Clemson GEOG-1030 Exam 3 (Final)
Study Set
Why is North Korea a geopolitical concern? - Correct Answer-its population is facing a
significant amount of poverty and starvation, and the government is controlling and
oppressive, a quarter of GDP is spent on military, developing nuclear weapons
Why is Taiwan a geopolitical concern? - Correct Answer-Taiwan desires independence
from China, but China is against this. The US is assisting Taiwan, but if they declare
independence, China threatens war.
Why is China at odds geopolitically with Japan and other countries in SE Asia? - Correct
Answer-Some land was sold to Japan by a Japanese company while China felt it had
ownership over them. China claims the Spratly Islands and other regions in the South
China sea, pissing off surrounding nations.
What are the major religions practiced in East Asia & where? - Correct Answer-
Confucianism, Daoism in China, Buddhism in Japan in China, Christianity in South
Korea and increasingly in China
What is the dominant ethnic group in China? - Correct Answer-Han
Effects of the Great Leap Forward - Correct Answer-the program failed, creating poor
quality iron and disruptions in agricultural production that were exacerbated by poor
weather conditions in drought. 30 million died
Japan's Industrial Revolution - Correct Answer-Meiji Restoration (1868); capitalistic
monopolies form (ex: Zaibatsu); silk is exported; improvements in heavy industry,
infrastructure, education, and agriculture; military aggression
Japan's Economic Miracle - Correct Answer-occurred after WWII, created 10% yearly
growth in Japan; made it a leading manufacturing nation by 1963; created more
personal savings, new tech, govt and cultural support and social stability; created
Keiretsu ( informal alliance between Japanese companies)
The Four Asian Tigers - Correct Answer-Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore;
all are export focused
Challenges Posed by the Contemporary Chinese Economy - Correct Answer-intellectual
property theft, fake goods, protectionism, heavy state involvement in economy
, Triple-Cropping System - Correct Answer-agriculture system in China that cycles
through 3 crops on one plot of land in a year to avoid soil depletion
3 Gorges Dam - Correct Answer-hydroelectric dam built in China on the Yangtze river.
displaced 3 million people and inundated archeological sites while increasing the wealth
disparity
China's Transition to Modern Economy - Correct Answer-economic decline, famine, and
uprisings slowly weakened China's economy, until they lost the opium wars and they
opened to free trade.
Japan's Transition to Modern Economy - Correct Answer-opened itself for trade due to
gunboat diplomacy by the US
Great Leap Forward - Correct Answer-a Chinese Communist program from 1958 to
1962 lead by Mao Zedong to boost farm and industrial output that failed miserably
What is the dominant language in China? - Correct Answer-Mandarin
East Asia's High Population Density's Impact on Housing - Correct Answer-housing is
small, land is scarce, extreme overcrowding
China's Population Growth - Correct Answer-Most populous country in 2006, population
growth declining since then as a result of modernization and One Child Policy
One Child Policy - Correct Answer-China's policy limiting urban families to 1 child, rural
families to 2 children, and indigenous families to 3.
Effects of One Child Policy - Correct Answer-reduce birth rates, male-weighted M:F
ratio, sex-selective abortion, female infanticide
Cause of Flooding in South Asia - Correct Answer-Monsoons, climate change.
Why is Bangladesh at higher risk for increased flooding? - Correct Answer-Centrally
located rivers, located in pit of Bay of Bengal that channels monsoons, mountains to
collide with monsoons
Adaptations to Flooding in South Asia - Correct Answer-Drainage infrastructure, boats
to escape flooding
Why is the Maldives particularly worried about climate change? - Correct Answer-Low
elevation means slight change in sea level could inundate the islands
Study Set
Why is North Korea a geopolitical concern? - Correct Answer-its population is facing a
significant amount of poverty and starvation, and the government is controlling and
oppressive, a quarter of GDP is spent on military, developing nuclear weapons
Why is Taiwan a geopolitical concern? - Correct Answer-Taiwan desires independence
from China, but China is against this. The US is assisting Taiwan, but if they declare
independence, China threatens war.
Why is China at odds geopolitically with Japan and other countries in SE Asia? - Correct
Answer-Some land was sold to Japan by a Japanese company while China felt it had
ownership over them. China claims the Spratly Islands and other regions in the South
China sea, pissing off surrounding nations.
What are the major religions practiced in East Asia & where? - Correct Answer-
Confucianism, Daoism in China, Buddhism in Japan in China, Christianity in South
Korea and increasingly in China
What is the dominant ethnic group in China? - Correct Answer-Han
Effects of the Great Leap Forward - Correct Answer-the program failed, creating poor
quality iron and disruptions in agricultural production that were exacerbated by poor
weather conditions in drought. 30 million died
Japan's Industrial Revolution - Correct Answer-Meiji Restoration (1868); capitalistic
monopolies form (ex: Zaibatsu); silk is exported; improvements in heavy industry,
infrastructure, education, and agriculture; military aggression
Japan's Economic Miracle - Correct Answer-occurred after WWII, created 10% yearly
growth in Japan; made it a leading manufacturing nation by 1963; created more
personal savings, new tech, govt and cultural support and social stability; created
Keiretsu ( informal alliance between Japanese companies)
The Four Asian Tigers - Correct Answer-Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore;
all are export focused
Challenges Posed by the Contemporary Chinese Economy - Correct Answer-intellectual
property theft, fake goods, protectionism, heavy state involvement in economy
, Triple-Cropping System - Correct Answer-agriculture system in China that cycles
through 3 crops on one plot of land in a year to avoid soil depletion
3 Gorges Dam - Correct Answer-hydroelectric dam built in China on the Yangtze river.
displaced 3 million people and inundated archeological sites while increasing the wealth
disparity
China's Transition to Modern Economy - Correct Answer-economic decline, famine, and
uprisings slowly weakened China's economy, until they lost the opium wars and they
opened to free trade.
Japan's Transition to Modern Economy - Correct Answer-opened itself for trade due to
gunboat diplomacy by the US
Great Leap Forward - Correct Answer-a Chinese Communist program from 1958 to
1962 lead by Mao Zedong to boost farm and industrial output that failed miserably
What is the dominant language in China? - Correct Answer-Mandarin
East Asia's High Population Density's Impact on Housing - Correct Answer-housing is
small, land is scarce, extreme overcrowding
China's Population Growth - Correct Answer-Most populous country in 2006, population
growth declining since then as a result of modernization and One Child Policy
One Child Policy - Correct Answer-China's policy limiting urban families to 1 child, rural
families to 2 children, and indigenous families to 3.
Effects of One Child Policy - Correct Answer-reduce birth rates, male-weighted M:F
ratio, sex-selective abortion, female infanticide
Cause of Flooding in South Asia - Correct Answer-Monsoons, climate change.
Why is Bangladesh at higher risk for increased flooding? - Correct Answer-Centrally
located rivers, located in pit of Bay of Bengal that channels monsoons, mountains to
collide with monsoons
Adaptations to Flooding in South Asia - Correct Answer-Drainage infrastructure, boats
to escape flooding
Why is the Maldives particularly worried about climate change? - Correct Answer-Low
elevation means slight change in sea level could inundate the islands
