Twenty Questions Subject: Ch 28-30

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1. What reservoir project in China involved the relocation of over a million people? Three Gorges Dam

2. What mountains separate China from South Asia? Himalaya

3. In general, areas along China’s coast are what economically? are wealthier than the interior regions.

4. Government expansion of ________ has caused people in North Korea to relocate from rural to urban areas. industry

5. Japan’s approach to industrial pollution in the 1970s was to do what? adopt strict rules to protect air and water

6. How did China respond to severe river flooding in the 1990s that caused the deaths of thousands of people? It built trees on riverbanks and constructed a dam to control the flooding.

7. What is a dissident? a citizen who speaks out against government policies

8. Who are the indigenous people of Japan? Ainu

9. What is a religion practiced by many Japanese? Shinto

10. What is the Japan Current? a flow of warm water that feeds Japan’s summer monsoons

11. Like Beijing, Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is among the cities with the ________ in the world. worst air pollution

12. In addition to a wealth of iron ore and coal, North Korea has the world’s largest ________ deposits. magnesite

sources of alternative energy 13. Japan is looking to supply its energy needs in a sustainable way. As a result, they are looking for ________. sources of alternative energy

14. The T’aebaek Mountains begin in North Korea and stretch along the ________ following the east coast into South Korea. Sea of Japan

15. Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake, formed when tectonic activity created a ____? a depression along a fault line.

16. What helps protect Japan’s fish resource? aquaculture

17. What is the role of industry in Japan’s economy? Japan’s economy is primarily focused on industrial manufacturing and manufactured goods

18. What are the rocky islets claimed by South Korea and Japan called? Tok Islands

19. A country’s fleet that engages in trade ? Merchant Marine

20. Which mountain range that separates China from South Asia? Altay Shan