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East Asia Vocabulary Words
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Landfill – building on a dump; expanding land space to accommodate buildings
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Pacific Rim – countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean
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Ring of Fire: chain of volcanoes the line the Pacific Rim
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Tsunami – giant ocean wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption, with great destructive power
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Recent tsunami in Japan
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Japan 2011 Tsunami
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Economic Tiger – a nation that has rapid economic growth due to cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports. Countries are highly industrialized and trade with nations around the world.
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Typhoon – fierce tropical storms that occurs in the western Pacific
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Devastation after a typhoon
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Gobi Desert
*Located in northern China and southeast Mongolia
*Ideal place for finding dinosaur fossils
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Sweatshops
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Long hours – 14 hrs. a day
Low pay with little overtime
Employee abuse
Violation of child labor laws
Many are exposed to toxic chemicals
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Landlocked country – located between Russia and ChinaLow population density
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Mongolia Facts• Majority of the people are Tibetan Buddhists• Parliamentary Republic• 6th largest country in Asia; 18th largest in the
world• 1992 – a new Constitution was formed that
recognized Mongolia as an independent, sovereign republic
• Nearly half of the 2.7 million people live in the capital city
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Genghis KhanHe rose from poverty and slavery to rule the world
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Genghis Khan’s Empire
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Genghis Khan Facts
• His father was the chief of a clan of nomadic Mongols
• Given the name Temujin• Was a slave for around 5 years as a youngster• 1206 – confirmed as Chingis Khan (Genghis
Khan), leader of all Mongolia• 1214 – with his 100,000 man army he
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• By 1219 he ruled from northern China to the Afghanistan border, and Siberia to the border of Tibet
• 1227 – Genghis Khan died• He revolutionized the social structure and
reformed traditional law in Mongolia• He guaranteed freedom of religion and
forbade the killing of priests, monks, nuns, and other holy people
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Spheres of Influence – a method of dividing foreign control in China, after the country was forced to sign a series of treaties granting special privileges to the Europeans. China was partitioned for control by Britain, France, Germany, and Russia.
Box Rebellion – (1900) Chinese militants attacked and killed Europeans and Chinese Christians in China. A multinational force of about 20,000 soldiers defeated the Boxers.
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China Facts• Name came from the Qin dynasty – 1st
Emperor Qin Shi Huang• World’s longest continuously written language• Considered the longest continuous civilization• 4th largest country in the world – slightly
smaller than the US• Largest population in the world – 1 in every 5
people in the world is Chinese (20%)4 times greater than the US
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Interesting Facts• Ice cream was invented around 2000 B.C. when the
Chinese packed a soft milk and rice mixture in the snow
• Red is considered a lucky color• Invented the following:
Toilet paper Gun PowderPaper 1st instrument for Kites monitoring earthquakesCompass PrintingSilk cloth 1st mechanical clockSuspension bridges Water wheel to harvest water
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Chinese year is based on the cycles of the moon – complete cycle of the Chinese calendar takes 60 years.
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Entire country is in 1 time zone
Produces 60% of the world’s mushrooms
One of the fastest growing economies in the world
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Dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family
1st Chinese dynasty was the Shang
Qin dynasty gave its name to China
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The emperor of the Qing dynasty was Shi Huangdi, the builder of the Great Wall.
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China is the leading producer of bicycles in the world.
China is the 2nd largest importer of goods in the world.
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34 children are born every minute in China
China’s “1 child policy” has created a significant gender imbalance. 32 million more boys than girls
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Great Wall of China
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Great Wall of China
*Known as the “Long Wall”
*Extends around 5,500 miles
*A collection of walls
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Receives thousands of tourists every day- 41.8 million visitors in 2004
Part of the wall is only 50 miles from Beijing
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Major construction of the modern walls began in the Ming Dynasty.
