Deck 10: East Asia: Center of the World

Question 1

The Huai River and the Qin Ling approximate the northern limit of:

A)Single-cropping
B)Double-cropping
C)Agriculture
D)Wheat production
E)Soybean production

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The use of _____ irrigation systems makes settlement possible in desert basins.

A)Kashi
B)Strip
C)Tube
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Many Chinese dynasties collapsed from weakness,corruption and:

A)Wars
B)Failure to maintain waterworks
C)Calamitous events such as floods
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The Taklimakan is one of the world's largest:

A)Irrigation system
B)Grasslands
C)Sandy deserts
D)Rocky flatlands
E)Trade routes

Question 5

Buddhism diffused into China from:

A)India
B)Japan
C)Korea
D)Taiwan
E)Vietnam

Question 6

"China Frontier" refers to China's:

A)Newly developed coastal regions
B)Rugged and arid environments of the west
C)Gentler and more humid environments of the east
D)Western deserts
E)Mountain ranges such as the Tien Shan

Question 7

Under feng shui,mountains and hills are regarded as dragons-defensive sites that are usually kept to the _____ when orienting settlement.

A)North
B)South
C)East
D)West

Question 8

What is the modern form of Romanizing Chinese characters?

A)Pinyin
B)Wade-Giles
C)Pan-gu
D)Yi-jing
E)Shang

Question 9

The _____ ruled China from 1279-1368.

A)Manchus
B)Mongols
C)Khans
D)Mings
E)Qings

Question 10

Perhaps the most obvious evidence of China's relationship with outsiders is the:

A)Terra-cotta army
B)City wall of Xian
C)Great Wall
D)Qing Dynasty

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT promoted by Confucius?

A)Hierarchical structures of responsibility
B)Social and economic equality
C)Filial piety
D)Superiority of males
E)Self-cultivation and education

Question 12

Daoism focuses on:

A)Worship of the Dao
B)Elixers of immortality
C)Mixing of metals to produce gold
D)Activism and social reform
E)Unity of people and nature

Question 13

Mandarin and Cantonese belong to the _____ language family.

A)Tibeto-Burmese
B)Austro-Asiatic
C)Sino-Tibetan
D)Sino-Han
E)Mongol-Malay

Question 14

Fundamental to Chinese thinking and behavior is:

A)A belief in human order
B)A belief that ordinary people can achieve great things
C)A recognition of the importance of water control
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 15

The _____ Rivers form the border between China and North Korea.

A)Qilian and Xiao
B)Amur and Huang He
C)Junggar and Nei
D)Yalu and Tumen
E)Liao and Dzungarian

Question 16

Throughout much of China's history,it was concerned with the instability of its_____ frontier.

A)Southern
B)Eastern
C)Northern
D)Ocean

Question 17

By 1514,the _____ were in Canton's harbor.

A)Portuguese
B)Spanish
C)British
D)Dutch
E)Americans

Question 18

The _____ flows to the north of China Proper.

A)Xi River
B)Huang He
C)Chang Jiang
D)Wei River
E)Kunlun River

Question 19

After Cheng-ho's voyage in 1403,thousands of Chinese merchants traveled via _____ to Southeast Asia.

A)Shanghai
B)The Arabian Sea
C)East Africa
D)Malacca
E)Jakarta

Question 20

Southern China is dominated by:

A)Plains
B)River basins
C)Mountains
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 21

China has more than 50 minority groups.

Question 22

The most important element of feng shui is the vital force of Ch'i.

Question 23

The Gansu Corridor is part of the famous Silk Route.

Question 24

During the Qing:

A)There was a dramatic increase in population
B)Growing of wheat was encouraged
C)Huge public works projects were authorized
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 25

In 1784,the first _____ ship arrived in Canton.

A)Portuguese
B)Spanish
C)British
D)Dutch
E)American

Question 26

Yin and yang are two opposing forces that focus on the disharmony among natural forces.

Question 27

The summer monsoon brings ever-increasing amounts of precipitation from south to north in China.

Question 28

During the last dynasty,China was ruled by the:

A)Mings
B)Manchus
C)Mongols
D)Lungs
E)Hsiung-nu

Question 29

The leader of the Chinese communists was:

A)Mao Zedong
B)Sun Yat-sen
C)Lin Piao
D)Chiang Kai-shek

Question 30

The written characters for "China" translate as Zhong Guo meaning central or middle kingdom.

Question 31

Who was Asia's first nationalist?

A)Mao Zedong
B)Sun Yat-sen
C)Ci Xi
D)Chiang Kai-shek
E)The Empress Dowager

Question 32

The last of the Chinese dynasties was the:

A)Yuan
B)Ming
C)Qing
D)Han
E)Shang

Question 33

Because of physiographic barriers,outside influences were blocked from affecting China.

Question 34

The Chinese invented moveable type printing,quantitative geography and paper money long before the West.

Question 35

The Chinese often paid tribute to barbarians to keep them at bay.

Question 36

Which of the following was NOT regarded as an American crop?

A)Potatoes
B)Maize
C)Peanuts
D)Wheat

Question 37

All Asians are of Mongoloid stock.

Question 38

Loess is fine,wind-blown soil that is readily eroded.

Question 39

The Chinese intelligentsia did not regard _____ as an honorable profession.

A)Farming
B)Industry
C)Trade
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 40

Efforts to keep Chinese out of "white" areas led to America's first:

A)Zoning laws
B)Race riots
C)Ghettos
D)Chinese laundries
E)None of the above

Question 41

Under the Ming the influence of Confucianism declined.

Question 42

China's agricultural revolution during the Ming Dynasty had to do with the invention of farm machinery such as the gas-operated,mechanical harvester.

Question 43

The People's Republic of China was established in 1949.