7th Grade CRCT Study Guide
Southern and Eastern Asia
Name: ___________________________
Date: __________ Period: ___________
Unit 9: People & Places of Southern & Eastern Asi
Gobi Desert
North Korea
South
Korea
Taklimakan
Desert
Sea of
Japan
Japan
Huang He River
Himalayan
Mountains
Indus
River
China
Yellow Sea
Korean
Peninsula
Yangtze River
Ganges
River
India
Bay of
Bengal
South
China Sea
Vietnam
Mekong
River
Indonesia
Indian
Ocean
1. Locate (label) these countries: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam
2. Locate (label) these physical features: Ganges River, Huang He River, Indus River, Mekong River,
Yangtze River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi
Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, Korean Peninsula
3. Buddhism---Siddharta Guatama founded, 4 noble truths, eightfold path, stop suffering, Karma,
reincarnation
4. Hinduism—polytheistic (many gods), no founder, mainly India, reincarnation, karma, Ganges River
5. Islam—Indonesia, see Unit 1 for more details
6. Shintoism—mostly Japan, spirits called kami live in nature, sumo wrestling, no founder, purity
7. Confucianism—not a religion but a philosophy because of no afterlife and no god, 5 key
relationships, moral behavior
8. Monsoons—seasonal winds that cause a dry season and a rainy season; affect India, China, and
Southeast Asia
Unit 10: Conflict & Revolution in Southern & Eastern Asia
9. China
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Mao Zedong
Communism
Great Leap Forward was meant to industrialize, but failed
Cultural Revolution was to get rid of old ideas, and persecuted intellectuals, artists, and the
wealthy
o Tiananmen Square was supposed to change political restrictions, but ended up killing many
people
10. India
o Mohandas Gandhi—helped the citizens of India gain their independence
o Led non-violent protest against the British
o India gained its independence from the British in 1947
11. Vietnam
o Used to be a French colony
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12. Korea
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Set free from them and they became communist
Communism was threatening to spread, so US and others got involved to contain it
Divided on the 17th parallel
eventually all of Vietnam became communist again after a losing battle
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o
o
o
13. Japan
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War of push and pull happened
Eventually stopped because of threat of nuclear weapons
Still divided on 38th parallel
North still communist, south democratic republic
Northern part became communist and invaded south (democratic)
Domino Theory—the US was afraid if one country in a region became communist others
around it would too
o UN forces came and pushed back in the north
Had atomic bombs used on them in WWII (Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
Afterward, western nations, including the US, helped rebuild Japan
Because of technology, advice, and giving of natural resources, Japan was able to create an
economic miracle.
Everything else…
Least Freedom
14. India
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o
o
15. China
o
Most Freedom
Republic
Federal democracy
Place on the ruler—around an 8 because people are able to vote and rights are equalizing
Communist state
o Unitary autocracy
o Place on the ruler—around a 3 because it is extremely restrictive, you are either for the
communist party or you are against it, control of media
16. Japan
o Constitutional monarchy
o Unitary democracy
o Place on the ruler—around a 8 because people vote, there is a constitution that protects
citizens, emperor has a ceremonial role
17. Economic systems of…
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China—command
North Korea—command
Japan---more market than command
India—more market than command