What island nation is located off the Eastern Coast of China?
Taiwan
What natural disasters frequently occur in Japan?
Earthquakes and Tsunamis
What industry in East Asia supports a large part of the population?
Manufacturing
What methods did China use to expand their influence?
Trade and Military
What ocean lies off the East of East Asia
The Pacific
Why do most people live on Japans shoreline?
The interior is very rugged
Access to trade, fishing, travel
What is a common agricultural practice used in East Asia to increase land availability?
Terracing/ Terrace Farming
What are some negative affect of pollution on society in East Asia?
Increased chronic illness, poor drinking water, etc
Which country in East Asia has isolated themselves from the rest of the world ?
North Korea
What political party governs China?
CCP
What mountain range separates East and South Asia?
Himalayan Mountains
Why are people in Western East Asia nomadic?
Rugged and Barren landscape with little arable land
Compare the Governments of North and South Korea
North Korea- Authoritarian/ Command Economy
South Korea- Democratic/ Market Based
What country invaded both Korea and China in an attempt to establish an empire in East Asia?
Who is the leader of North Korea?
Kim Jong Un
Describe the geography of the Koreas
Very rugged terrain with limited natural resources
Why has East Asia maintained its culture more than other regions?
Isolation because of Mountains and Pacific Ocean
Special Economic Zones allow for strategic foreign investment
Why did China allow Hong Kong to have more freedom?
They produced a lot of money
Describe China in the early 1900s
Very weak and powerless
What is the longest river in East Asia
Yangtze River
Why was the 2011 earthquake in Japan so devastating?
It was extremely strong and happened very close to Japan
Name 2 major religions in East Asia
Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism , Taoism
When was Korea divided into North and South Korea
Hint- WW2
1945
What country in South Asia has developed similarly to China?
India