Kleins World Reg Final

Explain why Haiti’s history is bittersweet

was the only successful slave revolt in history but since then they have struggled

why was the fall of the soviet union especially bad for cuba

the soviet union financially helped Cuba, so when it collapsed, Cuba was led to a economic depression

why doesn’t Mexico profit from its coastline as much as Canada and

the US do?

because of the mountain ranges blocking the coastlines

• sierra madre occidental

• sierra madre oriental

• sierra madre del sur

what advantages does argentina have over the rest of latin america

• best farmland

• highly educated population

• good natural resources

what qualifies someone as an arab

speaks arabic and are from an arabic country

How has oil revenue changed the Middle East most prominently?

• have made some countries extremely wealthy

• Created competition between countries

Which Middle Eastern country is made up almost entirely of Shiite

Muslims?

Iran

what is unique about Malaysias geography

it is separated into 2 parts: Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia

Why is the Kanto Plain’s location potentially catastrophic for the

global economy?

its in area with major earthquakes

what countries are in mainland region of southeast asia

myanmar, thailand, laos, cambodia, vietnam, malaysias penisula

what countries are in the insular region (islands) of southeast asia

indonesia, the philippines, brunei, east malaysia, and singapore

does the mainland region of southeast asia or the insular region have more people

insular region

whats the meiji restoration

a major event when japans emperor took back power in 1868

japan quickly modernized after this

whats the line of control

military boundary that separates kashmir and it controlled by india and pakistan

whats SEZ or special economic zone

area of the country where businesses get specific rules like lower taxes, fewer regulations, and easier trade

This encourages economic growth

what are killing feilds

places in Cambodia where many people were killed by the government

What has caused Japan’s recent economic troubles?

other countries have lowered their prices and to lower prices you have to pay workers less but japan has a very close relationship with their employees and employers and wont lower their pay

economic struggles

what was shi huang tis (emporer qin) importance to chinese history

he was the first emperor to unite china under one rule

he censored books and modernized china

built the great wall

what disadvantages to russias rivers have

are frozen for most of the year (limits transportation and trade)

flow north where not a lot of people live (makes shipping difficult)

Why did the British specifically introduce opium into the Chinese

market in the 1800s?

to balance trade and make a profit

china was becoming more powerful and this made china less of a threat

Explain some differences between North Korea and South Korea that

have developed since the Korean War

north korea is a strict dictatorship with strict government with no personal freedom

sourth korean is a democracy with a strong economy and personal freedom

How did Mao and Deng differ in their views of population controls

mao believed that large population meant strength and encouraged people to have as many kids as possible

but deng reversed this and put in the one child policy

why doesnt singapore have any rural population

its a small city state and the entire country is an urbanized city

How was Pakistan distinctly different geographically at the time of its

independence in 1947 than it is today?

Pakistan was made of 2 parts (east and west pakistan) and then now east pakistan became bangaldesh

What makes Africa’s location and physical geography unique

its the only continent that sits on all 4 hemispheres

What makes parasitic diseases in Africa more common than other

places around the world

very warm climate that parasites and bugs thrive in

africa also has poor healthcare

How did the African slave trade develop

When Europeans discovered Africa they traded weapons with the coastal africans, and in return, they would go into Africa and kidnap people for the Europeans to use for free laborAfricans

This is also called the triangular trade

whats the signifigance of zionism

its the movement to create a homeland for jewish people

whats the signifigance of kurds

one of the largest ethnic groups in the middle east without their own country

whats the signifigance of DMZ (demilitarized zone)

a heavily gaurded border in the area that separates north and south Korea

people in north korea try to escape through here but get killed

whats the significance of red guards

Maos army

whats the significance of Gaza

densly populated area in the middle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

how did japan avoid being colonized

it quickly modernized and strengthened its military

Why is Iraq more dependent on oil pipelines than other countries?

pipelines is the main way Iraq moves its oil for sale