Exam 4

Text 4 Exam

Chapter 11-14; pg 494-693

Objectives

1. Identify the key environmental differences between the island portions of East Asia (Japan and Taiwan) and the mainland
2. Describe the main environmental problems China faces today and compare them with the environmental challenges faced by Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
3. Summarize the relationships among topography, climate, rice cultivation, and population density across East Asia
4. Explain why China’s population is so unevenly distributed, with some areas densely settled and other almost uninhabited
5. Outline the distribution of major urban areas across East Asia and explain why the continued expansion of the region’s largest cities is often viewed as a problem
6. Describe the ways in which religion and other systems of belief both unify and divide East Asia
7. Explain the distinction between the Han Chinese and other ethnic groups of China, paying particular attention to language
8. Describe the geopolitical division of East Asia during the Cold War period and explain how the division of that period still influences East Asian geopolitical relations
9. Identify the main reasons behind East Asia’s rapid economic growth in recent decades and discuss any possible limitations to continued expansion at such a rate
10. Describe the differences in economic and social development found across China and, more generally, across East Asia as a whole
11. Explain how the monsoon is generated and describe its importance for South Asia
12. Describe the geological relationship between the Himalayas and other high mountains of northern South Asia and the flat, fertile plains of the Indus and Ganges river valleys
13. Outline the ways in which the patterns of human population growth in South Asia have changed over the past several decades and explain why they vary so strikingly from one part of the region to another
14. Identify the causes of the explosive growth of South Asia’s major cities and describe both the benefits and the problems that result from the emergence of such large cities
15. Compare and contrast the ways in which India and Pakistan have dealt with the problems of building national cohesion, consider the fact that both countries contain numerous distinctive language groups
16. Summarize the historical relationship between Hinduism and Islam in South Asia and explain why so much tension exists between the two religious communities today
17. Explain why South Asia was politically partitioned at the end of the period of British rule and show how the legacies of partition have continued to generate political and economic difficulties in the region
18. Describe the various challenges that India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have faced from insurgency movements that seek to carve out new independent states from their territories
19. Explain why European merchants were so eager to trade in South Asia in the 16^th, 17^th, and 18^th centuries and describe how their activities influenced the region’s later economic development
20. Summarize the ways in which economic and social development varies across the different regions of South Asia and explain why such variability is so pronounced
21. Identify the key environmental differences between the equatorial belt of insular Southeast Asia and the higher-latitude zone of mainland Southeast Asia
22. Explain how environmental differences influenced human settlement and economic development
23. Describe the driving forces behind deforestation and habitat loss in the different regions of Southeast Asia
24. Explain how the interaction of tectonic plates and the resulting volcanism and seismic activity have influenced Southeast Asian history and development
25. Show how the differences among plantation agriculture, rice growing, and swidden cultivation in Southeast Asia have molded settled patterns
26. Describe the role of primate cities and other massive urban centers in the development of Southeast Asia
27. Outline the ways in which religions from other parts of the world have spread through Southeast Asia, including how religious diversity has influenced the history of the region
28. Identify the controversies surrounding cultural globalization in Southeast Asia, explaining why some people in the region welcome the process, whereas others resist it
29. Trace the origin and spread of ASEAN and explain how this organization has influenced geopolitical relations in the region
30. Describe the major ethnic conflicts in Southeast Asia, showing why certain countries in the region have such deep problems in this regard
31. Explain why levels of economic and social development vary so widely across the Southeast Asian region
32. Describe the geographic characteristics of the region known as Oceania
33. Identify the major environmental issues problematic to Australia and Oceania, as well as the pathways toward solving those problems
34. Explain how the Pacific Rim of Fire is linked to the landforms of Oceania
35. Describe the different sources of energy used in Australia and New Zealand and how this influences the amount and kind of greenhouse gas emissions produced in each country
36. Summarize the prehistoric peopling of the Pacific, as well as the colonial exploration and settlement of Australia and Oceania
37. Explain the changing migration patterns to and within postwar Australia and Oceania
38. Describe the historical and modern interactions between native peoples and Anglo-European migrants in Australia and Oceania
39. Describe the different pathways to independence taken by countries in Oceania
40. Summarize why and how Oceania has become a contested region between global superpowers
41. Describe the diverse economic geographies of Oceania
42. Explain the positive and negative interactions of Australia and Oceania with the global economy