Deck 5: East Asia

Question 1

China's main source of energy is

A) hydro power
B) gas
C) petroleum
D) coal

Answer 1

coal

Question 2

Compared to the United States, Japan's gross national income in 1960 was

A) one half
B) one third
C) one eighth
D) twice the size

Answer 2

one eighth

Question 3

The part of China that is experiencing the greatest economic growth is

A) the coast
B) the inland areas
C) the mountains
D) the Northeast

Answer 3

the coast

Question 4

Which of the following is not a characteristic of economically successful East Asian countries?

A) Primary and secondary education systems for both boys and girls
B) Strong governments that managed stable business environments
C) Government-encouraged export competitiveness
D) A large standing army

Question 5

Township and village enterprises initially grew out of

A) collectively owned activities
B) individually owned businesses
C) foreign investment
D) corporations

Question 6

The dynasty that first united China under one rule was the

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

Question 7

Buddhism entered China in the early years of the first millennium A. D in the

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

Question 8

The country with the highest rate of sustained economic growth between 1980 and 2000 is

A) Japan
B) South Korea
C) China
D) The United States

Question 9

Which of the following was not a factor in the recovery of the Japanese economy in the 1950s?

A) a wealthy domestic market
B) American aid
C) Contracts during the Korean War
D) Lack of need to invest in the military

Question 10

Which Japanese island is not adjacent to the Inland Sea?

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

Question 11

Before 1867, the capital of Japan was

A) Fukuoka
B) Hiroshima
C) Kyoto
D) Sapporo

Question 12

In 1910 Korea was annexed by

A) the United States
B) China
C) Germany
D) Japan

Question 13

The first European power to explore in East Asia was

A) the British
B) the French
C) the Portuguese
D) the Spanish

Question 14

The first Chinese product that the British East India Company purchased was

A) silk
B) toys
C) porcelain
D) tea

Question 15

The British gained the island on which Hong Kong is located by the Treaty of

A) Beijing
B) London
C) Nanjing
D) Guangzhou

Question 16

When the Communists were victorious over the Nationalists in 1949, the defeated Nationalists fled to

A) Korea
B) Japan
C) Taiwan
D) Hawaii

Question 17

Southern China's climate is

A) Humid mid-latitude
B) Monsoon tropical
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Desert

Question 18

A boundary dispute in which there are no land boundaries concerns

A) North and South Korea
B) Mongolia and China
C) China and Russia
D) The Spratley Islands

Question 19

The main cause of urban air pollution in China is

A) automobile traffic
B) bicycles
C) use of coal as a fuel
D) trash

Question 20

The East Asian city that is in the top-ranked group of global city-regions is

A) Shanghai
B) Hong Kong
C) Beijing
D) Tokyo

Question 21

The main urbanized zone that is home to 70 percent of all Japanese is

A) Hokkaido
B) Tokaido megalopolis
C) Nagasaki
D) Akita

Question 22

A major population challenge in Japan is

A) large numbers of children
B) an unbalanced sex ratio
C) an aging population
D) massive emigration

Question 23

The percentage of Japanese workers who are employed in the primary sector is about

A) 1 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 20 percent
D) 33 percent

Question 24

The Chinese central government focuses its investment on "flagship" firms amounting to
_____ percent of the total.

A) 1
B) 5
C) 20
D) 50

Question 25

The __________ are the elite families with whom the military leaders made a pact in the early 1900s.

A) nikkeijin
B) burakamin
C) zaibatsu
D) chaebol

Question 26

Which of the following was not a reason why American markets opened to Japanese goods following World War II?

A) the Cold War
B) Communist takeover in China
C) Korean War
D) Former alliance with Japan

Question 27

Which of the following was not among the changes to Japanese industry in the 1980s?

A) Japanese firms became innovators
B) Goods declined in quality
C) Japanese firms invested more money overseas
D) There was a major boom in domestic retailing

Question 28

The heart of Japan in terms of population and economic activity is

A) Kinki
B) Kansai
C) Kanto
D) Tohuko

Question 29

North Korea's economy collapsed after the end of subsidies by

A) Japan
B) the United States
C) the Soviet Union
D) the European Union

Question 30

The Communist government of China at first patterned the country's development on that
Of

A) East Germany
B) Czechoslovakia
C) The Soviet Union
D) Romania

Question 31

Most investment in the early years of the People's Republic of China went into

A) farming
B) manufacturing
C) transportation
D) tourism

Question 32

A rural community that combined agriculture, industry, trade, education, and the formation of the local militia in the Chinese countryside was a

