Unit 4 - China

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  1. 2. China’s northern and western climates are most impacted by (i) their higher __________, (ii) the dry monsoons from Central Asia/Siberia that hit in the fall and winter, and (iii) how their distance and geographic features block humid summer monsoons.
  2. 5. China claims ownership of the island of __________ off of its southeast coast, especially because the vast majority of its population are of Chinese descent. However, the United States opposes reunification of __________ with China because it (a) is a U.S. military ally in southeast Asia, (b) wants to remain independent, and (c) wants to retain its rights of self-determination.
  3. 12. In its northwest, China shares a border with the most restrictive communist country in the world, North Korea. It is in the region referred to as __________.
  4. 16. China’s __________ is the world’s longest man-made waterway at ~1100 miles long and extends from Beijing to Hangzhou.
  5. 17. The Chinese philosophy of __________ is based on the idea that the universe is sacred, and we cannot do anything to improve it. It also says that the best way to act in harmony with the universe is to not interfere with it. This philosophy is best recognized by the symbol that combines the yin and the yang.
  6. 18. The __________ Dynasty is unique in that it is the only Chinese dynasty to have been ousted from power under the “Mandate of Heaven” by a foreign power.
  7. 22. In Mr. Dyer’s formula to measure GDP, the “C” stood for “__________ Spending,” which is the largest part of that GDP formula.
  8. 25. China does have borders with the country with the second largest population in the world, __________.
  9. 26. China’s southern and eastern regions have had heavy __________ over the last 30 years, meaning there has been a strong emphasis on modernization and the creation of many factories and manufacturing jobs there.
  10. 27. The Tian Shan Mountain Range and the __________ Shan Mountain Range form the northern and southern boundaries of the Taklamakan Desert in western China.
  11. 28. China’s borders in its southwest with other nations are difficult to determine, to reach, and to travel across because of the large geographic space primarily occupied by people who sparsely populate the region and who mostly practice the Buddhist religion. This geographic region is called the __________.
  12. 29. China’s __________ Dam is the largest dam in the world.
  13. 31. China’s southern and eastern climates are heavily impacted by their overall lower elevations, their close __________ to the ocean and humid summer monsoons, and their __________ to and use of rivers that have heavy runoff from upstream mountains. (same word for both blanks)
  14. 34. The __________ Dynasty is considered China’s most important “golden age.”
  15. 35. The __________ goes through western China to access trade in India, in Central Asia, in the Middle East, and eventually in Europe. Two separate routes split to follow the edges of two mountain ranges to the north and south of the Taklamakan Desert to avoid that desert and give travelers access to water along their journey.
  16. 37. China is ranked number __________ in the world if we measure a nation’s land area based on the land that we can see.
  17. 38. The Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties are all known for following Confucianism as their basis for good governance, increasing domestic and foreign trade to help China prosper economically, and for its many __________ advancements and further development of Chinese culture.
  18. 39. In class, we analyzed 12 different “competitiveness” factors to compare the health of the U.S. and Chinese economies. China ranked higher in 3 categories–health and primary education, macroeconomic environment, and __________ size.
  19. 41. The _________ River is known as “China’s Sorrow” because its flooding has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Chinese throughout history. [Chinese name for the river]
  20. 42. North-central China forms a border with the nation of Mongolia. The two nations are somewhat separated in that region because of the geographic feature that we call the __________.
  21. 45. The Ming Dynasty seems to have been corrupted by its own power. For example, it tried to project its power to force Japan to not invade Korea, paid unqualified members of its clan to run the government, went on foreign military campaigns even though it couldn’t stop rebellions in its own country, and created a __________ to spy on its own people in government.
  22. 46. China is ranked number __________ in the world if we measure a nation’s land area based on land that we can see and the land off of its coasts which it is legally entitled to use.
  23. 47. __________ was the leader of the group that took control of China’s leadership from the Qing Dynasty in the early 20th century.
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  1. 1. Great Britain controlled the city of __________ from 1898 to 1997 and helped it to become an international powerhouse economically, especially in the banking and finance industry. Since 1997, Great Britain returned control of __________ back to China, and the people of that city have not been happy with how China has ruled over it and restricted their freedoms.
  2. 3. __________ wrested control of China’s leadership from the Qing Dynasty in the early 20th century.
