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CHINA & JAPAN I
CHINA & JAPAN II
100
What hemispheres does Asia sit on?
All four (North, South, East, & West)
100
Who is the world's largest importer of coal, natural gas, and oil?
Japan
100
What is the term used to describe winds that change direction with the change of the season?
Monsoon
100
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
A desire to keep the world at a distance.
100
According to Japanese leaders, what was the best way to keep Japan united?
to keep them isolated or separated from the rest of the world.
200
What ocean contains thousands of scattered islands and another continent Australia?
The Pacific
200
What is the term that means "farm fishing"?
aquaculture
200
What are violent storms that develop over the Pacific Ocean?
Typhoons
200
Name two things that the Chinese invented?
Paper, gunpowder, silk, compass, printing press, clockworks
200
Whose teachings were the first ideas to be passed along?
Confucious
300
What mountains are the highest mountains in the world?
The Himalayas
300
What are materials found in nature?
Natural Resources
300
What kind of tree is a deciduous tree?
A leaf-shedding tree (ex. Maple)
300
What was a male ruler of an empire?
Emperor
300
What is the name of Japan's legislative branch and what were their responsibilities?
The Diet. They were in charge of elected a prime minister.
400
What is the term used for the average number of people living in a square mile?
Population Density
400
What farming technique is used by farmers in East Asia due to the shortage of farmland.
Terrace Farming
400
Why is the Huang River both a blessing and a curse for Chinese farmers?
The river makes the North China Plain good for farming but on the other hand it floods.
400
What was the job of a samurai?
to enforce the laws.
400
What is a variation of a language that is unique to a region or area?
A dialect.
500
The Pacific Ocean lies between Asia and what other continent?
North America
500
What is the purpose of the Three Gorges Dam?
To produce electricity and control the frequent floods on the Chang River.
500
Name one of the five major climate regions in East Asia?
semiarid, arid, humid subtropical, humid continental, and highland
500
What did Chinese leaders name their country?
The Middle Kingdom
500
What way did the Communist try to slow China's population growth?
Attacking the idea of large families. Wait until late twenties to marry, no more than one child per family.
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