Three Gorges Dam
Where is the Three Gorges Dam located?
East Asia - Yangtze River
Counties with similar culture live together in a _______.
What is region?
What type of government does North Korea have?
Unlimited Government
The average amount of people that can read and write in a country.
What is literacy rate?
What is the primary purpose of a dam?
Electricity provided for surrounding towns
A style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children.
What is Anime?
What type of government does South Korea have?
Limited government
The ranking system of countries by development.
What is Human Development Index? HDI
What was a con of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam?
Flooding nearby towns during construction, forced people to move causing overcrowding, government censored information from the citizens
East Asian countries have common and similar characteristics, that is why we consider it a ________ ___________.
What is a Cultural Region?
The amount of money left over from salary after taxes are paid
Disposable Income
A shortage of something. (EX: water, butter)
What is scarcity?
What was a pro of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam?
Provides large amounts of energy to surrounding cities
A genre of popular music originating in South Korea.
What is K-Pop?
ONE leader rises to power.
Dictatorship
What three things determine the HDI of a country?
literacy rate
life expectancy
GDP per capita
What was an environmental effect of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam?
Wildlife in the region decreased over time
The increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1980s.
What is the Korean Wave?
An unlimited government in which the government controls the economy- products and prices.
Communism
What types of things would differ from a developed country compared to a developing country? List 3.
Heath/medical services
Resources (ex: food)
Education
Average GDP Per Capita
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