A) collective farm
B) cooperative
C) production team
D) commune

Question 33

Under the household responsibility system, Chinese farmers

A) decide what crops to grow, beyond a contracted amount of grain to the government
B) home-school their children
C) leave the Communist party
D) none of the choices are correct

Question 34

Most ethnic minorities in China live

A) in central China
B) along the east coast
C) in Hong Kong
D) around the northern, western, and southern borders of the country

Question 35

By 2004 China's poverty rate stood at

A) 15 percent
B) 12 percent
C) 10 percent
D) 3 percent

Question 36

The new center of finance and banking in Shanghai is

A) The Bund
B) Nanjing Road
C) Dongling
D) Pudong

Question 37

China's "rust belt" is in the

A) Northeast
B) Southeast
C) East center
D) West

Question 38

The relaxation of external trading rules had a particularly large impact on which region?

A) North-central heartland
B) Lower Chang Jiang lowlands
C) Maritime South
D) Inner North

Question 39

Livestock herding is a traditional occupation in which region?

A) Northern steppes
B) Sichuan basin
C) Yunnan Mountains
D) Middle Chang Jiang basin

Question 40

The first Chinese civilization developed in the

A) Huang He (Yellow River) valley
B) Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) area
C) Gobi Desert
D) Tibetan Plateau

Question 41

The following religion is followed by the majority of the citizens of Japan

A) Christian
B) Daoism
C) Confucianism
D) Shintoism

Question 42

The following is not one of China's main rivers

A) Huang He
B) Zhu Jiang
C) Xinjiang
D) Chang Jiang

Question 43

This is not a major island of Japan

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

Question 44

This dynasty in China was the last

A) Tang
B) Manchu
C) Zhou
D) Qin

Question 45

All of the following are correct except

A) Beijing/China
B) Seoul/South Korea
C) Tokyo/Japan
D) Osaka/Mongolia

Question 46

The "Asian Way" is built on a hierarchy of relationships between people.

Question 47

More profitable crops like soybeans and cotton are displacing wheat and rice in Chinese agriculture.

Question 48

Floods along China's rivers are aggravated by deforestation.

Question 49

China's "Great Green Wall" was a program of reforestation to reduce dust storms.

Question 50

East Asia began to enter global trading networks in the 1800s.

Question 51

Most investment in China comes from American companies.

Question 52

Many neighboring countries fear a strong China, but China sees itself still trying to escape centuries of foreign domination and poverty.

Question 53

The Chinese have a negative view of such American companies as McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Starbucks.

Question 54

All parts of China have a dense population.

Question 55

Agriculture in Japan depends on large government subsidies.

Question 56

A new challenge to Japanese farmers is cheaper produce from the Philippines.

Question 57

North Korea's main bargaining chip for foreign aid is its oil.

Question 58

Because of the one-child policy, China's population is no longer growing.

Question 59

Construction of the Three Gorges Dam will solve all China's energy needs.

Question 60

The Terracotta Warriors in China are found in Xi'an.

Question 61

Osaka is Japan's busiest port.

Question 62

North Korea is hillier than South Korea, where farming was and still is very important.

Question 63

The best food in North Korea feeds the army and the rest of the people depend on donated food, ofter of lower quality.

Question 64

The Cultural Revolution took place during the leadership of Sun Yat Sen.

Question 65

Macau has acted as a buffer between China and Russia.

Question 66

The indigenous religion of Japan is called ________________________.

Question 67

East Asian storms similar to hurricanes are called _______________________.

Question 68

Mongolia is an example of a ____________________, a small country located between two larger ones.

Question 69

The minority population on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido is called
__________.

Question 70

The large family-owned companies in Korea are called _____________________.

Question 71

The government of South Korea intends to develop an international cultural and business center on the island of ____________.

Question 72

The ________________________ is the government department that assists and advises industry and encourages export sales through a worldwide network of market-intelligence gathering offices.

Question 73

Mongolia's capital ________________ houses nearly ¼ of the country's population.

Question 74

While Taiwan maintains its independence, many believe it is still a part of
_____________.

Question 75

The __________ Chinese make up 92 percent of the Chinese population.

Question 76

The _____________ separates China and Mongolia.

Question 77

The ____________________ separates the island of Honshu from the island of Shikoku.

Question 78

The __________ leaders were known for modernizing Japan.