korea’s government? What influenced South Korea’s government?
Communism
Democracy
Taoism and Daoism can also be referred to as...
What is Yin and Yang
What did plate tectonics create in China when South Asia crashed into Asia?
Himalayas
What major desert is found in East Asia?
Gobi Desert
What Chinese innovation helped make the Silk Road less important?
Magnetic Compass
DMZ line is at
38th Parallel
How many kids were Chinese citizens able to have before 2015 and after?
1 and then 2
How has Japan adapted to frequent earthquakes?
Strict Building Codes and Earthquake resistant buildings
Where is the majority of China’s population located, and why?
Urban Cities for Jobs
Name 1 pro and 1 con of the Three Gorges Dam.
Pro- Controls Flooding, hydroelectric power, ships further inland
Con- Relocation of 1 million people, destruction of ecosystem, harmful chemicals and what not
What event led to the Communist takeover of China?
World War II
Mao Zedong's idea that he implemented was called... and explain what happened
Great Leap Forward and intended to modernize China but led to death of 40-90 million people
What major natural disaster hit Japan in 2011, what was the scale rating, and what was the name of the power point?
Earthquake
9.0
Fukushina
What is the importance of the Himalayas to East Asia?
Form a barrier between China and South East Asia
What makes Taiwan’s economy different from other East Asian countries?
Taiwan is considered a break away region from China
Why was the U.S. meeting with the Taiwanese government in 2022 an issue for China?
China does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country
Name the leader who founded the Mongol Empire and describe its impact on East Asia.
Genghis Khan and he created one of the largest empires ever.