Lap 9 East Asia
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 the capital of china is | Beijing |
| the capital of china was formaly called | peking |
| the capital of japan | tokyo |
| south koreas capital | seoul |
| north koreas capital | pyongyang |
| the main landforms of east asia are | high mountains & vast deserts |
| taiwans capital | taipei |
| the three rivers of china are | yellow river, yangtzeriver, west river |
| of the three rivers, this river is also known as the yellow river | chinas sorrow |
| most of chinas population is concentrated in the ___ part of china due to land available for agriculture | east |
| five of the six countries in this chapter have forest reserves. which does not? | taiwan |
| chinesse desert known for having dinosaur fossils | gobi desert |
| the third longest river in the world is the | chang jiang |
| _____ will be the world largest dam when done | gorges dam |
| which of these is not a positive effect of three gorges dam on chinas environment? flood control, generate electrical power, wildlife protection, easier ship access into china's interior | wildlife protection |
| which of these is not a negative result of the three gorges dam? relocating more than one million people, costs much more than orginally planned, animal habitats will be destroyed or factory pollution will be reduced | factory pollution will be reduced |
| _____ is the world's oldest continuous civilization | china |
| emperor ______ was the first builder of the grat wall of china | shi huangdi |
| which of these is not a major religion/ path of thought in china? confucianism, buddhism, shintoism, taoism | shintoism |
| in 1979, this country adopted a "one child" policy | china |
| the island country of taiwan was formerly known as | formosa |
| east of the koreas is a body of water called the | sea of japan |
| north korea and south korea comprise this geographical formation | peninsula |
| this country controlled the koreas until the end of WW II | japan |
| after WW II, this country controlled north korea | soviet union |
| north korea has a ______ government. south korea has a ______ for of government | communism, non-communism |
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