Deck 10: East Asia

Question 1

Taiwanese-owned ________ is the world's largest electronic components manufacturer, with 1.2 million workers in China.

A) Apple
B) IT-Deluxe
C) Chongquing IT
D) FoxConn

Answer 1

FoxConn

Question 2

The Three Gorges Dam was recently completed on this river:

A) Xi Jiang
B) Huang He
C) Amur
D) Chang Jiang

Answer 2

Chang Jiang

Question 3

A great deal of China's air pollution is due to ________.

A) burning high sulfur coal
B) nuclear fallout
C) prevailing westerly winds blowing across the Takla Makan desert
D) tourist bus traffic

Answer 3

burning high sulfur coal

Question 4

China has heavily influenced the religious, philosophical, and linguistic traditions of all East Asian countries except:

A) North Korea
B) South Korea
C) Taiwan
D) Mongolia

Question 5

The Tibetan Plateau is found in ________ China.

A) western
B) eastern
C) southern
D) northern

Question 6

The capital of the Chinese province of Xizang is Lhasa. At nearly 12,000 feet, it is one of the highest cities in the world and is found in ________ China.

A) southwestern
B) northwestern
C) southeastern
D) northeastern

Question 7

The Takla Makan desert is found in ________ China.

A) western
B) eastern
C) southern
D) northern

Question 8

Hong Kong receives most of its rain in summer, typical for this climate type:

A) dry winter continental
B) monsoon
C) Mediterranean
D) tropical rainforest

Question 9

-The highest elevations are found in ________ China.

A) western
B) southeastern
C) southern
D) northern

Question 10

-The largest of the Japanese islands is:

A) Shikoku
B) Kyushu
C) Honshu
D) Hokkaido

Question 11

- Approximate latitude of Hong Kong:

A) 10°S
B) 15°N
C) 22°N
D) 38°N

Question 12

-Approximate longitude of Tokyo:

A) 0°
B) 82°W
C) 140°E
D) 33°E

Question 13

Typhoons in East Asia originate in the ________ and travel ________.

A) north; south
B) east; west
C) west; east
D) south; farther south

Question 14

Confucianism originated during the ________ dynasty in China.

A) Shang
B) Ming
C) Qin
D) Zhou

Question 15

During the early communist period, state control of social development was ________ and political dissent was ________.

A) pervasive; suppressed
B) lax; encouraged
C) encouraged; discouraged
D) non-existent; frowned upon

Question 16

During the 1950s land ownership was abolished and collectives were established to be followed by the creation of People's Communes in China. The result:

A) Increased productivity led to export surpluses.
B) Land dedicated to vegetables and fruits, much of it converted from grain fields, increased 393 percent.
C) The per capita consumption of meat in China increased from 12 pounds to 62 pounds.
D) The deaths of some 14-26 million people from famine-related illness and starvation occurred.

Question 17

China relies on coal for ________ percent of its energy consumption and ________ percent of electricity production

A) 50; 50
B) 62; 69
C) 70; 79
D) 90; 99

Question 18

SOEs are:

A) speedy-operation emergencies
B) seller-owner entreaties
C) soft-organic eggplants
D) state-owned enterprises

Question 19

Hong Kong, a former ________ colony, was returned to China in ________.

A) Portuguese; 1999
B) American; 1913
C) French; 1888
D) British; 1997

Question 20

The dividing line between the northern and southern agricultural regions of eastern China roughly follows:

A) the Himalayas
B) the Qin Mountains and Huai River
C) the Yellow Sea and Korean Peninsula
D) the Xi River

Question 21

All of China's major manufacturing regions are in the ________ half of the country.

A) northern
B) southern
C) eastern
D) western

Question 22

Tianjin lies in the ________ industrial region of China.

A) Hong Kong
B) Sony
C) Bohai Rim
D) Minnan Delta

Question 23

The poorest regions of China are generally:

A) in the northeast
B) in the east
C) in the south and west
D) around cities on the eastern coast

Question 24

China's rail and road network is most dense in the:

A) north
B) south
C) east
D) west

Question 25

During the first decade of the 21st century, the percent of China's population that was urban increased by about ________%

A) 2
B) 12
C) 22
D) 32

Question 26

Mongolia's recent economic growth is driven by ________ exports.

A) mining
B) oil
C) horse meat
D) manufacturing

Question 27

After the communist victory in 1949, Chinese Nationalists fled to:

A) Japan
B) Mongolia
C) North Korea
D) Taiwan

Question 28

Mongolia borders ________ to the north and ________ to the south.

A) Russia; China
B) China; Japan
C) North Korea; South Korea
D) Russia; India

Question 29

Mongolia's large lakes are found in the:

A) northwest
B) northeast
C) southwest
D) southeast

Question 30

The DMZ crosses the _______°N parallel of latitude.

A) 23
B) 38
C) 49
D) 66

Question 31

North Korea's major rice producing area lies in the:

A) northeast
B) northwest
C) southeast
D) southwest

Question 32

Which city in North Korea has more than one million people?

