Final Review

1.) 5 Themes of Geography
Movement, Location, Place, Region, and Human-Environment Interaction
2.) 3 Types of Maps
Physical, political, and thematic maps

3.) Why are the Kunlun Mountains important to China?

Its where the two major rivers are.

4.) What is the approximate size of the Gobi Desert?

over 500,000 square miles

5.) What are some of the important islands to the country?

Hainan and Hong Kong

6.) Why are China's three river systems so important to the country?

The rivers irrigate fields and are important to the country's development.

7.) In which latitude and climate zones is most of China's productive agricultural land located?

Humid continental and humid subtropical

8.) What landforms make up the dry zones?

steppes and deserts

9.) What two factors affect vegetation and temperature in the highland climate?

latitude and elevation

10.) What are some benefits of the Three Gorges Dam?

The dam helps control the flooding of the rivers, generate power, and allow ships to sail farther into China.

11.) What are some drawbacks of the dam?

It made many people have to relocate their towns, it cost way more than expected, and it is reducing wild life habitat.

12.) What are some of the ways in which the Japanese have adapted to living in a crowded space?

Rooms are sparsely furniture and people sleep on thin mattresses called futons.

13.) Why did Shi Huangdi build a wall in northern China?
To protect the country from possible Mongol invaders

14.) How was China governed in its early history?
Dynasties

15.) What are some achievements China made in its early history?

health care

16.) When did Europeans begin exploration of China?
In the 13th century, When Marco Polo come to the country

17.) How was Europe able to gain access to Chinese markets in the 19th century?

Europe took advantage of the Chinese and force them to sigh a treaty that grated them special privileges

18) Which political group has held considerable power in China for the last 50 years?
Communism

19.) What did the Communists party want for China's economy?
They wanted to modernize China by encouraging the growth of the industry.

20.) At what point did China's economy begin to grow more rapidly?
1980

21.) Where does most agriculture occur in China?
Southern China

22.) Where does China get the resources that fuel the industrial economy?
The United States

23.) What item is especially popular as an export to the United States?
textiles

24.) Name two important Chinese inventions.

gunpowder and porcelain

25.) What are the predominant religions in China?
Buddism, Confucius, and Taoism

26.) What is China's population?

1.35 billion people

27.) What animal was especially important to the Mongols?
goats

28.) What did Genghis Khan's name mean?
Supreme conqueror

29.) Who controlled Mongolia in the 18th and 19th century?

The Chinese ruled Mongolia

30.) Which country has had the most influence and control in Taiwan?
China

31.) How is Mongolia's current economy different from its historical practices?

Traditional economy was herding and livestock, that is still an important part of their culture but the country is developing other industries.

32.) What is an economic tiger?

Is a nation that has rapid economic growth due to cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports.

33.) Why might foreign companies want to work with Taiwanese companies?

Because of its statue as an economic tiger and its strong industries

34.) What industry is most successful in Taiwan?
manufacturing industry

35.) What traditional influences can be seen in daily life in Mongolia?
Herding and some still cling to the nomadic way of life

36.) Do most Americans live in rural areas like people in Mongolia or urban areas like the people in Taiwan?
Taiwan's urban areas

37.) When did Little League become popular in Taiwan?
After World War 2

38.) What bodies of water surround Korea?
the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, and the Korean Strait

39.) What natural features influenced the settlement of Korea?
Korea uses its location on a peninsula for self-protection

40.) What action have both Korean countries taken since World War II?
Both have built large armies, but also want to work toward reuniting the countries. 

41.) What significant event occurred in 200?
Both Korean leaders held a meeting, declaring their intention to reunite

42.) What type of economy did both North and South Korea have prior to the Korean War?
Ruled by Japanese dynasties

43.) How are North and South Korea's economies different today?

North Korea provides materials and natural resources while South Korea creates manufactured produces form them

44.) Which Korean country has a larger population?
South Korea

45.) Which country did Dennis Rodman visit?
North Korea

46.) From where did the original inhabitants of Japan mostly come?
From the islands from the mainland of Asia

47.) For whom did the Yamato clan claim descent?
The sun goddess

48.) For whom did the samurai work?
Landowners and clan chiefs

49.) Where do most Japanese people live within Japan?

On the east coast of Japan

50.) Which island of Japan is considered the main island?
Honshu

51.) How is Japan able to manufacture many items for trade without natural resources?
They imports the resources needed

52.) How has Japan's economy recently changed?

