East Asia

What are Japan’s four main islands?

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Big-Honshu

What is the biggest island of Japan?

Honshu

Capital of China

Beijing

Capital of Japan

Tokyo

Capital of South Korea

Seoul

Capital of North Korea

Pyongyang

Capital of Taiwan

Taipei city

Capital of Mongolia

Ulaanboatar

What countries in east asia are communist

China / North Korea

Who is the first communist leader of China?

Mao Zedong

What ethnicity are majority people of China?

Han Chinese

What country is between China and Russia

Mongolia

Who controlled hong kong the 20th century

The UK

Who leads the Mongol empire

Genghis Khan

What is the focus on Taiwan’s economy

Industrial power

How old is China?

3,500

What does Japan’s flag represent

The rising sun

What native religious tradition does Japan have

Shinto

What is most practiced religion in Japan

Buddhism

What is most practiced religion in North Korea

Buddhism

What is summer like in japan

Monsoon rains and hot temperatures

What is fall like in japan

Typhoon season

What is winter like in japan

Cool and dry winds

How many people per square mile in Japan

870

First europeans to be in Japan

Portuguese

Parallel boarder between North and South Korea

Korean Demilitarized zone

What changes took place in the Meiji period in Japan

Increased equality for men

More educational opportunities

Increased infrastructure

Why is china Atheist Country

They support state secularism

How much of the worlds population lives in east asia

1/5

What country has the lowest population density

Mongolia

2 language families of east asia

Chinese/ Tibeto Burmese

Staple food of china

Rice

Why is there tectonic activity in east asia

They are near the ring of fire

What do chinese call their nation

Zhongguo

What dynasty was the great wall of china built

Qin Dynasty

What sits in the middle of Beijing that belonged to chinese emperors for five centuries

The Forbidden city

When was china’s one child policy implemented

1980

When did china host olympic games

2008 summer olympics

2022 winter olympics

How many characters does the chinese written language have

50,000-100,000

What country does china claim their own

Taiwan

What type of climate is in East asia interior

Desert Climates

The climate of cost and islands

Humid, wet summer, dry winter

Southern china climate

Wet all year

rainforests

Concession

Areas in a country controlled by foreign powers

Abdicate

To give up power

Atheism

A person who thinks there are no gods

Sphere of influence

A region has control over trade/politics

Authoritarian

A leader/group that has full control

Seismograph

It detects vibrations in the earth

Typhoon

A storm that forms over warm water

Demilitarized zone

An area where military weapons/activities aren’t allowed

Militarism

A belief that a country should build a small military.

Terrance farming

farming on hills/mountains