Deck 7: South and East Asia

Question 1

One outcome of China's one-child policy is an imbalance in the number of male and female children. For instance, without this policy, Asia would have an estimated 160 million more women. ​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

India is projected to become more populous than China by 2030. ​

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Taliban and al-Qa'ida are the same organization. ​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Asian Tigers was the name given to the strong, export-oriented, and industrialized economies of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore during the later portion of the twentieth century. ​

Question 5

Chinese parents prefer girls rather than boys, because it is the role of a daughter to care for elderly parents. ​

Question 6

Golden rice is a crop genetically engineered with beta carotene, a source of essential Vitamin A that reduces nutritional deficiencies and prevents blindness. ​

Question 7

The summer monsoon is characterized by extremely arid conditions, and during the winter monsoon, massive amounts of rain are dumped on South and East Asia. ​

Question 8

The Convention on the Law of the Sea gives a sovereign power exclusive mineral and marine rights in the waters off its shores.

Question 9

Prior to the partitioning of colonial India, the country and region were controlled by Great Britain. ​

Question 10

Chinese people practice Hinduism, while Indian people are predominantly Buddhist. ​

Question 11

The languages spoken in India are similar to languages spoken in China because they both are derived from the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ​

Question 12

The economies of China and India are surging, and consequently, poverty and malnutrition are problems only in small, isolated areas. ​

Question 13

China's defeat in the Opium Wars led to greater foreign port access and territorial control for European powers. ​

Question 14

Mandarin Chinese has more primary speakers than any other language in the world.

Question 15

Over half the world's population lives in South and East Asia, an area a little more than twice as large as the U.S. ​

Question 16

Islam is the dominant religion in Indonesia. ​

Question 17

Because of the wet and warm climates of South and East Asia, soils are highly fertile and are able to support a variety agricultural activities. ​

Question 18

A central tenant of Confucianism is the doctrine of karma, the sum of a person's acts and their consequences. ​

Question 19

The Naxalite insurgency is strongest in the strip of land called the "Red Corridor," where India's wealthiest citizens live. ​

Question 20

Villages have long been the main unit of Asian settlement. ​

Question 21

What dynasty led China during its "golden age"? ​

A)Tang
B)Ming
C)Zhou
D)Qin
E)Han

Question 22

Thailand was the only country of the eleven countries in Southeast Asia that was never colonized.

Question 23

Commercial logging and land-clearing to plant oil palm trees are the main forces behind deforestation in Southeast Asia. ​

Question 24

Aung San Suu Kyi is "The Lady of Burma," recognized for enduring political detention and advocating for democratic freedoms in Myanmar. ​

Question 25

Most of the land in South and East Asia is used for subsistence agriculture. ​

Question 26

Which type of climatic event is most concerning to residents of South and East Asia? ​

A)monsoons
B)typhoons
C)cyclones
D)tsunamis
E)insulations

Question 27

What is the name for a country whose collapse would cause international migration, war, pollution, disease epidemics, or other international security problems? ​

A)tertiary countries
B)manifold countries
C)hot spot countries
D)domino countries
E)pivotal countries

Question 28

The United States' lack of knowledge regarding the culture, tribal allegiances, and other social complexities have been one of our greatest challenges with our involvement in Afghanistan.

Question 29

Which country is located in Southeast Asia (as opposed to East Asia or South Asia)? ​

A)China
B)South Korea
C)Vietnam
D)Afghanistan
E)Bangladesh

Question 30

The Golden Triangle refers to the region of Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, where opium production flourishes. ​

Question 31

Which country has the largest economy in the world? ​

A)United States
B)China
C)Japan
D)India
E)Germany

Question 32

Coastal Chinese provinces tend to be wealthier than inland provinces.

Question 33

Which country is an example of an archipelago (clusters of islands)? ​

A)India
B)Burma (Myanmar)
C)Cambodia
D)Sri Lanka
E)Japan

Question 34

Feng shui attempts to balance the dark and feminine yang with the bright, positive, and masculine yin. ​

Question 35

Indonesia is the world's second most important megadiversity country due to its abundance of plant, mammal, and bird species within its borders. ​

Question 36

What is the practice of arranging villages and homes to be in maximum harmony with natural and spiritual environments? ​

A)yin
B)geomancy
C)yang
D)namaste
E)feng goporums

Question 37

What is the largest city in South and East Asia?  ​

A)Beijing
B)Jakarta
C)Tokyo
D)Seoul
E)Bangkok

Question 38

Like India, Pakistan's dominant religion is Hinduism. ​

Question 39

Which two countries are in conflict over ownership of the Kashmir region?  ​

A)India and Pakistan
B)China and Japan
C)North and South Korea
D)North Korea and Japan
E)Afghanistan and Pakistan

Question 40

The Tamil Tigers waged a 25-year civil war with what country? ​

A)West Pakistan
B)India
C)East Pakistan
D)Sri Lanka
E)Burma

Question 41

The roots of the Vietnam conflict began with the 1858 invasion of Vietnam by which country? ​

A)United States
B)Great Britain
C)France
D)Portugal
E)China

Question 42

An ancient, rigid social system, called the __________ system, assigns Hindus a social rank. Ranks are inherited and cannot be changed, and socializing outside of your rank is very limited. ​

Question 43

Which North Vietnamese insurrectionist group wanted to unite Vietnam as a communist country?

