World Geo test over Asia

Imperialism

When a singular country can choose to expand its power to control another country

Mao Zedong

________ (1893–1976) was a Chinese communist revolutionary who founded the People's Republic of China in 1949 and led the nation until his death. As Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, he implemented radical, often authoritarian policies like the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, transforming China into a modern communist state while causing massive social upheaval and famine.

Great Leap Forward

The communist government took out small farms and put in government farms as a part of the social and economic change in the 1950s.

Deng Xiaoping

Leader who pushed for limited capitalism and modernizationin China after Mao's death. He introduced economic reforms that helped transition China towards a more market-oriented economy, promoting foreign investment and technology.

Special Economic Zone

 a smallish area that is totally open to global commerce in China 

Acculturation

Cultural adjustment of a singular group by adapting or taking characteristics from a different culture.

Emerging market

Economy that was not that strong in the recent past but is becoming stronger.

Hindus

  Peopleś whose religion is Hinduism.They believe in reincarnation, which is the rebirth into a new form of life or another body. They also believe in Karma, which is the amount of bad or good action in a person's past and present life.

Sikhs

Someone whoś religion is sikhism, this is a religion from India's Punjab region, and they believe in a single god.

What religion are most people in India?

Hinduism

What is a buffer state?

A buffer state is when something acts as a protective wall. A buffer state iss a smaller independent country sandwiched between larger, more powerful rivals

What is the fourth most populous country in the world and also the most populated Muslim country?

 Indonesia

What is palm oil?

The product is used as a grease by industries, but the plantations are a big threat to the rainforests.

Define the term cultural appropriation,

Cultural appropriation is when some adopts certain traits such as fashion and symbols from a minority culture when they don´t respect, crediting, or understanding the true meaning.

Not recognized as a country by the U.S

separated from China after WWII

China wants to regain control

Currently conducting military drills in protected areas

Taiwan

leader of china since 2012

greatly increased censorship, mass surveillance, and persecution of minorities

Eliminated term limits

Xi Jinping

Chinese special administration region

operates under separate government and economic systems

Hong Kong

one of 5 communist countries in the world (Vietnam, Laos, Cuba, China, and…)

Unique government setup

a monarchy dictatorship

Kim I1 sung, Kim Jong I1, Kim Jong Um

North Korea

controlled by Japan in early 20th century

Japan lost control when they lost WWII

Korean war (1950-1953) Ended is ceasefire(no treaty)

border separating the 2

contains armed guards, land mines barbed wire fences, defectors shot on site.

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

Relationship between the 2 korea’s

North korea’s biggest allie

China

South Korea’s biggest Allie

The U.S

Most densely populated country with a population over 10 million in the world

Bangladesh

The bride and groom are selected by a third party rather than by each other both consent to this

arranged marriage

one or both of the people involved do not consent to marriage

forced marriage

what is the legal age for marriage for women in Bangladesh

18

Almost____ of the girls under 15 there are forced into marrige

1/4

Forced marriage does not equal what

Bride kidnapping