1. Japan and the Koreas
Chapter 19 – 20 Review

2. The division between North and South Korea is called
38th Parallel
The causes of much destruction along Japan’s Pacific coast are called
Tsunamis

3. The capital city of Japan
Tokyo
Huge urban area made up of several large cities is called a
Megalopolis

4. Major religion of Japan
Shinto
Coldest region of Japan
Hokkaido

5. Japanese form of wrestling
Sumo
Body of water between Japan and Korea
Sea of Japan (East Sea)

6. Ruled Japan from the late 1100s to the 1860s
Shoguns
Japan’s highest mountain
Mount Fuji

7. The climate in Northern Japan and Southern Japan is affected by
Ocean currents and winds
Farmland is limited in Japan because
So many mountains

8. Because Japan is on the Ring of Fire it experiences
Many earthquakes
Japan modeled its way of life after this country:
China

9. Japan has a history of being aggressive because it has few
Raw materials (natural resources)
During the 1930s, Japan began taking over land in the country of
China

10. When North Korea attacked South Korea, it started a war known as:
The Korean War
Which of the Koreas owns and runs the factories and farms in a Command Economy?
North Korea

11. What kind of government does Japan have today?
Constitutional Monarchy

12. What kind of Government does North Korea have?
Communist
What Kind of Government does South Korea have?
Democratic Republic

13. In Which country do people live only in the Eastern half?
China
Name 2 Countries in East Asia that are communist.
North Korea/ China
What is the number 1 killer of people in China?
Pollution

14. Inventions of the Chinese include
Silk, Fireworks, magnetic compass
After WWII – What happened in China?
A civil war between the Communists and the Nationalists
Who fled to Taiwan?
The Nationalists fled from the Communists

15. Who was Mao Zedong?
The Man who led the Communist Revolution in China
What is a dynasty?
Line of rulers from the same family
Why has China’s economy boomed in recent years?
Because they have allowed capitalism in much of China.