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4 stages of demographic transition: - 1 high birth and death rates (no country)
- 2 death rates decline, birth rates stay high (afghanistan)
- 3 birth rates decline but still higher than deaths (US)
- 4 low birth and death rates (germany)
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angkor wat: ancient hindu temple for god vishnu
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brahmaputra river: flows out in bangladesh
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brahmas: priests and bureacrats
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caste system: division of people based on ancestry and occupation
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chi: life force
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chiang kai-sheks: chinese nationalists that chased out foreigners in 1927
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confucius: Chinese figure who believed in human virtue
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dalai lama: leader of tibet buddhists who escaped in 1959
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dao: the way
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dehhi, india: indias capital
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demographic transition: process of change in society from high birth and death rates to low rates, with an increase in population
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dharma: teachings and ways to enlightenment
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dirty south pop: lil jon
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domino theory: destabilize one country will lead to the collapse of neighboring countries
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east coast pop: jay z
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example of a landlocked county: laos
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four large islands of japan (from north to south): 1. hokkaido
2. honshu
3. shikoku
4. kyushu
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four major regions of china: 1. NE china plain (heartland, now the "rustbelt")
2. north china plain (forbidden city)
3. basins of chang/yangtze
4. basins of xi and pearl rivers
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ganges river: holy river in hinduism flowing in india
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genghis khan: mongol leader that united all mongol tribes
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global pop: k'naan
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goa: tourist spot on west coast of india
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golden triangle: area of opium production (burma, laos, thailand)
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great leap forward: economic plan to develop industrial output by diverting labor from agriculture in China
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griot: folk poets from west africa
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himalayas: known as the adobe of snow
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hinduism gods: - brahma (creator of universe)
- vishnu (preserver of universe)
- shiva (destroyer of universe)
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holi: hindu festival of color in northern india
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how did buddhism start?: from teachings of prince sidd hartha gautayma
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human tetris: game show in japan
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indus river: supports agriculture in pakistan
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islam: - came to asia in 10th century
- not in southern india
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jawa harla nehru: indias 1st prime minister
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kamikaze: means "divine wind"
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karma: our lives are conditioned by past actions
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khmer rouge: wanted a rural society, instituted terror as a weapon
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knickers giving day: women give men chocolate and men give women underwear in japan
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kolkata, india: - eastern coast
- known for flooding
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kuhla lumpur: multimedia super corridor from malaysia
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landlocked country: no access to ocean for trade
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leaders of india: - mohandes gandi
- jawa harla nehru
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Loo Tze: mystical chinese figure who founded daoism
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manekineko: "lucky cat" charm from japan
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meiji restoration: "return to enlightened rule" in japan
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midwest pop: kanye west
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mohandes gandi: belief in now violence
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mohenjo-daro: known for its grid street pattern and underground sewers in the indus valley
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monsoon: seasonal rain season in an arid climate
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mountains in asia: - himalayas
- mt everest
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mt everest: - tallest mountain in the world
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mumbai, india: - western coast
- bollywood
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negative consequences of the one child policy: more abortions and more female infanticide
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northwest frontier of pakistan: militant area near afghanistan border
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omote nippon: front japan
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onbashira festival: held every 6 years in japan where people ride a log down a steep slope
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one child policy: only one child allowed in china
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opium wars: drug destroying chinese culture led to conflict with the british
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pearl river hub: growing economic area in SE china (hong kong, guang zhou, and macaw)
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people's republic of china: well organized communist militia defeated the nationalists
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rivers in asia: - indus
- ganges
- brahmaputra
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sepak takraw: combo of soccer and volleyball in thailand
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sepoy mutiny: need gov troops to put down a rebellion in 1857
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shogun: military ruler under an emperor
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sikhism: disciples founed in the punjab region of asia
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special economic zone: manufacturing and export center within china to attract foreign investment and technology transfers
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straight of malacca: busiest waterway in the world located in malaysia
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taj mahal: a mausoleum in agra, built in 1653 by shah jahan in memory of his wife
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the long march: group of communists driven into the interior of china by the nationalists
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tiananmen square: student led democracy movement suppressed by chinese army
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transmigration: policy to induce residents of overcrowed areast o move to less populated areas (indonesia)
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two caste divisions of asia: brahmas (top) and untouchables (bottom)
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untouchables/ harijans: informal section jobs
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ura nippon: back japan
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urdu: official language of pakistan
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west coast pop: snoop dogg
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what does buddha mean?: enlightened one
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what does india fight with pakistan ove?: kashmir
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what happened in 1971 in pakistan?: split from east pakistan
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what happened to china by the end of the 19th century?: it became a weakened state
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what is pakistan a large producer of?: heroin
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what is the economy of bangalore known for?: computer software
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what is the economy of NE india know for?: tea
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what is the sacred ganges river used for?: - drinking
- play
- sewage
- cremation
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what is the sikhs sacred place?: golden temple
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what tourist activity is thailand known for?: sex
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what will be the largest country by 2050?: india
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when did east timor become independent?: 1999
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when is the best time to climb mt everest?: in may before the monsoon season
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where are great karaoke singers from?: phillipines
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where is north and south korea separated?: 38th north parallel
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where is the largest goldmine in the world?: indonesia
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where is the punjab region?: nw india
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where was prince sidd hartha gautayma born?: nepal
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who led chiang kai-sheks?: mao zedong
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who led khmer rouge?: pol pot
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who were the phillipines named after?: king phillip
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xinjiang: majority of uyghurs population (muslim)
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zhang he: "great explorer" and led 20 thousand chinese to the rest of asia
