East Asia and Human Rights Study Guide
Name _________________
Define or give a description of the following terms and people:
Typhoon
Pacific Rim
Dynasty
Ring of Fire
Sweatshop
Tsunami
Mao Zedong
Jakota Triangle
Genghis Khan
Kim Jong Un
Answer the following questions:
Why was the Three Gorges Dam built and what might be its environmental impact?
What is one way that people have adapted to limited space in parts of East Asia?
What are some of the natural disasters that have been a major problem in East Asia and why is this area
prone to these events?
What happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
Give examples of human rights violations that have occurred in East Asia.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? When was it adopted? What is its purpose?
List three rights that are a part of this document.
Answer the following essay question and defend your views with specific evidence (HINT: You can find
evidence to support either argument, but choose one and stick to it):
Should U.S. companies continue to do business in China when we have knowledge of human rights
violations by the Chinese government?
Label the following on the map below:
Mongolia, China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Ulaanbaatar, Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei, Pyongyang, Seoul, Gobi Desert, Korean Peninsula, Pacific
Ocean, Sea of Japan, Himalaya Mountains, Tibet, Kunlun Mountains, Yellow River (Huang He),
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), West River (Xi Jiang)