1. China and Japan SOL Review

2. Is China the most populous country in the world?

3. yes

4. What is China doing to try to control its population?

5. One child per family

6. What is the mainstay of the Chinese diet?

7. rice

8. In order to grow more rice on sloping land, what farming technique do the Chinese use?

9. Terracing (as on the side of a mountain)

10. What is Asia’s longest river and the third longest in the world?

11. Yangtze river

12. The Yangtze River empties into the East China Sea at _______, which is also the most populous city in China.

13. Shangai

14. What is Asia’s highest plateau region located in China’s southwest corner?

15. The plateau of tibet (also the highest plateau region in the world)

16. The _______ River, also known as the HUANG HE, is the major river system in nothern China’s plateau region?

17. The Yellow River

18. What unusual soil is deposited by the Yellow River?

19. Loess Chinese civilization began on the Yellow river.

20. Today China’s government(The People’s Republic of China) is

21. communist

22. China strongly discourages religion
China strongly discourages religion. It is illegal to own a picture of this man?

23. Dali lama

24. What is China’s largest desert, which has frequent dust storms?

25. The gobi desert

26. What kind of government does Mainland China (The People’s Republic of China) have?

27. communist

28. This big wall was built to protect China from northern invaders
This big wall was built to protect China from northern invaders. Name it!

29. The great wall

30. What did China build several hundred years ago to keep invaders out?

31. The great wall

32. The Chinese Communist and the North Koreans discourage religion
The Chinese Communist and the North Koreans discourage religion. It is against the law to own a picture of the______________ ______________.

33. Dali lama

34. What religion rose in China which emphasized a simple life in harmony with nature?

35. taoism

36. What Chinese religion is more of an ethical code and who founded it?

37. Confucianism

38. Japan is located on the____ _ ______
Japan is located on the____ _ ______. Which means is it prone to earthquakes and volcanos?

39. Ring of fire

40. What is the world’s most visited mountain?

41. Mt. fuji

42. What is Japan’s nickname?

43. Land of the rising sun

44. What causes a tsunami?

45. Underwater earth quakes

46. Japan exports more than it imports. What is this called?

47. Trade surplus

48. When a country imports more than it exports, what is this called?

49. A trade deficit

50. What ancient Japanese religion stresses reverence for nature?

51. shintoism