Name that country
Kimchi, DMZ, Taekwondo, K-Pop, Asian Tiger Economy
South Korea
Famous leader of the ancient Mongol Empire (full name, spelling doesn't count)
Genghis Khan (Kubilai Khan is Genghis's grandson; he's probably the second most well known Mongol leader)
DAILY DOUBLE:
Recently, protests have been going on in what autonomous city/island in the TPRC?
Hong Kong
DAILY DOUBLE:
Why does Mongolia's economy rely on herding and mining rather than world trade?
Bonus point: Mongolia's climate makes it dry in the south (Gobi Desert) and green and hilly in the north. This is an example of what them of geography?
Landlocked - no access to waterways
Place (what it looks like)
Japan joined Germany and Italy to become part of the _____ Powers.
Axis
DAILY DOUBLE:
Shinto, Samurai, Shogun, Imperialism
Japan
Who says he may not reincarnate or if he does it will be outside of China?
Dalai Lama
DAILY DOUBLE:
Tank Man became famous during the 1989 student democracy protests held in _______ Square, in Beijing, China? (sound it out)
Tienanmen
Why do the insular (island/archipelago) regions of East Asia experience so many earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic activity?
Bonus if you can identify the theme of geography associated with this place (no the answer isn't place).
Ring of Fire
Location
What East Asian nation was part of the Allied Powers?
China
Eagle training, throat singing, nomads, and yurts
Mongolia
DAILY DOUBLE:
What does it mean when a country has "The People's" in its title?
BONUS POINTS: What does TPRC stand for and what does TPRK stand for? One point for each.
"The Peoples" means it's a communist nation
TPRC = The People's Republic of China
TPRK = The People's Republic of Korea
What organization was formed after World War Two in order to address the human rights violations that had occurred during the war?
United Nations
Why do the United States, Mainland China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom have permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council?
The were the Allied Powers during World War Two
The victors (winners) of WW2
What event brought the United States into World War Two?
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
archipelago, earthquakes, tsunami, Mt. Fuji
Japan
DAILY DOUBLE:
Who is Siddhartha Guatama?
The Buddha
Communist China wants to be able to choose the next Dalai Lama so what did it do with the original Panchen Lama?
Kidnapped him and his family and no one knows what happened to them.
Other than pollution, why do so many people in East Asia wear surgical masks AND name the physical feature that is the source of this phenomenon.
BONUS POINT: identify the theme of geography associated with the wearing of the masks.
Winds / sands from the Gobi Desert
Human-environment interaction
After the use of Little Boy and Fat Man, how did the United States create an ally of Japan?
Rebuilt Japan after the use of the atomic bombs, rather than crush it like what was done to Germany after the Great War.
Rebuilt Japan as a trade partner
Communism, DMZ, kimchi, cult of personality, subway murals
North Korea
Man who established communism in China after World War II
Chairman Mao (Mao Zedong)
Japanese Americans were forced to sell their property and placed in ________ (holding) camps during WW2.
Internment
Why are there two Chinas? Explain as best you can.
Civil War after WW2 - the Communists took the Mainland, while the Nationalists went to the island of Taiwan
After building an empire (if you can't bet em' join em') why did Japan begin invading its Pacific neighbors in the 1930s and 1940s?
Bonus for each: Which two themes of geography are associated for Japan's reasons for invading and then the invasions themselves?
Resources (that's always the reason; Japan has no fossil fuel)
Location - its located in a place that doesn't have natural resources
Movement - through invasion Japanese language and culture spread throughout the Pacific