7th Grade CRCT Study Guide
Southern and Eastern Asia
Unit 9: People & Places of Southern & Eastern Asia
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 ______founded, ____ noble truths, eightfold path, stop suffering, Karma, reincarnation
4. Hinduism—polytheistic (many gods), no ______, mainly India, reincarnation, karma, ______ River
5. Islam—______, see Unit 1 for more details
6. Shintoism—mostly ______, spirits called kami live in ______, sumo wrestling, no founder, purity
7. Confucianism—not a religion but a ______because of no afterlife and no god, 5 key relationships, ______behavior
8. Monsoons—seasonal ______that cause a dry season and a rainy season; affect ______, ______, and ______
Unit 10: Conflict & Revolution in Southern & Eastern Asia
9. China
o Mao ______
o Communism
o Great Leap ______was meant to industrialize, but failed
o Cultural Revolution was to get rid of old ______, and persecuted intellectuals, artists, and the ______
o Tiananmen ______was supposed to change political restrictions, but ended up ______many people
10. India
o Mohandas ______—helped the citizens of India gain their independence
o Led ______protest against the British
o India gained its independence from the British in ______
11. Vietnam
o Used to be a ______ colony
o Set free from them and they became ______
o Communism was threatening to spread, so ______ and others got involved to contain it
o Divided on the ______ parallel
o eventually all of ______ became communist again after a losing battle
12. Korea
o ______ part became communist and invaded south (democratic)
o Domino Theory—the US was afraid if one ______ in a region became communist others around it would too
o UN forces came and pushed back in the ______
o War of ______and ______ happened
o Eventually stopped because of threat of ______ weapons
o Still divided on ______ parallel
o North still ______, south ______ republic
13. Japan
o Had atomic bombs used on them in WWII (______and ______)
o Afterward, western nations, including the US, helped ______ Japan
o Because of ______, advice, and giving of natural resources, ______ was able to create an economic miracle.
Everything else…
14. India
o Republic
o Federal ______
o Place on the ruler—around an ___ because people are able to vote and rights are equalizing
15. China
o ______ state
o Unitary autocracy
o Place on the ruler—around a ___ because it is extremely restrictive, you are either for the communist party or you are against it, control of media
16. Japan
o ______ monarchy
o Unitary democracy
o Place on the ruler—around a ___ because people vote, there is a constitution that protects citizens, emperor has a ceremonial role
17. Economic systems of…
o China—______
o North Korea—______
o Japan---more ______than ______
o India—more ______than ______