A)Pashtuns
B)Northern Alliance
C)Viet Cong
D)Udon Vinh
E)Annamites

Question 44

What is the Wallace Line? ​

A)the path expeditions on Mount Everest follow
B)separates the exclusive economic zones of nations bordering the South China Seac
C)the boundary between Kashmir and India
D)divides Southeast Asia into two distinct biogeographic zones
E)the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Question 45

Which countries faced off in the Korean War?  ​

A)China and Japan
B)Soviet Union and Korea
C)Japan and Korea
D)China and Korea
E)Soviet Union and the United States

Question 46

Practicing Buddhists seek to attain __________, a transcendental state where one is able to escape the cycle of birth and rebirth and the accompanying suffering.

Question 47

Who is the spiritual and political leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a symbol of the nonviolent quest for a free Tibet? ​

A)Confucius
B)Aung San Suu Kyi
C)Mao Zedong
D)Dalai Lama
E)Chang Jiang

Question 48

The flight of technology and other jobs from countries with high manufacturing and service costs to countries with low manufacturing and service costs is called __________. ​

Question 49

Which country in Southeast Asia was formerly known to have the best healthcare, high literacy rate, and an efficient civil service, but now known as one of the world's most repressive places to live?

A)Myanmar
B)Laos
C)Cambodia
D)Thailand
E)Sri Lanka

Question 50

What is ancestor veneration? ​

A)reincarnation ceremony for Buddhist people
B)process where Hindu sons give their father's surname to their firstborn child
C)practice of creating small shrines with photographs and other memorabilia of deceased relatives
D)end-of-life ceremony for Daoists
E)when the firstborn son officially becomes a member of their father's and mother's caste

Question 51

Stretching from Vietnam to India, __________ is a highland area where ethnic groups, who wish to be left alone, ungoverned and undisturbed, choose to make a living. ​

Question 52

Which strongly nationalistic religion that blends a reverence of nature with Japanese folklore and Chinese ritual is practiced along with Buddhism in Japan? ​

A)Cao Dai
B)Shintoism
C)Falun Gong
D)Kshatriya
E)Sudra

Question 53

Southeast Asia's great river, the __________, is one of the world's most prolific fisheries and a potential source of hydroelectric power. ​

Question 54

Which animal is sacred to Hindus? ​

A)pig
B)buffalo
C)cow
D)chicken
E)duck

Question 55

A massive earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a __________ that killed over 200,000 people in 2004 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and other coastal countries.

Question 56

The premier staple crop of South and East Asia is __________, as cultivation can produce two or three crops per year and sustain a large population. ​

Question 57

Which group gained control of Afghanistan in 1996? ​

A)Northern Alliance
B)Pashtuns
C)Taliban
D)Mujahidin
E)Uzbeks

Question 58

Mongol tribes united under the rule of __________ __________ in the year 1200 and rapidly expanded their territorial reach. Within 100 years, they had created the largest empire the world has ever known. ​

Question 59

Designed in the 1950s to discourage internal migration, the Chinese __________ system classifies city dwellers as legal residents or non-residents. ​

Question 60

____________ Korea is a democratic republic heavily dependent on the U.S. and Japan, while ____________ Korea is a rigid and tightly controlled communist state.

Question 62

List three pros and three cons of China's Three Gorges Dam. ​

Question 63

One ancient Hindu belief is that every individual is born into a caste. What is a caste and how have they affected India's social, political, and economic systems? ​

Question 66

Contrast North and South Korea. ​

Question 67

Why is Afghanistan referred to as the "Graveyard of Empires", and what are three empires Afghanistan has "laid to rest"?

Question 68

China's economy has surged, and in 2014, overtook the United States as having the largest economy in the world. However China's economic success has been tempered by concerns. What are three weaknesses in the Chinese economy? ​

Question 70

Many Asian farmers, particularly in the tropical rainforest regions, practice shifting agriculture. Describe the four stages in shifting cultivation. ​

Question 71

What are the reasons behind the enmity of India and Pakistan? Why does the United States consider both to be pivotal countries? ​

Question 73

The theory of Himalayan environmental degradation describes how changes in upland landscapes affect activities downstream. Explain how the theory applies to landscapes in Nepal and Bangladesh.

Question 74

In geographic terms, where is China's wealth concentrated, and how is the government hoping to change this pattern?

Question 75

Japan lost Korea at the end of World War II, setting the stage for the division of Korea. Detail the events that led to the creation of a North and South Korea.