Geography Chapter 27 and 28
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 China's Urbanization | Most Chinese people still live and work on farms, millions of people continue to migrate to high growth urban areas. This has led to overpopulation in China. |
| One Child Policy | in 1979, China began a policy that allowed each family to have no more than one child. |
| Ideograms | Pictures or symbols that stand for ideas. |
| Atheist | The Chinese Government discourages all religious practices, and many people officially ID themselves as this, also known as nonreligions. |
| List and Define China's Ethnicities | ... |
| Where do people live in china | People live in eastern China. |
| Describe health care and education in China | -In the past, only the wealthiest Chinese learned how to read and write. China's communist government has pushed efforts to increase literacy. -Life expexancy has increased over the years. |
| Homogeneous | Having a population belonging to the same ethnic group. |
| Tokaido Corridor | A series of cities crowded along the pacific coast of honshu between Tokyo and Kobe. |
| Urbanization in Japan | -Japan has limited land for its large population. -It's average population is about 875 people per square mile. |
| Clans | Fsmily groups united under the Yamato dynasty. |
| Shoguns | Military ruler, in 1192. |
| Samurai | Proffesional warriors protected the shogun. |
| Meiji Restoration | ... |
| Describe Japans World War II history | -Japan was bombed by the United states at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. |
| What is eduation in Japan like? | -Education ids highly regarded and encouraged in Japan. -Early on, Students focus on getting into good schools. |
| What issues face Japans health care? | ... |
| How is religion in Japan an example of globilization? | Many Japanese people practice Buddhism, and Shintoism, an ancienct Chinese religion that stresses reverence for nature. |
| Describe arts and leisure activities in Japan. | Origami (which paper is folded into the shapes of animals andbirds. Japans lively Kabuki theater uses costumes, song, and Dance. |
| What are Japans favorite sports? | Baseball |
| Rivers | Chinas rivers provide important routes from inland areas to seaports. |
| Railways | Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have nationwide highway and railroad networks. |
| APEC | Ensures trade among member countries is efficient and fair. |
| Trade Surplus | Occurs when the value of a countries exports exceeds the value of the countries imports. |
| Trade Deficit | Occurs when the value of a countries imports exceeds the value of the countries exports. |
| Economic Sanctions | Trade restrictions, on China |
| WTO | An international body that oversee's trade agreements and settles trade disputes among Countries. |
| 3 Gorges Dam | Project on the Chang Jiang will supply hydroelectric power to China's interior regions. |
| Human Enviormental Interaction: China | Have trouble of disposing of natural wastes |
| Human Enviormental Interaction: Japan | Japans Iland sea has become overfished. |
| Natural disasters | Acid rain, Human and Industrial waste, Deforistation and desertification |
| Describe the importance of fossil fuels in East Asia. | -China, North Korea, and Mongolia produce most of their power using coal. -Japa, South Korea, and Taiwan have have few coal, natural gas, or oil deposits. |
| Describe the use of Nuclear Energy in the region. | Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan rely on this orfor 30- 40 percent of their power. |
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