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TEST
East Asia: Physical Geography,
Cultures and History
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6 Grade Social Studies
Test:
March
14, 2013
HowThursday,
to Study for
the Test
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Re-read all of Chapter 1. [Pages: 10-24]
Re-read all of Chapter 4. [Pages: 78-90]
Know the definitions of all key terms from the chapter.
Review the handouts:
o “Land and Water"
o "Climate and Vegetation"
o "Resources and Land Use" [and question sheet]
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o Physical Geography of China video notes
o Physical Geography of Japan video notes
o Physical Geography of East Asia graphic organizer
o “Historic Traditions”
o “People and Cultures”
 Study a little bit each night and do not “cram” the night before.
 Review my teacher page for additional notes
Important Terms/Concepts**
**Make sure you not only know how to explain these terms and
concepts, BUT that you are able to provide examples for them.
 Land and Water
o Features of China, Japan and the Koreas
o plateau
o fertile soil
o archipelago
o population density
o East vs. West China
 Climate and Vegetation
o 5 major climate regions
o monsoon
o typhoon
o deciduous
o What climate determines
o Climates of China, Japan and the Koreas
o bamboo
o main crop of northern and southern China
o How climate affects what people eat
 Resources and Land Use
o natural resources of:
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China
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
o developing country
o developed country
o terrace farming
o double-cropping
 East Asia: Historic Traditions
o emperor
o dynasty
o clan
o cultural diffusion
o communist
o Confucius
o Great Wall of China
o achievements of Chinese civilization
o Korea and China
o Shoguns and Samurai
o Japan’s isolation
 East Asia: People and Cultures
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commune
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nomad
homogeneous
ethnic group
tradition and change
Chinese farming under Communism
Chinese life under Communism
old and new in China
changes in the Koreas
old and new in Japan
Han and other Chinese ethnic groups
ethnic groups in Korea and Japan