During construction called “the longest cemetery on earth” because so many people died building it (more than 1 million)
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Up to 25 feet high; 15-30 feet high at the base; 9-12 feet wide
Mortar to build the walls was from rice flour
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Frontier guards, peasants, unemployed intellectuals, disgraced noblemen, and convicts were used to build the wall.
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Longest man-made structure in the world.
President Nixon’s visit to the wall in 1972 increased tourism and sections of the wall were restored.
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Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) – long river
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One of the world’s busiestwater- ways
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*Longest river in China – 3,915 miles in length*World’s 3rd longest river*Open to navigation all year long
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Bridge over the Yangtze river
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Yangtze River in Shanghai
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Three Gorges Dam
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Three Gorges Dam
World’s largest hydro-power project
Displace more than 1.2 million people
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Three Gorges Dam Facts• Located on the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River• Construction began in 1993• China’s largest construction project since the
Great Wall• World’s largest dam• Goal is to make Chongqing a major business
center• Located about 1,500 miles inland from the
ocean
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Positive Effects of Three Gorges
• Help control flooding which has killed millions of people and loss of crops
• Generate 10% of China’s electrical power• Allow ships to sail further up the river to the
interior of China (1,500 miles)
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Negative Effects of Three Gorges• Over 1.2 million people were displaced – towns
and villages were flooded• Habitat for many animals and birds were lost• Factories , mines, and waste dumps have been
buried underwater – concern that chemicals might leak into the water
• Corruption and shoddy construction have led to disasters at building projects – 40 killed in an incident in 1999
• Chinese have been jailed for criticizing the dam
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Beijing
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Largest LED display in the world is located in Beijing
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Population over 11 million
2nd largest city in China
Capital of the People’s Republic of China
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Hosted the 2008 Olympics
Most expensive in history - $40 billion
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Beijing Air Pollution
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Beijing’s New Skyline
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Problems facing China
• Farmers find it difficult to increase their income
• Grain output has decreased• Unemployment high• 1 in 3 people breathe polluted air• Only 1/5 of daily waste is treated properly• Birth defects are on the rise
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Forbidden City
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Forbidden City Map
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Walls are 32 feet high
There are 9,999 rooms (9 is a lucky number)
Larger than the Vatican and Kremlin combined
All of the buildings are made from painted wood
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Tiananmen Square – world’s largest public gathering place
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Tiananmen Square Protest - 1989
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Tiananmen Square Protest / Massacre
• Began on April 22, 1989 as a protest for continued economic reform and liberalization
• Led mainly by students and intellectuals• Movement lasted 7 weeks• By May over 1 million protesters took part• On May 30 art students erected a 30-foot
statue – Goddess of Democracy resembling the Statue of Liberty
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• On June 3 and 4 troops entered Tiananmen Square and opened fire
• Exact number of deaths is unknown – reports of 3,000 protesters were killed
• After the massacre, the government conducted widespread searches for suspected persons
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Shanghai
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ShanghaiLargest city in China – 8th largest in the world18,884,600
Located on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta
Known as “Paris of the East” and “Queen of the Orient”
2004 – Time Magazine called Shanghai “The Most Happening City”
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Park Hyatt Hotel is the tallest hotel in the world
2007 – Hosted the 1st Special Olympic Games ever held in Asia
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Confucianism: belief in the importance of order, education, and hierarchy in a well-ordered society.
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Confucius
• Chinese philosopher who lived from 551 to 479 B.C.
• Believed in respect for the past for one’s ancestors
• Thought children should obey their parents and parents should obey the government and emperor
• Stressed the importance of education
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Taosim
*Gets its name from a book called the Tao-te Ching
*More of a philosophy – believe in the importance of harmony in the individual, nature, and in the universe *Followers were persecuted in China for years after the Communist victory in 1949 and during the cultural revolution
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Believe the government should leave the people alone and have little involvement in their lives
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Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong)
*Chinese communist revolutionist
*Architect of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
*Led the Communist Party against Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution is to blame for millions of deaths (40-50 million), causing famine and executions of the people.
