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Pacific Ocean
Proximity to what major body of water has helped China develop into a major exporter of goods?
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higher
When compared to the United States _____________ emphasis is placed on education in China.
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The dropping of two atomic bombs
What event caused Japan to no longer be the leading military power in Asia?
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What type of government exists in China and Vietnam?
communist
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Both operate under a free enterprise economy
How are the Japanese and the U.S. economies similar?
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Pacific Ocean
Proximity to what major body of water helps Southeast Asia trade?
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Rice
What crop is grown using terrace farming and a staple to most Asians’ diet?
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The Great Wall of China
What was built over 2,000 years ago in an attempt to keep out foreign invaders?
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How does totalitarian North Korea refer to its leader?
Supreme Leader
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command
What is the economic system that North Korea operates?
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Mountain ranges and deserts exist in western China
Mountain ranges and deserts exist in western China
Why does a majority of the Chinese population live in the far eastern region of China? |
Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism
What are the most common religions in East and Southeast Asia?
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Establish trade routes throughout Asia, Africa, and southern Europe
What was the primary purpose behind the creation of the Silk Road?
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What word best describes how China has organized its government?
Unitary system
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manufacturing
Because labor is so cheap in East and Southeast Asia, ________ is a main industry in the region.
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Yangtze
Which river in China is a source for fresh water?
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Spain colonized the region
Why are people in the Philippines mainly Catholic?
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the spread of Communism
What was a cause of the Vietnam War?
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How are the U.S. and Chinese governments similar?
Both divide government into 3 branches
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free enterprise/market economy
Individuals own private business with little government control. This is what type of economic system
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dense forests
What physical feature limits the economic potential of countries like Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam?
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People tend to be ethnically similar to their language.
What is true regarding language in East and Southeast Asia?
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Korea
What country was once ruled by China and Japan?
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What freedoms were students fighting for in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest in China?
Speech and press
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Government controls all the productions and distribution of goods and services
What happens in a command economy?
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