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Human-Environment Interaction
China
Japan
Mongolia, Taiwan, The Koreas, and Tibet
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Which mountains are the source of the Huang He (Yellow) and Chang Jiang (Yangtze)?
Kunlun Mountains
100
Where is Three Gorges Dam being built?
Chang Jiang
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What was the first Chinese dynasty?
Shang dynasty
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What are clans?
ruling families in Japan
100
Who united to Mongols and had the largest land empire in history?
Genghis Khan
200
Where is the Taklimakan Desert?
western China between the Tian Shan & Kunlun Mountains
200
List the possible negative effects of the Three Gorges Dam.
cost ($75 billion), relocation of millions of people, loss of habitats
200
After which dynasty was China named?
Qin
200
When did Japan attack the U.S. at Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
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Which East Asia country is not recognized as an independent country by China?
Taiwan
300
Where is the Gobi Desert?
northern China and southeast Mongolia
300
List the possible positive effects of the Three Gorges Dam.
control flooding, electricity, larger ships farther inland
300
What is the population of China?
1.3 billion
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How did the US end World War II with Japan?
dropping atomic bombs on Nagasaki & Hiroshima
300
Why do two million troops guard the border of North and South Korea?
to prevent military hostilities between the two countries
400
In what part of East Asia can you find humid continental climate zones?
mid-latitude zone; most countries
400
Where are most Japanese cities located?
on the coasts
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Where do most people in China work?
farms
400
How did Japan recover so quickly after World War II?
economic aid from the United States
400
Who invaded the Korean Peninsula?
Japan and China
500
List the countries of East Asia.
Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea
500
What are PCBs?
an industrial compound that accumulates in animal tissue; can cause harmful effects & birth defects
500
How would you describe Shanghai and Beijing?
industrial
500
What are the major religions of Japan?
Buddhism and Shintoism
500
Where is the Ring of Fire?
it encircles the Pacific Rim