Deck 7: East Asia

Question 1

In East Asia, there are four distinct physical geography zones which include

A) Large plateau, basins and hills, peninsula and islands, riverine system
B) Himalayas, Sea of Japan, East Sea, Gobi Desert
C) Pacific Ring of Fire, volcanoes, tectonic plate, tsunami
D) China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The places in China where farming has been practiced for over 30,000 years are its riverine system. Each river has some unique qualities such as

A) Yangtze (Chang Jiang) is longest and an important east-west transport system
B) Yellow (Huang He) has a heavy sediment load, thus its name.
C) Pearl (Zhu Jiang) meets up with other rivers to form a delta.
D) B and C
E) All of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

This region is very seismically active. All of the following examples are well known disasters in East Asia except

A) Sendai earthquake (2011)
B) Chengdu earthquake (2008)
C) Kashmir earthquake (2005)
D) Southern Taiwan earthquake (2016)

Answer 3

C

Question 4

China has had a large influence in East Asia. At one point it controlled one third of the world's wealth. Historical influence of China extends to many countries. The most significant contributions include

A) Written Language and Confucianism
B) Centralized hierarchical control
C) Food and cultural traditions
D) A & B

Question 5

The Opium Wars were a conflict between China and Britain. The chief cause of these wars (1839-42 & 1856-60) were over the control of trade of this substance. All but the following were consequences of these conflicts

A) Loss of Hong Kong
B) Loss of 20 million in Taiping Revolution
C) Tiananmen Square protests
D) Russian annexation of outer Manchuria

Question 6

The new Meiji Restoration pushed Japan into modernization and imperialism. The Japanese Empire grew and by 1942 it included most of

A) Korea
B) Southeast Asia
C) Russia
D) Australia
E) A and B

Question 7

East Asia's economies has grown rapidly in the last 60 years. The three countries that grew the fastest and the earliest were

A) Japan, China, Vietnam
B) Japan, South Korea, Malaysia
C) Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
D) China, Hong Kong, Singapore

Question 8

One of the detriments of unchecked industrial development is pollution. Some of the most polluted cities in the world are in Asia. The following city has higher parts/million than Los Angeles and London combined

A) Seoul
B) Tokyo
C) Beijing
D) None of the above.

Question 9

The agricultural product most commonly grown in East Asia is

A) Corn
B) Rice
C) Soybeans
D) Coffee

Question 10

Japan and South Korea maintain a large percentage of ethnic homogeneity due to

A) Ethnic Cleansing
B) Guest Worker Policies
C) Immigration policies and enforcement
D) High unemployment

Question 11

Population growth is East Asia can be best placed in the Demographic Transition scale as

A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 5

Question 12

Religions that dominate in East Asian countries differ in each country. What is the correct correlation?

A) Japan: Confucianism and Buddhism
B) South Korea: Christianity and Confucianism
C) China: Confucianism and Communism
D) North Korea: Islam and Atheism

Question 13

The Hukou system in China was not simply to count people but to

A) Enforce the One-Child Policy
B) Build state run housing
C) Monitor rural to urban migration
D) Break up family farmlands
E) All of the above

Question 14

Before 2014, if people who live in rural areas chose to move to large Chinese cities to find jobs without first gaining an internal passport, they could expect

A) Limited access to education opportunities and health clinics
B) Access to only temporary housing
C) Lower wages for their labor
D) All of the above

Question 15

Rural to urban migration is common but keeping a foothold in one's rural residence is known as

A) Remittance system
B) Circular migration
C) Counter-urbanization
D) Household swapping

Question 16

South Korea, Japan, and China experienced rapid urbanization. Which city has the largest metropolitan population in the world?

A) Seoul
B) Beijing
C) Tokyo
D) Shanghai

Question 17

Japan, South Korea, and China were all primarily rural countries until after 1950. The following statistics correctly reflect the population changes

A) North Korea is 35% urban
B) Japan is 98% urban
C) China is 75% urban
D) South Korea is 90% urban

Question 18

China with the largest land area is surrounded by thirteen other countries. The borders shifted during the 20^th Century. Currently there are several border disputes

A) Hong Kong-Britain
B) India-China: Arunachael Pradesh
C) Russia/USSR: Yinlong Island
D) Japan-Russia: Manchuria
E) All of the above

Question 19

Each country has a demarcated Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) which means they claim sole rights to the resources in the sea. Several island disputes remain in question despite the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Which of the following are correct?

A) Senkaku and Diaoyu Islands: (Between China and Taiwan)
B) Socotra Rock (Between North Korea and China)
C) Dokdo/Takeshima (Between Japan and South Korea)
D) Paracel Islands (Between Japan and Vietnam)

Question 20

Which sea(s) holds the most oil and natural gas reserves in this region?

A) Sea of Japan
B) East Sea
C) South China Sea
D) Sulu and Celebes Seas