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What is the name for land that is good for raising crops?
arable land
What physical feature is a huge boundary between China and Mongolia?
Gobi Desert
Why did the government institute the one-child policy?
to control population growth
What effect do worker's wages have on an economy?
lower wages = lower prices
Why do nomadic herders move their animals around?
to find food and land for the animals
Taiwan is what kind of physical feature?
island
Rural parents in China's market economy often cannot afford to pay for school. What effect does it have on their children?
illiteracy
Why does a command economy lead to product shortages and waste?
people lose motivation to work/produce
What is the goal of Confucianism?
to create peace in society
Why would crops grow well on the North China plain?
it is flat and arable
Why has this region of the world started to focus on clean energy sources?
to control pollution
Define command economy
an economy in which the government is in control of all production
Why was Taiwan able to produce goods so cheaply?
low wages
What 2 rivers are major for China's development?
Huang/Yellow and Chang
What happened after the uprising over political parties in Mongolia?
new constitution
define market economy
a market in which buyers and sellers wishes dictate what is produced
What is the power created by water called?
hydroelectricity
What mountain range runs along the southwest border of China?
the Himalayas
Since the government of China has made economic changes, what has happened to the life expectancy?
it increased
Which of the 3 countries we've talked about has had the least economic growth?
Mongolia