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Judging by this map why do they call China " The Great Slope" 


China's physical geography will show in the West they have high elevation and many mountains, the terrain gradually slopes the farther you go east down into the valleys and plains

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What was Mao's plan with the population of China? 

Mao wanted to increase the population

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The leader of N. Korea is?

Kim Jon Un

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Where the government tries to influence or block things that are read, heard, or seen

Censorship

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What natural resource did China get the majority of it's energy from? 

Coal 

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The leader of China who started a communist government in 1950 was _________, his initiative to bring China into modern times was called _________

Mao Zedong, Great Leap Forward 

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Name two aspects of Mao's Great Leap Forward plan and explain them

Communes, dissemination of private farms, backyard furnaces, communist cultural revolution, creation of the red guard, distribution of the little red book

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What type of government does N. Korea have? 

totalitarian communism

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Areas of China where different economic rules apply, and where there is less regulation on business

Special Economic Zones 

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Name two ways the 3 gorges dam had a positive impact on China

Helped them find a renewable energy source, helped with river flooding, made the river easier to navigate

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Name 3 ways that the three gorges dam had a negative impact on China

Destroyed habitats, sits on a fault line, put archaeological sites underwater 

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Explain why Backyard Furnaces failed? 

The farmers that Mao wanted to convert to steel smiths were inexperienced, using less than ideal resources, and didn't have the best furnaces to work with

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What are two reasons that the U.S. has had tension with N. Korea?

Human rights abuses, nuclear weapons program (Other acceptable answers: censorship, isolation from the rest of the world)

300

Name one of Coach V's dog's names? 

Trick question, Coach V is a cat person

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Name 3 ways that the One Child policy had positive impact on China

It reduced China's population, women's health improved, women could spend more time focusing on careers 

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What are 3 ways that the SEZ's helped china's economy?

new technology, foreign investment, influx of money and growth 

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What was the purpose of the red guard, and what role did the little red book play in their  development? 

Weed out anyone opposed to Mao and challenge their ideas. Raise up a youth movement that understood communism and Mao's theories. The LRB radicalized the red guard into a violent, oppressive police state military in China 

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What physical feature gives China a natural protection in the North? 

Gobi Desert 

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The government was dealing with Overpopulation and was trying to get their population to a point of ______________

Zero population growth 

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What are three ways that SEZ's had a negative impact on China

Floating populations, higher crime rates, widening income gap

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Name 1 pro and 1 con from the 3 gorges dam, one child policy, and SEZs for china


3 gorges dam - pro/con - clean renewable energy/destroyed habitats, One child policy - pro/con - reduced population/less youth to take care of elderly, SEZ - pro/con - brought foreign investment/higher crime rates 

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Explain Mao's vision for China, why it failed, and how Deng Xiaoping adapted to help China succeed

Mao Zedong envisioned China as a communist society, aiming to transform it through rapid industrialization and farming reforms. The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, led to economic stagnation, famine, and social upheaval. 

Deng Xiaoping recognized the shortcomings of Mao's approach and initiated economic reforms in the late 1970s. He introduced elements of capitalism while maintaining political control, leading to significant economic growth and modernization. Deng encouraged foreign investment and entrepreneurship, which propelled China into becoming a global economic powerhouse. His approach marked a departure from Mao's rigid ideology, prioritizing practical development over revolutionary ideology.

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Judging by this map, what was the United States first target after landing in Incheon, South Korea in 1950?

Pyongyang, North Korea. The capital city 

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The ___________ of the country was so high they had a _________ of less than 20 years 

Rate of natural increase, doubling time 

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What are floating populations and why are they a negative for China? 

They are migrant workers who come in during the day to work and then return to their homes outside the city after work. They are not taxpaying stakeholders in the community