After 4 decades of growth, the economy begin to decline

53.) Which city is an excellent example of traditional Japanese culture?
Kyoto

54.) What do the Japanese believe is important in designing buildings?

the harmony of the building and nature surroundings

55.) How does the Japanese school system compare with American education?
They go to school 6 days a week, and have shorter summer vacations

56.) What are private college preparatory schools called in Japan?
Juku

57.) What two problems are the Japanese attempting to address in the future?
Population and pollution

58.) What are some examples of traditional Japanese culture?

Dramas called Noh plays where actors wear masks, and art like long picture scrolls, ink paintings, and wood block prints

59.)How did the Western world influence Japan beginning in the 19th century?

Influenced music, introduced sports like baseball, golf, soccer, and tennis

China questions

1.) Why did Shi Huangdi build a wall in northern China?
To protect China from potential invaders from Mongolia.


2.) How was China governed in its early history?
Dynasties


3.) What are some achievements China made in its early history?
The empire lasted 4000 years, and was made up of a lot of stone age cultures.


4.) When did Europeans begin exploration of China?
in the 13th century, Marco Polo traveled from Italy to China and wrote a book about it.


5.) How was Europe able to gain access to Chinese markets in the 19th century?
Because of China's weak military and ineffective government


6.) Which political group has held considerable power in China for the last 50 years?
The Communist party


7.) What did the Communist party want for China's economy?
They wanted to have complete control of the economy in the country

8.) Where does China get the resources that fuel the industrial economy?
Northeast China


9.) What item is especially popular as an export to the U.S.
Textiles


10.) Name two important Chinese inventions?
gunpowder and printing


11.) What are the predominant religions of China?
Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism


12.) What is China's population?
1.34 billion people

Section 1 and 2 of Chapter 27

1.) How long is the Great Wall of China?
Over 5000 miles

2.) Why was it built? And where does it run from and to?To keep Mongolian invaders away, and it runs from the Gobi Desert to the Yellow Sea.


3.) What are three natural barriers that have limited people's movement in East Asia?
Mountains, Rivers, and seas


4.) How large is the Gobi Desert?
500,000 square miles


5.) List two plains in Northern China.
North China Plain and the Manchurian Plain


6.) Name three rivers in China.
The Huang He (Yellow River), the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), and the Xi Jiang (West River)

7.) Where does the Huang begin and end?
Starts in the Kunlun Mountain and ends in the Yellow Sea

8.) How long is the Chang Jiang?
3,900 miles

9.) What is the southernmost of the three great river systems of China?
The Xi Jiang (West River)

10.) What are the natural resources of China?
Agriculture, forests, natural gas and minerals, and hydropower

11.) Which countries in East Asia would need to import coal or oil?
Japan

12.) What effect might natural resources have had on the development of East Asia?
It allowed the region to industrialize quicker than other countries.

13.) What is a typhoon and where does it occur?
A tropical storm that occurs in the western Pacific

14.) What two words best describe the climates in the higher latitudes of East Asia?
Very dry and severely cold

15.) Where are most deserts found in East Asia?
Western China


16.) Where are the tropical zones of East Asia found?
southeast coast of China, island of Hainan, and southern tip of Taiwan


17.) What does typhoon mean in Chinese?  What other type of storm is a typhoon most like?
Typhoon in Chinese means "great wind" and its similar to a hurricane

Review Questions

1.) What are the five sub-regions of Africa?

West, North, East, South, and Central Africa
2.) Why is East Africa known as the cradle of humanity?

Thats where the first fossils of human were found.
3.) What were some early civilizations of East Africa?  What was their economy based on?

Kiliwaa and Aksum, they major economy was trading.

4.) What was the Berlin Conference?  Why - particularly - did it happen?

It divided Africa into sections for resources without war, no African leaders had a say in the conference.
5.) How did colonization cause conflicts in East Africa after independence?

It caused governmental instability, combined enemies and separated groups.
6.) Why are Liberia and Ethiopia important?

Those were the only two countries that remained free from colonization.
7.) What are some cash crops of East Africa?

Coffee, tea, and sugar
8.) What is East Africa's most critical health-care problem?

AIDS and HIV
9.) Name two ancient empires of North Africa?

Egypt and Carthage 
10.) What practices did the world acquire from Ancient Egypt?

Geometry and medicine11.) What North Africa countries have had the economies transformed by oil?
Alergia, Libya, and Tunisia
12.) what is Rai?
urban music changed to be used more as a rebellion
13.) Changes roles of woman in North Africa.
they can get a divorce, no more prearranged marriages, more equal rights

14.) Why is Goree Island important?

Major port for the slave trade.
15.) List three trading empires of West Africa?  What did the trade?