A) Busan
B) Pyongyang
C) Wonsan
D) Chongjin

Question 33

Both the existing and proposed high speed rail lines in South Korea begin in ________ and end in a coastal city.

A) Pyongyang
B) Pohang
C) Seoul
D) Wonsan

Question 34

Hyundai and Kia are ________ car brands.

A) Japanese
B) Chinese
C) American
D) South Korean

Question 35

The far north of North Korea is separated from China by the ________ River.

A) Mississippi
B) Tumen
C) Baikal
D) Ganges

Question 36

Japan has the world's ________ largest economy.

A) second
B) third
C) tenth
D) fifteenth

Question 37

The Keihin region contains about ________ percent of Japan's population.

A) 10
B) 21
C) 29
D) 38

Question 38

The average Japanese farmer is ________ years old.

A) 35
B) 45
C) 55
D) 65

Question 39

The ________ are the largest and most abused social minority in Japan.

A) keiretsu
B) Ainu
C) burakumin
D) Shinjuku

Question 40

________ is the decreasing importance of domestic industry in the larger national economy.

A) Structural reformation
B) Service transformation
C) Deindustrialization
D) Post-modern industrialization

Question 41

Japan's 3/11 refers to the date of:

A) a terrorist attack in downtown Tokyo in 2012
B) an earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster in 2011
C) a peace treaty with Russia granting Japan full possession of all Kurile Islands in 2013
D) the emperor's birthday

Question 42

Hokkaido island is about the same latitude as the state of ________ .

A) Alaska
B) Hawaii
C) Georgia
D) New York

Question 43

By 2050, the percentage of Japan's population under 15 is predicted to be a mere:

A) 1.1
B) 8.2
C) 13.1
D) 22.9

Question 44

Beijing experienced only 25 "healthy air"
days in 2006.

Question 45

Population density in Japan is lowest on Honshu island.

Question 46

Japan's north-south mountains block precipitation from falling on the eastern side of Japan during the summer months.

Question 47

The Shang Empire included Beijing.

Question 48

SEZs are all found on the east coast of China because they are viewed as social and economic laboratories, geographically restricted to the country's margins.

Question 49

China's experiment with SEZs, open coastal cities, and open economic regions has largely been unsuccessful.

Question 50

China's urban population of 672 million is more than twice the total population of the United States.

Question 51

The majority of China's Uygur population lives in the Nei Mongolia province.

Question 52

The area that is now Hong Kong first became part of China during the Han Empire.

Question 53

A person traveling the Silk Road in the Middle Ages would have a choice of ways to skirt the Takla Makan desert: to the north along the Tian Shan mountains or to the south along the Ganges River.

Question 54

The major foreign enclaves in China in the 1800s were Russian cities in the west of China.

Question 55

The Gobi Desert is noted for its widespread rice production.

Question 56

China's most productive coal fields are in the Tibetan Plateau.

Question 57

Fushun Petrochemical Company remains an SOE because it belongs to what the central government perceives as a strategic economic sector.

Question 58

Mongolia's coal mine are in the far west of the country.

Question 59

The largest cities on Taiwan's east coast have populations greater than one million.

Question 60

The Persian Gulf states provide more than 80 percent of Japan's oil.

Question 61

While Japan is noted for its frequent earthquakes, volcanoes are absent from the islands.

Question 62

Shintoism is polytheistic.

Question 63

Japanese coreland is in northern Kyushu.

Question 64

Japan is located more than 3,000 miles from any part of the United States.

Question 65

Provide a synthesis of water management issues in China.

Question 66

Provide a synthesis of East Asia's environmental challenges.

Question 67

Evaluate which energy source seems to be most promising for China's future energy needs.

Question 68

Evaluate how the Pearl River Delta and Shanghai urban-economic regions could have benefited from the colonial experience to make them two of the top recipients of foreign direct investment today.

Question 69

Explain how China's population control policies are un-democratic and violate human rights.

Question 70

Provide a synthesis explaining how the People's Republic of China benefits from Chinese investors outside the country or who were outside the country in the last two decades.

Question 71

Explain how the hukou system prolongs poverty among those seeking opportunities in urban areas.

Question 72

Compare Chinese policies under Mao Ze-dong and current North Korean policies.

Question 73

Compare post-World War II development policies in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.

Question 74

Evaluate which of China's neighbors are most beholden to it.

Question 75

Explain how the historical influence from mainland Asia left its mark on Japan.

Question 76

Explain how the European and American influences have left their mark on Japan.

Question 77

Explain how the Japan Model is "top-down"
in many ways.

Question 78

Evaluate which of the two ways to reverse Japan's demographic decline seems most promising.

Question 79

Evaluate the effects of government on population decline in China and Japan.

Question 80

Evaluate how the historical presence of minorities in Japan reflects attitudes toward immigration.