China, Mongolia, and Taiwan, Ch. 26 Review for Test (4 sections)
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the world's highest mountain
Mount Everest
Earth's tallest mountain range
Himalayas
the world's highest plateau, called the "Roof of the World"
Plateau of Tibet
a cold, rugged desert in China and Mongolia
Gobi
a plains region of northeastern China
North China Plain
a major river in northern China; also called the Yellow River
Huang He
a major river in China, Asia's longest river, and the third longest river in the world
Chang Jiang
fertile, yellowish soil
loess
a landlocked country north of China
Mongolia
a tropical island right off the coast of mainland China
Taiwan
a violent tropical storm with high winds and rain, similar to a hurricane
typhoon
a series of rulers from the same family line
dynasty
the rulers of China's dynasties
emperors
the first dynasty to unite feuding states in China
Qin
They won China's civil war.
Communists
They lost China's civil war and fled to Taiwan.
Nationalists
the leader of the Communists in China's civil war
Mao Zedong
a political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country
communism
an extreme shortage of food
famine
China's population
1.4 billion
People of this ethnic group make up about 92% of China's population.
Han
a group of people who share a common culture and ancestry
ethnic group
China's official language
Mandarin
a regional version of a language
dialect
a belief system that stresses living simply and in harmony with nature
Daoism
a philosophy based on the ideas and teachings of Confucius that focuses on morality, the important of family, and respect for one's elders
Confucianism
a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, that is one of China's main religions
Buddhism
decorative writing
calligraphy
Buddhist temples that have many stories with upward curved roofs at each floor
pagodas
Chinese martial art
kung fu
an economic system in which the government owns all the businesses and makes all decisions
command economy
More Chinese people work in ______ than in any other economic activity.(1900’s)
farming
Industry and ___________ are the most profitable parts of China's economy.
manufacturing
China's capital city
Beijing
Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters were killed here by machine guns and tanks in 1989.
Tiananmen Square
Buddhist region in southwest China
Tibet
China's largest city
Shanghai
major port city once controlled by the United Kingdom
Hong Kong
world's largest dam
Three Gorges Dam
a large, circular felt tent used in Mongolia
ger
Nearly half of Mongolia's people are ________ who move often from place to place
nomads
Mongolia's capital city
Ulaanbaatar
Taiwan's capital city
Taipei
the area in which most people in China live
eastern portion of China (North China Plain)
a great Mongolian ruler and conqueror who led a dynasty
Genghis Khan
A martial art that uses slow-moving motion to imitate nature and animal movements and promotes balance, flexibility, and relaxation.
Tai Chi