  3. 4. The Qin Dynasty followed the philosophy of __________. Its use of this philosophy makes more sense when you consider that its leader, Qin, was trying to unite the people of China under one government after its “Period of the Warring States,” which lasted for ~200 years from the 5th to the 3rd centuries B.C.
  4. 6. The __________ Dynasty is the first known dynasty in China.
  5. 7. The term “__________” refers to a ruler’s right to rule in China because the will of god, heaven, the spirits, the ancestors, and/or nature makes it so. It is a very Taoist way of looking at who leads a community or nation.
  6. 8. China’s southern and eastern regions have had heavy __________ over the last 30 years, meaning that many cities have been expanded and rural populations have moved to the cities.
  7. 9. The Qing Dynasty was not run by people from the traditional power centers in China who might refer to themselves as Han Chinese. Instead, the leaders of the Qing Dynasty were the __________ people from northwest China who stepped in to help the Ming Dynasty retain power but seized power for themselves.
  8. 10. In class, we analyzed 12 different “competitiveness” factors to compare the health of the U.S. and Chinese economies. 4 factors reflect that the U.S. is a healthier and more sophisticated market economy–infrastructure, labor market efficiency, goods market efficiency, and __________ market development.
  9. 11. China’s “__________” is not a single piece of construction but is instead many constructed pieces that were built over time and have been continually updated to keep invaders from China’s north out of its most populated regions.
  10. 13. The term “__________’ refers to a succession of rulers who come from the same family or clan.
  11. 14. The people of China do not speak a language that could be referred to as “Chinese;” instead, the most common language spoken in China is called “__________” with ~70% of the people there speaking it as their first language.
  12. 15. There is a lot of evidence that the Chinese government has been trying to eliminate the __________ in Xinjiang Province in northwestern China, which is called “genocide.” The people in this ethnic group are of Turkish descent, practice the religion of Islam, and had their land captured in 1759 by the Qing Dynasty, which the communists secured in 1949.
  13. 19. The philosophy of __________ teaches that people must subordinate their own interests to the interests of their family and their community. It also asserted that all people should be educated, and that only qualified people should serve in government. It was taught throughout China to students and followed almost the entire time period from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty in the early 20th century.
  14. 20. The __________ Dynasty is known as the dynasty that brought Buddhism to large parts of China.
  15. 21. __________ currently has the second largest population in the world.
  16. 23. China’s earliest enemies were from the north, which they called the “Xiongnu” (Zhong-new). Today, they would be from the country of __________.
  17. 24. The __________ Dynasty and the people of China appear to have been most influenced and corrupted by foreigners during that dynasty. People became addicted to drugs, outsiders tried to gain control of China’s resources, and foreigners were interfering with China’s governance and self-determination.
  18. 30. The __________ Dynasty is the first dynasty in China to come to power under the “Mandate of Heaven.”
  19. 32. In class, we analyzed 12 different “competitiveness” factors to compare the health of the U.S. and Chinese economies. 3 factors helped us determine that U.S. workers, products, and businesses are likely to be more advanced than Chinese ones–higher education and training, business sophistication, and __________.
  20. 33. Mao Tse-tung (Zedong) (a) was the first leader of China’s __________ Party over the nation of China in 1949, (b) believed that “the ends justify the means,” and (c) wanted power over the people, so he could govern his way.
  21. 36. The __________ River flows ~3400 miles from Tibet to Shanghai and is probably China’s most important river due to the country’s rice cultivation with its waters and its use as a transportation route.
  22. 40. In Mr. Dyer’s formula to measure GDP, the way to determine Net Exports is to calculate your nation’s exports and subtract out how much your nation spends on __________.
  23. 43. In class, we learned that it is too difficult to objectively (with facts) how happy and how well people are doing in a particular economy. Instead, we try to equate happiness and well-being with whether people have the goods and services that they need and want. We normally try to measure economies based on national boundaries. Thus, we use a measurement called “Gross __________ Product” or “GDP.”
  24. 44. China’s “__________” River has the second largest flow of water in China, despite being only 1200 miles long, which helps explain why it also has a 1200-mile long system of canals and massive system of dikes that help the river feed water into a large agricultural region. [English common name for the river]