HFT2716 Exam IV Notes Study Guide a South Asia India Pakistan Bangladesh b Southeast Asia Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand c Himalayas mountain range that separates China and India d East Asia Japan China Korea Taiwan Mongolia e Ring of Fire ring of volcanoes 2 European Powers who once had control Britain France Portugal Dutch Spain 3 Climate a Monsoons bring rainfall from trade winds affecting temperature and desert region 1 Asia 4 India a Worlds largest democracy b 700 languages c 80 population is Hindu 12 Muslim remaining is Christian and Buddhists primarily d Delhi capital i Ancient sites and monument ii Divided into old and new 1 New was built by British colonial administration in 1931 e Agra Taj Mahal Palace most popular site seeing destination i Built by Emperor Shoh Jahan to house the body of his wife whom passed away during the birth of a child f Jaipur The Pink City painted pink to welcome the Prince of Wales in 1876 i Home of Bollywood India s film industry located here i Pink is the color of hospitality g Mumbai Bombay largest city h Chennai Madras tropical city i A lot of outsourcing Kolkata Calcutta port of trade i j i Crowded city with many people living in slums 1 One of the poorest cities Mother Theresa helped in the area Varanasi Benares religious center i Compared to Rome Jerusalem and Mecca k Kashmir disputed territory India controls 2 3 i ii Predominantly Muslim i Resort with beautiful beaches m Wildlife Tours many national parks l Goa Portuguese colonized the area and influenced lifestyle and religion i Animals are solitary tiger and the Asiatic elephant timid and aren t easily observed 5 Thailand a Never apart of European colonial empire b Many resorts south of capital Bangkok c Pattaya known as the Thai Riviera i Largest city and crowded ii Grand Palace houses the Emerald Buddha major landmark d Chiang Mai second largest city 6 Singapore a Key financial center of the world b Geographical location is important trading post great port and airport c High standard of living modern metropolis 7 Indonesia 8 Vietnam 9 China a Previously owned by Dutch b Obama went to school here a Reopened tourism in 1990s a Most populated country in the world b Mandarin language 700 different dialects spoken i 40 000 characters c 1950s Pinyin was introduced Roman alphabet writing system d Beijing Peking is the capital i Cultural and political center ii Forbidding City surrounded by Imperial City iii Tinnamen Square biggest in world tourism 1 Students revolt in protests and ran over by tank e Shanghai is the largest city i Once known as the Paris of the East ii French designed the Opera House popular destination f Nanjing Nanking one of China s most beautiful cities i Ming emperors had their seat of government here g Guangzhou Canton closest city to Hong Kong i Center of handicraft industry ii Ivory and jade carvings 10 Northwest Provinces a Terracotta Warriors Tom of Emperor Quin Shi i Site contains army of 6000 Terracotta warriors all have different faces ii Located in Xian b The Silk Road traveled by Marco Polo i Xian was the easternmost city of the Silk Road c Mogao Caves desert caves with murals telling the story of Buddhism 11 Central Provinces a Chengdu site of religious sites i City of Leshan ha a display of giant stone Buddha ii Panda bears are a reason for tourism b Three Gorges 12 Southern Provinces a Guilin region magnet for poets writers monks and missionaries b Stone Forest near Vietnam and Laos i Rocks shaped like needles form the trees c Tibet part of China since 1950s i Centuries of independence ii Monks introduced Buddhism d Hong Kong British took Hong Kong from China in 1841 after first Opium War i Returned in 1997 ii Kowloon side of the city is where you ll find The Golden Mile where most of the hotels are found iii Hong Kong side is where the World Financial center is located e Macao former Portuguese colony i Returned to China in 1999 ii 40 of income comes from gambling 13 Japan a 4 large islands make up 98 of its territory i Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu b Cities of Tokyo Kyoto and Osaka are all on the same island c Tokyo capital i Business center and home of the emperor ii Devastated in 1923 by earthquake and again in 1945 by air raids iii Ginza expensive shopping district d Kyoto Japan s 1st capital i Center for arts culture religion thought e Osaka known as Venice of Japan i Many canals and rivers f Mt Fuji few hours from Tokyo i Highest and holiest mountain ii Dormant volcano g Nikko means sunlight i Center of Japan s greatest shrine ii The Toshogu Shrine is center of pilgrimage h Hokkaido northern most island i Mostly rural and traditional ii Winter Olympics training center i Shikoku smallest of Japan s 4 islands i Very scenic ii Has many holy temples j Kyushu Japan s southern most island 1 Part of the Inland Sea National Park i Nagasaki on the west coast destroyed by atomic bomb 1 Was the first Japanese port to open to foreign trade in 1857 14 South Asia a Bangladesh known for tropical cyclones and poverty hit by monsoons a lot b Maldives Asia s smallest independent country i Consists of coral atoll islands Europeans love to travel here c Sri Lanka previously known as Ceylon i Southeast tip of India ii Colombo capital iii Known for tea and coconut plantations d Nepal between India and Tibet in the Himalayas i Mt Everest ii One of the world s most remote beautiful places iii Place to climb mountains e Myanmar Mandalay is the old royal city i Country s Buddhist center ii Years of ethnic strife and military rule f Malaysia Kuala Lumpar largest city i Modern with high rise buildings ii Penang The Pearl of the Orient Indonesia world s biggest island chain i Known as the Dutch East Indies ii Jakarta capital 60 of the people live here Laos only landlocked country in Southeast Asia i Opium cultivated in the Golden Triangle Cambodia old French protectorate i The Khomer Rouge ruled during 1970s Vietnam opened tourism in 1990s g h i j i Hanoi capital k Brunei Northwest coast of Borneo i Oil and gas provides its citzens with cradle to grave care one the last absolute monarchies l Philippines Archipelago of 7000 islands i Manila capital ii Ruled by Spain for a long time 15 East Asia a Mongolia Genghis Khan leader i The Lord of all people ii Empire stretched to Europe b South Korea China and Japan have dominated its history i Seoul capital c Taiwan originally called Formosa means beautiful in Portuguese i Taipei capital ii National Palace rated among the world s
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