Unit 10 Eastern Asia

What was the Silk Road?

• The Silk Road was a network of trading between Japan and China.

• The Silk Road was a trade route between the United States and Mexico.

• The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.

• The Silk Road was a route connecting Hong Kong and China.

Mount Everest is located on the borders of which two countries?

• Nepal and China

• Mongolia and China

• India and Bhutan

• Thailand and Vietnam

Why does South Korea have more wealth compared to North Korea?

• North Korea is one of the largest exporters of various goods.

• North Korea's government does not have control of the economy.

• North Korea has more of a free enterprise economy.

• North Korea's economy is isolated and tightly controlled. It is generally unable to meet the basic needs of its people.

What is a dictatorship?

• A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. Ex. Imperial Japan

• Form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations. Ex. North Korea

• A form of government that contains a monarchy as the head of the country. Ex. Great Britain

• A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Ex. United States

What are two benefits of living near coastlines?

• 1. Housing is very spread out, allowing citizens to live on more land.

  2. More people can live in paradise and don't have to work to make money.

• 1. Trading (Import/Export Goods)

  2. More Natural Resources (Food - Fish and other marine life)

• 1. Not too much rain and wind, making the climate very dry.

  2. Very little storms

• 1. Not many people live in these areas, making it easier to get jobs.

  2. Allows for people to own boats and travel more.

What are the four main cardinal directions?

• Absolute location, relative location, close, far

• Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Prime Meridian, Equator

• Longitude, Latitude, Equator, Prime Meridian

• North, East, South, West

What did China do to help their economy grow?

• Large-scale capital investment (financed by large domestic savings and foreign investment) and rapid productivity growth

• They became more of an agricultural country.

• China started to develop more of a command economy.

• Created more jobs that paid people of China better, making them more wealthy.

What continents were a part of the Silk road?

• South America, Asia, and Australia

• Australia, Antarctica, and Africa

• Europe, Asia, and Africa

• North America, South America, and Europe

How did the Cold War cause issues in Korea?

• The Vietnam War was the main cause of these issues, it had nothing to do with the Cold War.

• The Cold War had no cause in issues involved with Korea, these issues were created during WWI.

• The Cold War caused North and South Korea to become different culturally, as they now speak different languages.

• The Soviet Union and its ally China backed North Korea, while the United States gathered an alliance under the United Nations (UN) to support the south.

The Silk Road connected the Pacific Ocean to which other major body of water?

• Arctic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mediterranean Sea

• Lake Tahoe