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Quiz Show Asia. Which describes the population change of East Asia?. China is the only country growing. The entire region’s population is declining. The entire region’s population is growing rapidly. Wealthy countries like South Korea and Japan have declining growth rates.
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Which describes the population change of East Asia? China is the only country growing The entire region’s population is declining The entire region’s population is growing rapidly Wealthy countries like South Korea and Japan have declining growth rates Poor countries have declining growth rates
Which is true of East Asian and Southeast Asian cities All are under 2 million people Most have about 1 million people Most do not have modern buildings Most are getting smaller Some are among the world’s largest
What best describes the ethnic diversity of the Area Most areas have little ethnic diversity East Asia is more ethnically diverse Both areas have lots of ethnic diversity Southeast Asia is more ethnically diverse
The Silk Road went from China to By the Sea of China Mongolia India By the Indian Ocean By the Mediterranean
What happened to Hong Kong in 1997? It was returned to Japan It’s economy folded in China’s communist rule It was returned to the United Kingdom Portugal returned ownership to China It became part of China as a special administrative region
What fraction of the population lives in this area of the world? 1/3
How did Marco Polo help Europeans learn about China? He wrote a book about China
Major river in Southeast Asia that begins with an I Irrawaddy
Who tried to get Japan to end isolation Matthew C. Perry
What is a megalopolis? One city after another, after another
Wood that is used to make furniture mahogany
Define archipelago Chain of islands
Climate of northern Japan Humid continental
Known as the Yellow River Huang He
What is the Roof of the World? Plateau of Tibet
What do the Chinese writing symbols represent? Characters that stand for words
Name of oceans in this part of the world Indian and Pacific
What river is “China’s Sorrow?” Huang He
This area has large deposits of what minerals? Iron ore and tin
What country in the area has the lowest winter temperatures? Mongolia
Where the Three Gorges Dam is built On the Chiang Jiang
The drier of the two deserts discussed Taklimakan
What religion stress that all parts of nature have their own spirits? Shinto
Lowland found in East Asia North China Plain Or Manchurian Plain
What two countries cover most of East Asia? China and Mongolia
Define dzud A dry summer followed by a harsh winter
What is the Ring of Fire? Area where tectonic plate activity causes volcanoes and earthquakes
Who claimed large areas of China as spheres of influence? European countries and Japan
Who was China’s communist leader? Mao Zedong
Means “great general” shogun
What vegetation term contributes to the problem of landslides? Deforestation
What is a disadvantage of the Three Gorges Dam? About a million people need to move
What unique item is harvested in Japan and the Philippines? pearls
Chinese nationalist leader Chaing Kai-shek