Question 1

Which of the following events caused the Chinese to cede Hong Kong to the British?

Accepted Answer

The first opium war and the subsequent signing of the Treaty of Nanjing caused the Chinese to cede Hong Kong and £21 million pounds to the British.

Question 2

China has emerged as the most efficient user of energy worldwide.

Accepted Answer

China spends three times the world average on energy (all sources) to produce one dollar of gross national product (GNP). In comparison with Japan, possibly the world's most efficient user of energy, where less than 5 ounces of oil is needed to generate $1 in GNP, in China, approximately 80 ounces of oil is needed.

Question 3

Most of the major industrialized countries have sufficient internal population growth to maintain themselves.

Accepted Answer

While the developing world faces a rapidly growing population, the industrialized world's population is in decline and rapidly aging. Population growth in many countries has dropped below the rate necessary to maintain present levels. Not one major country has sufficient internal population growth to maintain itself, and this trend is expected to continue for the next 50 years.

Question 4

Which of the following commodities helped Britain erase the tea-caused trade deficit with China during the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

During the early 1800s, the British taste for tea was creating a huge trade deficit with China. Then came the English East India Company's epiphany: opium. The best opium came from British India, and once the full flow began, the tea-caused trade deficit disappeared fast.

Question 5

The opium wars resulted in a loss of confidence in the Chinese government. Which of the following events was caused by the resulting disorder?

Accepted Answer

One consequence of the humiliation at the hands of foreigners during the two opium wars was a loss of confidence in the Chinese government. The resulting disorder came to a head in Guangxi, the southernmost province of the Empire. This led to the Taiping Rebellion, the single most horrific civil war in the history of the world.

Question 6

Petroleum's versatility ensures that petroleum-related products still dominate energy usage.

Accepted Answer

Because of petroleum's versatility and the ease with which it is stored and transported, petroleum-related products continue to dominate energy usage.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of culture?

Accepted Answer

Culture can be defined as a society's accepted basis for responding to external and internal events. To interpret behavior and attitudes in a particular culture or country, a marketer must have some idea of a country's history and geography.

Question 8

Trade routes represent the attempts of countries to overcome economic and social imbalances created in part by the influence of geography.

Accepted Answer

Trade routes represent the attempts of countries to overcome economic and social imbalances created in part by the influence of geography.

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Hong Kong today?

Accepted Answer

One of the taller skyscrapers in Hong Kong today is the Jardine-Matheson Trading House. Its circular windows are reminiscent of the portholes of its clipper-ship beginnings in the opium trade.

Question 10

The availability of minerals and the ability to generate energy are the foundations of modern technology.

Accepted Answer

The availability of minerals and the ability to generate energy are the foundations of modern technology.

Question 11

In much of the underdeveloped world, human labor is the prevalent source of energy.

Accepted Answer

In much of the underdeveloped world, human labor provides the preponderance of energy. The principal supplements to human energy are animals, wood, fossil fuel, nuclear power, and, to a lesser and more experimental extent, the ocean's tides, geothermal power, and the sun.

Question 12

Which of the following commodities dominated the trade between Britain and China during the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

During the early 1800s, the British taste for tea was creating a huge trade deficit with China. Silver bullion was flowing fast in an easterly direction. Though other commodities were also traded, the tea-for-silver swap dominated the equation.

Question 13

The United States is a major exporter of petroleum products.

Accepted Answer

The United States, which was almost completely self-sufficient until 1942, became a major importer by 1950, and between 1973 and 2000 increased its dependency from 36 percent to over 66 percent of its annual requirements.

Question 14

Which of the following events in the history of China has made the country wary of foreign influences?

Accepted Answer

Based on events in the mid-1800s like the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion, it is easy to see why the Chinese leadership has remained wary of foreign influences in general, and religious movements in particular, even today.

Question 15

In 1066, William the Conqueror defeated Harold II in the Battle of Hastings, establishing Norman rule in _____.

Accepted Answer

In 1066, William the Conqueror is victorious over Harold II in the Battle of Hastings, establishing Norman rule in England and forever linking the country with the continent.

Question 16

North America is the region of the world most affected by a steadily declining worker-to-retiree ratio.

Accepted Answer

Europe is the region of the world most affected by aging and thus by a steadily decreasing worker-to-retiree ratio.

Question 17

Which of the following events is one of the pivotal factors behind the wariness of the Chinese leadership toward foreign influences in general, and religious movements in particular, even today?

Accepted Answer

Based on events in the mid-1800s like the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion, it is easy to see why the Chinese leadership has remained wary of foreign influences in general, and religious movements in particular, even today.

Question 18

The _____ was a political protest against the British prohibition of Yankee traders from dealing directly with merchants in Canton.

Accepted Answer

In a sense, American history really begins with China. Recall the Boston Tea Party: Our complaint then was the British tax and, more important, the British prohibition against Yankee traders dealing directly with merchants in Canton.

Question 19

Continuous improvements in electronic communications have facilitated the expansion of trade.

Accepted Answer

Continuous improvements in electronic communications have facilitated the expansion of trade. First came the telegraph, then the telephone, television, satellites, mobile phones, the computer, the Internet, and combinations of them all.

Question 20

According to some economists, economic prosperity is a factor that leads to decline in fertility rates.

Accepted Answer

Some economists believe that a decline in the fertility rate is a function of economic prosperity and will come only with economic development.

Quiz 3: History and Geography: The Foundations of Culture

Which of the following events caused the Chinese to cede Hong Kong to the British?

China has emerged as the most efficient user of energy worldwide.

Most of the major industrialized countries have sufficient internal population growth to maintain themselves.

Which of the following commodities helped Britain erase the tea-caused trade deficit with China during the 1800s?

The opium wars resulted in a loss of confidence in the Chinese government. Which of the following events was caused by the resulting disorder?

Petroleum's versatility ensures that petroleum-related products still dominate energy usage.

Which of the following is true of culture?

Trade routes represent the attempts of countries to overcome economic and social imbalances created in part by the influence of geography.

Which of the following is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Hong Kong today?

The availability of minerals and the ability to generate energy are the foundations of modern technology.

In much of the underdeveloped world, human labor is the prevalent source of energy.

Which of the following commodities dominated the trade between Britain and China during the early 1800s?

The United States is a major exporter of petroleum products.

Which of the following events in the history of China has made the country wary of foreign influences?

In 1066, William the Conqueror defeated Harold II in the Battle of Hastings, establishing Norman rule in _____.

North America is the region of the world most affected by a steadily declining worker-to-retiree ratio.

Which of the following events is one of the pivotal factors behind the wariness of the Chinese leadership toward foreign influences in general, and religious movements in particular, even today?

The _____ was a political protest against the British prohibition of Yankee traders from dealing directly with merchants in Canton.

Continuous improvements in electronic communications have facilitated the expansion of trade.

According to some economists, economic prosperity is a factor that leads to decline in fertility rates.