Geography
How has flooding become a major environmental issue?
The Huang He has been nicknamed "China's Sorrow" as there have been at least 1,500 floods in the past 2,000 years. It flows through the North China Plain, and the flat area around the river means that it frequently floods.
What were the two main political parties during the 18th century?
What is the head of government in China called and how are they selected?
The premier is nominated by the president and approved by the National People's Congress.
What is human capital?
Human capital are personal attribute considered useful in the production process. It encompasses employee knowledge, skills, know-how, good health, and education.
What is the name of China's currency?
The Yuan
Why is the Huang He River also known as the Yellow River?
It flows into the Yellow river. The yellow dust blowing out of the Gobi Desert is picked up by the Huang He and carried along as silt, giving both the river and the sea a yellowish color.
Who were the Red Guards?
Many high school students were organized into an army known as the Red Guards. It was their job to single out and remove anyone who was preventing China from becoming a classless society.
What is China's judicial branch called?
(Bonus: how many judges are in the highest court)
The Supreme People's Court is the highest in China.
Bonus answer: It has over 340 judges
True or False: Cuba has a more command economy than China
True
Why was the One-Child Policy created? Why did it end?
By 1979, China's population was almost 1 billion, and there were not enough resources to support the growing population. In 2015, the policy ended
What are the main beliefs followed in China?
Buddhism
What was the Great Leap Forward and who created it?
Mao Zedong created this program to help solve China's agricultural and industrial problems. Mao hoped that the program would help China industrialize quickly.
Which party runs the Chinese government?
The Chinese Communist Party
List at least 2 of China's natural resources
Iron ore, tin, tungsten, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, coal, petroleum, natural gas.
What are some of the problems that China and the United States have discussed?
nuclear programs and concerns in North Korea and Iran, climate change, environmental protection
List at least 4 countries that border China
Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, North Korea
What was the name of the event where Mao and his followers fled into the mountains to escape being defeated by the Nationalist government?
The Long March
How long is the president's term in China?
The head of state (the president) serves for a 5-year term with a limit of two terms.
What program was an effort to improve all aspects of Chinese production including farming, military defense, heavy and light industry, and scientific and technical research?
The Four Modernizations
What is the role of the head of state (in China, the president)?
The head of state symbolically represents the government but does not oversee the daily activities of the country.
What desert is over 600 miles long, making it one of the longest deserts in the world?
Taklamakan Desert
What event caused the need for the Red Guards?
The Cultural Revolution
What is the Political Bureau of the Communist Party?
A small committee of men who made all of the decisions on how the Chinese government and life in that country would be organized.
Which of the Special Economic Zones has prospered in China? Which ones have not succeeded?
The eastern coast of China has done well while many parts of the rural interior has struggled.
Name at least 2 languages that are most commonly spoken in China.
Mandarin, Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou)