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know the 5 forces of gradation (erosion)
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1. moving water
2. flowing glaciers (ice) 3. blowing winds 4. force of gravity 5. living organisms (humans, beavers etc) |
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know the 4 types of landforms and definitions of each
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1. plains- 0'-300' LR (local relief)
2. hills- 300'-2,000' LR, less than 50% in flat land 3. mountains- less than 2,000' LR, less than 25% in flat land 4. plateaus- 300'-15,000' LR, 50%-90% land is flat (escarpment) |
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know the 2 types of tectonic forces
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pushing up crust...
1. diastrophism: bend, warp, fold and break rock 2. vulcanism: extrusion of lava from mantle to surface |
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know the 4 types of flat plains
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1. coastal plains- 0-100' LR
2. lacustrine (lake) 3. delta plains 4. flood plains |
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know the 4 main islands of Japan
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1. Honshu 101.7 mil
2. Kyushu 14.1mil 3. Hokkaido 6.1 mil 4. Shikoku 4.4 mil |
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know the 4 main economic (industrial) regions of Japan
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1. Kanto Plain
*Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohoma 2. Nobi Plain *Nagoya 3. Kansai District (Yamato Plain) *Osaka, Kobe 4. Kitakyushu *Yawata |
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know the 4 islands the compose the greater Sundra Islands
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1. Javro (Jawa)
2. Sumatra (Sumatera) 3. Burneo (Kalimantan) 4. Celebes (Sulawesi) |
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know the 5 state territorial configurations (morphology)
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1. compact
2. protruded 3. elongated/alenuated 4. fragmented 5. perforated |
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know the 3 classification of boundaries
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1. physiographic: natural features that mark a boundary
2. anthropogeographic: cultural boundary 3. geometric: straight line boundary |
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know the 4 great river valleys of SE Asia
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1. Red River: North Vietnam (Hanoi-Haiphong)
2. Mekong River: (Saigon-Cholon) 3. Chao Phaya River: Thailand 4. Irrawaddy River: Myanmar (Rangoon) |
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Alfred Wegener
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German climatologist believed South America and Africa were on at some point in history.
= continental drift, pangea |
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Pangea
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time when all landmasses formed as one
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Continental Drift Theory
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the slow movement of continents controlled by the process associated with plate tectonics
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Theory of Tectonic Plates
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became certain of continental drift. crust is divided into 16 tectonic plates
explains cause of: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis/tidal waves |
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Pacific Ring of Fire
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along the Pacific- highly active volcanic zone
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Tsunamis
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tidal wave: underwater earthquake and underwater volcanic eruptions
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subduction zone
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old land going under mantle of earth= movement of crust on earth
*crust= 5-25 miles thick *mantle= 1800 miles thick |
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richter scale
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scale used to measure strength of earthquakes
*strongest on record= 9.6 in Chile |
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San Andreas Fault
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break between North American and Pacific plate in Southern California
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Tectonic forces
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pushing up crust
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Diastrophism
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bend, warp, fold and break rock
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Vulcanism
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extrusion of lava from mantle to surface
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orogeny
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a mountain building process
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70- year rule
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major earthquake will happen in Tokyo/San Fran every 70 years
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landfill
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not much flat land
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epicenter
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point on earth directly above where earthquake happens (7-20 miles deep) the closer the epicenter, the stronger the quake
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delimitation of boundaries
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in the field- mark it
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demarcation of boundaries
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demarcate boundary of map
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elevation
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heigh above sea level
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local relief
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height of feature from base to top
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Geomorphology
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study of landforms
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Rimland Theory (N. Spykman)
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whoever controls Rimland controls the world
(area along Pacific and Indian Ocean of Asian Continent) |
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Organic Theory of the State (Friedrich Ratzel)
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looks at nation state as if it were a biological creature
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Sunda Shelf (Platform)
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continental shelf
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insular region
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islands
archipelago: chain of islands Japan, Philippines |
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Buddhism
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or Hindu culture or India
involves Karma, caste system |
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Pacific Rim
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countries/cities located on coast of pacific ocean
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Siam
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former name of Thailand until 1939
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Burmese/Burman
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country formally known as Myanmar in Indochina
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Thai
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anything from Thailand
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Khemers
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ethnic people of Cambodia
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Malays
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people group make of: Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillipines
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overseas Chinese
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singapore= 77% chinese
Malaysia= 25% Malaysia= 58% Indonesia= 3% Philippines= 1% |
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Ho Chi Minh
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Vietnamese communist leader
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Indochina
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consisted of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos= under French colonial possession
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Netherland East Indies
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was the Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II
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Sarawak
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one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo
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Sabah
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Malaysian state located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo
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Strait of Malacca
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China sees SE Asia as strategically important because of this body of water
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Chinese Imperialism
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core area
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national heartland, largest population cluster, most productive region
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Domino Theory
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said that SE Asia is like a row of dominoes, if Vietnam falls, the rest will follow
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Tonkin
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Northern Area of Vietnam
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Hanoi
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capital city of Vietnam
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Haiphong
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major port city in Vietnam
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Cochin China
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delta of mekong river
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Saigon-Cholon
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principal city of cochin china
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Annamite Cordillera
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mountain range of eastern Indochina, which extends approximately 1100 km (700 miles) through Laos, Vietnam, and a small area in northeast Cambodia
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Annam
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former name of Vietnam
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Laos
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poorest country in SE Asia
main export: electricity on Mekong River |
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Paracel Islands
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consist of over 30 islets, sandbanks or reefs, occupy about 15,000 km2 of the ocean surface, and located in the South China Sea
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Spratly Islands
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group of more than 750 reefs,[2] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines, China, Malaysia, Brunei, and Vietnam
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Khmer Empire (9th-15th cent)
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one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia, based in what is now Cambodia and flourishing from the 9th to the 13th century
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Khmer Rouge
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was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, the totalitarian ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979
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Angkor Wat
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greatest treasure of Hinduism; located in capital city of Angkor in Khmer Empire- temple complex
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Bangkok
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Thailand's capital
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Pattani
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one of the southern provinces of Thailand
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Phuket
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island in the south of Thailand
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Chiang Mai
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the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province.
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Khorat Plateau
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area of dense population in Thailand. sandy area, soil doesnt hold water AKA Isan
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Golden Triangle
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Northern portion of Laos, Thailand and Burma. #1 producer of opium
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Mandalay
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the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma
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Rangoon (yangon)
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capital of Myanmar (Burma) and is the hub of the country
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Shan Plateau
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plateau in Myanmar, Shan people live here
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Shans (Thais)
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tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia.
live primarily in the Shan State of Burma (Myanmar) |
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Malay Peninsula
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The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its teminus, is the southern-most point of the Asian mainland.
Territories of Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. |
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Multimedia Corridor
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Government designated zone, designed to leapfrog Malaysia into the information and knowledge age.
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Kuala Lampor
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the capital of Malaysia
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Penang
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a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca
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entrepot
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bring in goods and hold them til market price goes up, then send them out from Singapore to be sold
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Singapore
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officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula,
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aboriginal tribes/ hill tribes
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mountain people (Indonesia)
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Lesser Sunda Islands
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group of islands in the middle-south part of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands
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Bali/Timor/Lombok
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indonesian islands:
Bali- tourist center (Buddhism) Timor- island divided between control of Indonesia and Portugal Lombok- |
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Molucca (maluku) Islands/ Spice Islands
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archipelago in Indonesia, spices are valuable in Europe
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Jakarta (Batavia)
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the capital and largest city of Indonesia
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Medan
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capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Aceh Province
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located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra
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Dyaks
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non malay people in Indonesia
*head hunters |
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Minahasa Peninsula
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one of the four principal peninsulas on the island of Sulawesi that stretches north from the central part of the island, before turning to the east and forming the northern boundary of the Gulf of Tomini.
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Papua (Irian Jaya)
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Western New Guinea- found oil and gold here
-TImor, Lombok |
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Luzon
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North Phillipene island
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Mindanao
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South Phillippene Island
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Moros
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Muslim filipinos
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Manila
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located on Luzon- primate city in Philippines - good harbor
is the DEFACTO capital (in fact, not constitutionally) |
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Tagalog
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official Phil language (filipeno)
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lingua franca
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universal/common language of an area
in Phil= english |
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Ifuago
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hill tribes (mountain people)
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Jakota Triangle
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Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), which is a region of great cities, huge consumption of raw materials from all over
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archipelago
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chain of islands
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Kurile Islands
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in Northern Japan, very cold
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Ryukyu Islands
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Japan stole them from China
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Okinawa
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biggest island in Ryuku islands
*USA Military base there |
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Ainu
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10,000-20,000 years immigrated there before Japanese
-were white ppl -gatherers, not as industrialized as Japanese ppl |
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Shogun
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military leader in Japan
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Samurai
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Japanese army
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Shintoism
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natural spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people
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Shintoism
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natural spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people
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Meiji Restoration
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wanted to modernize Japan
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Front Japan
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pacific coastal region, big population, big cities
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Back Japan
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sea of japan coast
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Tokaido Megalopolis
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65% of industry, majority of people, major cities of Japan here
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aquaculture
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farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms
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Kanto Plain
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industrial region of japan-
30% population, 20% industry = Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohoma |
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Osaka
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big city in Kansai district
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Kobe
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port city, center of shipbuiliding in Kansai district
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Nobi Plain
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industrial region of Japan-
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Nagoya
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silting of harbor, home of Toyota motors in nobi plain
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Kitakyushu
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industrial region of japan
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Yawata
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in Kitakyushu- 1st steel mill
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Hiroshima
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capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It became the first city in history destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15am on August 6, 1945, near the end of World War II.
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Nagasaki
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capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan.
It was a center of Portuguese and European influence in the 16th through 19th centuries. Nagasaki was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War. |
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Sapporo
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fifth-largest city in Japan by population. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture
apporo is best known outside Japan for hosting the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first ever held in Asia, |
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Korean Peninsula
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a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles (1,100 km) from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan (also called East Sea) on the east, the East China Sea to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.
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Yalu River
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North Korea Border
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Pyongyang
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North Korea capital
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38th parallel
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separates North and South Korea
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Kim Il Sung
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North Korea leader- created army, attempted to reunite Korea
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Yongbyon
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North Korea- developed nuclear weapons
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Seoul
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South Korea capital
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Incheon
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AKA Incheon Metropolitan City, third largest metropolis. As the largest seaport on the west coast and home to the country's largest airport, Incheon International Airport, Incheon is South Korea's most important transport hub
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Kyongsang
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major industrial city in South Korea
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Busan
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major industrial city- home of HYUNDAI
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Cholla
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major industrial city in South Korea
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Kwangju
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major industrial city in S Korea
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chaebol
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refers to a South Korean form of business firms
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KTX
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transportation- high speed rail system that connects major cities
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Hyundai
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made in south korea
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Samsung
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made in South korea
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regional complementarity
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exists when 2 regions, through an exchange of raw materials and/or finished products, can specifically satisfy each others demands.
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