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most populous world region
East Asia
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China's most controversial env'tal issue
Three Gorges Dam
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important physical feature of East Asia, 3rd largest river worldwide, from Tibetan highlands to Sichuan Basin
Yagtze River
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nearly 3/4 of China's energy comes from _______
burning coal
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deforested area of China plagued by drought and flood, worst of which are caused by the Yellow River
North China Plain
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location of the most serious air pollution problem in the world
China
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East Asian env'tal problems? 4
- Floods
- Deforestation
- Pollution
- Animal extinction
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mountainous terrain covers about ____ percent of japan
85
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far northeastern region of China, dominated by a broad, fertile lowland basin sandwiched between mountains stretching along China's borders with N Korea, Russia, and Mongolia
Warm summers, brutal winters
Uplands have some of the best-preserved forests and wildlife refuges in China
Manchuria
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Population density of East Asia is _______
Region's demographic growth rate has _________ since the 1970s
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Japanese cities are located in ________ that also support the country's _______
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Japan's settlements are restricted to roughly _____ percent of its land area
15
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perhaps the most intensively used part of the world for human habitation, industry, and agriculture, extending through Tokyo along the Inland Sea to the northern coast of Kyushu
Main industrial belt
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China is predominantly _____, with an urbanization rate of _____ %
rural, 44
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2 agricultural regions of China
- Rice in the south
- Wheat/millet in the north/North China Plain
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higher population density than Japan's, most people are crowded into the alluvial plains and basins of the west and south, agriculture is dominated by rice
South Korea
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country that relies heavily on corn and other upland crops that do not require irrigation
North Korea
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most densely populated state in East Asia, entire population is concentrated in the narrow lowland belt, obtains much of its food from abroad
Taiwan
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Japan, Taiwan, and Korea are between ____ and ____ percent urban
70-85
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former city style was dominated by low buildings and straight streets, houses were built around courtyards, and narrow alleyways served commercial and residential fxs
China
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main gateway to interior China, most important of the semicolonial cities during the colonial period, decayed during communism, but has experienced a major revival since the late 1980s--now it is a city of massive high rise apts and concentrated industrial developments; 3rd busiest port in the world, fastest train in the world
Shanghai
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China's primary political city and capital, radically transformed under communist rule
Beijing
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China's urban system is ________, and the distribution of its cities is best explained through the use of ______ _______ theory
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In terms of urban patterns, both South Korea and Taiwan are noted for their pronounced _______ _________, while Japan supports a new phenomenon called a _____________, or megalopolis
- urban primacy
- superconurbation
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Capital city of South Korea, home to more than 10 million, greater metro area contains more than 40 % of the population, all major insts concentrated here, unplanned growth has resulted in serious congestion
Seoul
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capital city of Taiwain, more than 6 million
Taipei
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One of the most unified cultural regions; sharing certain historically rooted ways of life and systems of ideas
East Asia
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most important unifying cultural characteristics of East Asia are related to _______ and ________ beliefs
religious, philosophical
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the clearest distinction between East Asia and the world's other C regions is found in ____________ __________
written language
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philosophical link of East Asia
Confucianism
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most basic level of the traditional Confucian moral order; considered the bedrock of society
family unit
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most important unifying cultural beliefs of East Asia are associated with ___________
Mahayana Buddhism
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unifying religion of E Asia, yet experienced periods of reactions against it due to its view that placed India, not China, at the center of the world
Buddhism
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religious practice focal to Japanese society, place- and nature-centered religion, considers Mt Fuji sacred, was integrated with Buddhism until the late 1880s, then elevated into a nationalist cult, then its excessive parts were removed
Shinto
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Chinese religion rooted in nature worship, associated with geomancy
Taoism
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area of East Asia that is roughly 30% Christian, sending more missionaries abroad than any country except the US
South Korea
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China has a significant portion of _______ (religion), called Hui, smaller clusters live in almost every province
Muslims
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_________ is one of the most secular regions of the world
East Asia
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most victimized minority group in Japan, outcast group whose ancestors worked in "polluting" industries such as leathercraft, remain among the poorest and least-educated Japanese, concentrated in the Osaka region of western Japan
Barakumin
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subject to diaspora and international spread, populations in Kazakstan, China, US, Canada, Australia, and NZ; Soviet deportations have scattered 100s of thousands of them
Koreans
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Most important cultural distinction of China's halves (China proper vs western China)
Han Chinese vs non-Han
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form the vast majority in China, have long been incorporated into the Chinese cultural and political systems and whose languages have been expressed through Chinese writing--but do NOT all speak the same language
Han
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Northern, central, and southwestern China speak _________
Mandarin
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group of people speaking a southern Chinese language, not considered Han, settled in hilly wastelands, made their living through upland crops, today form one of the poorest communities in southern China
Hakka
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the traditional chinese conception of geopolitics was based on the idea of a _________ __________
universal empire
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east asian countries that sided with the SU during the Cold War
China, North Korea
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East Asian countries that sided with the US during the Cold War
Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea
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overall, East Asia has experienced economic _______ since the 1970s
growth
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2nd largest economy in the world based on PPP
China
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East Asia has experienced ________ social problems in comparison to the rest of the world
fewer
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living standards in japan are ______ than those of the US
lower
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Japan has experienced __________ in its marriage rate and population growth
decine
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South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have experienced economic ______ since the 1960s
growth
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China's economic disaster of the 1950s, led by communist party, demanding impossible production of iron from small inefficient workshops; result was a horrific famine that killed 20 million people
Great Leap Forward
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China's economic growth has led to _________ tensions with the US
increased
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since market reforms have become more popular in China, the process of regional economic differentiation has ________
accelerated
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areas of China that have seen little economic expansion?
Most--interior and Northern China
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China has experienced __________ in social development
progress
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one of the least urbanized regions in the world, with less than 35% of its huge population living in cities
South Asia
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major migration pattern in S Asia
rural to urban
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second poorest world region
S Asia
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second most highly developed economy of S Asia, exports in textiles, rubber, tea; still a very poor country by globar standards
Sri Lanka
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