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Character of India (size, population, religion, etc.) |
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Population is 1.2 Billion currently; high illiteracy rate; concerns about producing enough food; total fertility rate (TFR) is 2.6; majority Hindu; 7th largest country in the area in terms of size; have nuclear weapons |
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Environmental problems of South Asia
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1984 Explosion at bhopal fertilizer plant killed 2,500 people; Flooding, water and air pollution, deforestation |
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Quadrilateral Highway is where? |
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2007 Indian Agreement regarding energy and environment with whom? |
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| Breadbasket of India (state in India) |
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| Principal crop of Ganges Valley |
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| Formation of Himalayas caused by |
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| tectonic activity; collision of Indian subcontinent and Asian landmass |
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In what South Asian country is the Deccan Plateau located?
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What are the Western Ghats? |
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Low mountains on west side of Deccan |
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| island nation in Indian Ocean |
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Large island country in South Asia?
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Major natural hazard in Bangladesh? |
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South Asia's monsoons have what characteristics? |
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Summer brings rain and flooding, winter is dry |
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Jobs that a majority of Indian immigrants have in U.S.? |
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Interesting character of the population of Mumbai? |
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Number of cities in South Asia in excess of 1 million. |
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Where Dravidian languages are spoken? |
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In southern India and northern Sri Lanka (West Pakistan) |
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Faith incorporating elements of Hinduism and Islam (Originated in Punjab in 1400s) |
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Countries in South Asia with nuclear weapons? |
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What is the most widely spoken language in South Asia? |
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Disputed territory between India and Pakistan? |
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| Jammoo-kashmere;(in the Kashmir region) |
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Who are the Tamil Tigers? |
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| seperatist group in Shrilanka |
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Why is the Textile industry in Bangladesh successful? |
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| because labor is so cheap due to large population |
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The Tata Nano is acity car manufactured byTata Motors. Made and sold in India, the Nano is the cheapest car in the world today. |
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Why was Three Gorges Dam built? |
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Control Flooding,Generate electricity, and reduce dependency on coal |
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How have Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan addressed air pollution problems? |
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implemented pollution controls and moved pollution generating industries in other countries to reduce their own pollution |
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Climate change and the role of East Asia. |
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Central in climate change debate, due to the rapid increase of carbon emissions from china |
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Does East Asian agriculture produce sufficient food? |
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Japan is self sufficient in what agricultural product? |
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Wind blown glacially deposited material. Fertile, but vulnerable to erosion when plowed |
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How does the Yangtze River compare to other major rivers? |
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| 3rd largest river in the world, largest in Asia |
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How is East Asia similar to North America? |
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| Latitude extents are similar |
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East Asian country with most earthquakes? |
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About how many Chinese Citizens are Muslim? |
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| Tens of millions (likely to be worded as millions on the test) |
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Country in East Asia facing population decline. |
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| Japan will be 67 mil by 2050 |
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Are populations of Japan and Korea rural or urban? |
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What single factor is most responsible for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia? |
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| development & population of China |
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Which country in East Asia has a sizable number of their citizens leaving to go to other countries? |
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Country in East Asia with lowest percent of people living in urban areas. |
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Tenets (principles, doctrines) of Confucianism. |
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Japanese writing system used in conjunction with hiragana; influenced by traditional Chinese |
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National language of China |
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| Standard Chinese (Mandarins) |
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Taiwan’s relationship to mainland China. |
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Now it is going well due to trade. They are two separately governed areas of a single country |
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Possible reason China has not invaded Taiwan. |
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| Current trade between them is $20 bil worth |
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Colonial powers involved in China in 19th century. |
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| Britian, Russia, Germany, France |
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Kurile islands claims and counterclaims. |
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Claims- Russia
Counterclaims-Japanese |
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East Asian power that became the second largest economic power in the world after WWII? |
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Character of recent economic reform in China. |
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Agricultural products imported by Japan |
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Everything except rice wood products, oil, coal, minerals
Japan believes importing wood and wood products will help recover their natural forests
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Common way to get around in Tokyo. |
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| Walking Subways, bullet trains, mass transportation |
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Region of China with greatest economic expansion. |
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International concern with North Korea. |
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| nuclear warfare; (specifically to United States, Japan, and South Korea) |
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Number of Muslims in China. |
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On what river is the Three Gorges Dam built. |
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1. Honshu 2. Hokkaido 3. Kyushu - Shikoku smallest |
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Current population of Japan |
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What is causing deforestation in Southeast Asia? |
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| Logging - Damages watersheds, landscapes are deluded, wildlife habitat destroyed |
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Which river is vital for irrigation and domestic water supplies in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Southern Vietnam? |
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Another name for slash and burn agriculture? |
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| Sparse settlement; swidden system |
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Malaysia’s configuration? |
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The country is separated, parts are islands parts are on the continent |
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Plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia is producing what? |
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-Growing natural rubber
Commercial crops: tea & copra (dried coconut meat)
Colonial times: rice, cane sugar, rubber and other cash crops |
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Distinction of the physical environment of Southeast Asia? |
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Geology of main islands of Southeast Asia? |
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What is the significance of the Spratly Islands |
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philipphines, malaysia, china and vietname all in conflict over who has posession of the spratly & paracel islands, (finding oil in these locations) |
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Country in Southeast Asia with the most islands? |
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| Indonesia- 13,000 islands |
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Where forests in Indonesia are being lumbered the most? |
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What is the population of Southeast Asia? |
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Where is the population of Indonesia concentrated? |
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Why is there limited settlement in Southeast Asia? |
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| - areas of infertile soil, rugged terrain |
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What is the reason for animosity towards Chinese immigrants in Southeast Asia? |
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Chinese people come in and establish businesses/make money (had concept of capitalism), compared to locals who have lived their forever who did not have money |
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What have been the external influences on Southeast Asia? |
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Western Colonialism; “westernization” |
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What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia? |
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Timor Leste or East Timor
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South East Asian country most receptive to western influence? |
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Number of languages in Indonesia? |
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World’s largest Muslim Country, in population, located in South East Asia? |
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Who brought Islam to Southeast Asia? |
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Muslim merchants around 1200 C.E. |
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What is ASEAN and what does it do? |
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Association of Southeast Asian nations -
brought a new level of regional cooperation to the area with a goal of the countries in the region to control - rather than to be controlled by- external global forces |
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Who were the Khmer Rouge? |
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communist guerrilla force in cambodia, killed 2 million people in cambodia |
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What is unusual about Singapore? |
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A city state;
no squatter settlements
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What politically is happening in Aceh? |
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They want to become a separate country, political unrest; Muslim group that is demanding (Indonesia) to let them create an independent Islamic state |
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What was the colonial power in Indonesia |
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Portuguese were the first europeans to arrive in 1500, then Dutch in 1600s. Dutch became the most powerful in the region. |
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What was the colonial power in Vietnam? |
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