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded gold and salt
16.) What is a stateless society?

society that relies on family government rather than traditional modern government 

How has West Africa's traditional stateless societies caused problems after colonization?

Because the Berlin Conference took away the stateless society power, and combined enemies and separated families.

17.) What are some roadblocks to economic development in West Africa?

Colonialism, just export without import to the African colonies.

18.) Discuss West African music.

It's a mix of Jazz, Blues, and Reggae.19.) What is Bantu important?

It helped produce the diversity of language and culture in Africa, linking various places.
20.) What was Sao Tome established for?

It was another slave trading port on an island off the coast of Central Africa
21.) Who was King Leopold II?  Why was he important?

King of Belgium, first showed interest in Africa (Congo) starting the Berlin Conference22.) What are the lasting effects of colonialism in Central Africa?

Problems for ethnic groups, government instability, and lack of resources.

23.) What major problems does Central Africa have in education?

Lack of teachers and secondary schools, and the different languages used at home and school.
24.) Who ended the apartheid in South Africa?

Nelson Mandela25.) How does modern Johannesburg reflect the problems created by the apartheid?

It is split in half like two cities (nice and ghetto)

North Africa

1.) What form of government did ancient Egypt have?
Monarchy

2.) What practices did the ancient world acquire from Egypt?
Medicine and geometry

3.) How did Muslims gain control of North Africa?The invaded from southwest Asia and spread their language, culture, and religion to north Africa.

4.) What countries make up North Africa?
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, and Tunisia

5.) How has North Africa's economic base evolved?
The regions economy was originally based around agriculture, but now center around oil production and cash crops.

6.) Why has the oil industry failed to benefit local workers?
Because many of the local workers uneducated and lack the necessary skills to actually work the jobs,   so the they have to import foreign workers.

7.) How are prices set for products sold at souks?
Prices are much higher to encourage the sport of haggling.

8.) How has rai music changed since its beginnings?

It went from being a free care music centered around topics of youth, to being a form of rebellion of Islamic fundamentalists.


9.) What was the traditional role for North African women?
To be wives and their jobs centered around the home. (few held actual jobs)

10.) What gains have Tunisian women made outside the home?
Now 20% of the parliament is female and many women now manage businesses around Tunis. 

1.) What were some early civilizations in East Africa?  Why were these civilizations important?
Aksum, now Ethiopia, was a major city in E. Africa primarily for trade with Egypt and eastern Roman Empire.


2.) What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
European countries made rules of how Africa would be divided. 


3.) What African countries managed to remain free of European control?
Liberia and Ethiopia


4.) How did colonialism cause conflicts in East Africa after independence?
The countries were not prepared to govern themselves, and the new cultural boundaries created more internal conflicts. 


5.) How did Ethiopia manage to defeat Italy in 1896?
With Russian and French weapons, also a better knowledge of the geography of the land. 


6.) What are some cash crops of East Africa?
Coffee, sugar, and tea


7.) What is East Africa's most critical health-care problem.
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) and HIVS (human immunodeficiency virus)


8.) Research the Rwanda massacre (genocide?) and briefly discuss what happened and why.
It was a genocidal act of killing 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu in a hundred days. This genocide killed off 20% of the country's population and 70% of the Tutsi population.

Siberia, Russia Homework

1.) What percentage of water has the Aral Sea lost?
about 80%
2.) Why has this water been lost?
Because the soviet union rerouted its main river to flow to irrigate its vast cotton fields. 
3.) What other environmental problems affect the area?
4.) What would have to be done to keep the lake at its present level?
The farmers need to stop irrigating about 9-18 million acres of farmland to help prevent more of the lake's recession.
5.) What did you learn about Lake Biakal from the video?
Lake Biakal is home to many endemic species including the only freshwater seal, and is protected by law to maintain its water and keep it as the jewel of the country.
6.) In the city of Verkhoyansk what extreme temperatures have been recorded?
It can reach to -90 degrees in the winter and 94 degrees in the summer, a change of nearly 184 degrees. 
7.) How did Russia's harsh winter help the country in the 1800s (and during WWII)?
It made it so the unprepared invaders had no choice but to stay and die of hypothermia or retreat. Making Russia one of the hardest countries to control by foreign force.
8.) What made the building of the Trans-Siberian Railroad an enormous undertaking?
The railroad had to cross over 5700 miles of land, go through seven time zones, clear 77 million cupric feet of earth, 100,000 acres of forest, and build bridges over several major rivers.
9.) Research and find a major city in Siberia.  What is its population and major attractions?
Novosbirsk, Siberia, Russia has a population of 1,523,801 people.