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Mao Tse-tung• Translated name means “to shine on the east”• Was expelled from 3 schools• Believed that the greatest potential for
revolution in China lies with the peasants• Organized peasant and worker guerrilla forces• After 1951, 1-3 million people are executed –
purge of China• 1958 – Great Leap Forward: development of all
sectors of the economyEveryone is required to work in a commune
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Taiwan
*Island country
*Has typhoons
*242 miles long 87 miles wide
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High-speed railway system
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TAIWAN FACTS• Located 100 miles east of South China• Nationalists fled to the island from China after
being defeated by the communists• Population – 22.5 million• Democratic government• 2/3s of island is covered by forested peaks• Called
The Illha Farmosa – “beautiful island”Kingdom of the Corals
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• Trading Partners: US, Japan, and Hong Kong• About the size of Massachusetts• 1 of the most densely populated countries in
the world – 2nd to Bangladesh• Religions: 90% practice a blend of Buddhism,
Taoism, and Confucianism• Subtropical climate• Most speak Mandarin Chinese (Northern
China)
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Taipei
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*Manufacturer of electronics: computers, games, CD/DVDs*Services 58.5%, Industry 36%, Agriculture 5.5%*Less than 1% of the people live below the poverty line
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Taipei
Largest city in Taiwan
Highly densely populated
Asian capital for art and culture
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Taipei 101 – completed in 2004 as the world’s tallest building
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Japan
*Means “source of the sun”
*75% of Japan’s people live in cities
*60% of the people live on 2.7% of the land
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Mount Fuji
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Land area is slightly smaller than California
Imports most natural resources
Japan is the largest consumer of Amazon rain forest timber
Imports 85% of Jamaica’s annual coffee production
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Education is highly structured: attend school 6 days a week and shorter summer vacation than in America.
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Indoor water park
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More than 70% of land is mountains
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High speed bullet train
Tokyo has the most extensive urban railway network in the world
Sometimes trains are so crowded railway staff are employed to cram passengers inside
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Japan Facts
• Parliamentary with constitutional monarchy• Population: 127,078,679• Japanese if the official language• Two major religions:
ShintoBuddhism
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Tokyo: Most densely populated metropolitan area in the worldCity Population: 12,989,000Metropolitan Area: 35-39 million
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Japan has the 7th largest population in the world.
60% of the people smoke.
Crime rate in Japan among the lowest in the world.
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Tjukiji Market in Tokyo – largest fish market in the world
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Samurai - professional soldier in Japan who served the interests of landowners and clan chiefs
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Shogun – general of the emperor’s army with the powers of a military dictator.
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Korean Peninsula
First occupied by people who migrated from the northwestern regions of Asia
Has been invaded and fought over by its larger neighbors – China, Japan, and Russia
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North Korea
About the size of Mississippi
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
CommunistCountry
Ruled by the Kim Jong Il
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Population: 24.05 million63% live in urban areas
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80% of land is moderately high mountains
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Posses nuclear weapons
All members of the People’s Assembly belong to the Worker’s Party
Population – 22.7 million
Official language is Korean
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Manufacturing of military products
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South Korea – North Korea Border
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South KoreaHas nearly 3,000 islands
Terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous
Known as –Hermit KingdomLand of the Morning Calm
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Population – 49+ million
Korean is main language
English taught in schools
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SeoulCity population – 10.2 million98% of population are Koreans
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3rd largest mega-city in the worldOne of the safest cities in the world – little crime
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Began in 1950
Fight was over unification of both countries
North Korea was aided by China and the Soviet Union
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The war lasted until 1953 (3 years) until an armistice was signed
No real victory on either side
A Korean Demilitarized Zone was established
2.5 million civilians lost their lives
1+ million soldiers lost their lives
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North Korea is above the 38th parallelSouth Korea is below the 38th parallel