Question 1

Which of the following has NOT been a result of farming and living in the dry environments of China and Mongolia?

Accepted Answer

A)  desertification 
B)  dust storms 
C)  the appearance of dirt dunes 
D)  increased volcanic activity 
A)  desertification 
B)  dust storms 
C)  the appearance of dirt dunes 
D)  increased volcanic activity

Question 2

In addition to volcanoes,name another natural hazard related to plate tectonics that threaten the millions of people residing in Japan.

Accepted Answer

earthquakes or tsuna

Question 3

Although defeated in World War II,the infrastructure of Japan itself was largely untouched.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which group constituted the main early beneficiaries of the Communist revolution in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  urban merchants 
B)  owners of vast plantation farms 
C)  farmers and landless laborers 
D)  artists and craft people in cities 
A)  urban merchants 
B)  owners of vast plantation farms 
C)  farmers and landless laborers 
D)  artists and craft people in cities

Question 5

East Asia is home to one-half of the world's people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As a general rule,China's coastal east is more prosperous than its interior west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What policy did the Communist government initiate a few years after coming to power in order to expand food production to satisfy the growing numbers of industrial workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government doubled the price it paid farmers for food crops. 
B)  The country's rail network was extended into the countryside. 
C)  The government ceased all interventions in agriculture,thus boosting efficiency. 
D)  Small farms were combined into large cooperative farms. 
A)  The government doubled the price it paid farmers for food crops. 
B)  The country's rail network was extended into the countryside. 
C)  The government ceased all interventions in agriculture,thus boosting efficiency. 
D)  Small farms were combined into large cooperative farms.

Question 8

Most of China's population (around 90 percent)is concentrated in the well-watered southwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

China's surprising defeat of Japan in the Sino-Japanese War in 1895 was the final event that brought the Qing dynasty to power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

After a decade of the Communist revolution in China,what institutions constituted the basis of rural political and economic organization in that country?

Accepted Answer

communes o

Question 11

What regional development policy did the Communist government in China pursue because it would reduce the vulnerability of the country to a military attack by an enemy country?

Accepted Answer

regional s

Question 12

What major vegetation type is typically found in the far western region of East Asia?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What major vegetation type is typically found...

Question 13

What economic group does Confucian ideology view as a necessary evil and disruptive of the social order?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What economic group does Confucian ideology view...

Question 14

Which of the countries of East Asia has the lowest population growth rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  North Korea 
D)  Mongolia 
A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  North Korea 
D)  Mongolia

Question 15

Two of China's largest rivers,the Chang Jiang and Huang He,are fed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ganga River. 
B)  the Yellow River. 
C)  glaciers on the Plateau of Tibet. 
D)  the Indian Ocean. 
A)  the Ganga River. 
B)  the Yellow River. 
C)  glaciers on the Plateau of Tibet. 
D)  the Indian Ocean.

Question 16

Name two manufacturing innovations pioneered in Japan following World War II.

Accepted Answer

the just-in-time sys

Question 17

China's involvement in the Opium Wars was an effort to prevent traders from what European country from exchanging opium for Chinese goods?

Accepted Answer

The answer of China's involvement in the Opium Wars was...

Question 18

In the North China Plain,the water table is falling at a rate of __________ feet per year.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  18 
A)  3 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  18

Question 19

In general,the bureaucratic nature of Chinese government has proven very resilient over the millennia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are the most dramatic results of the collision between the Eurasian tectonic plate and the Indian subcontinent?

Accepted Answer

the Himala

Which of the following has NOT been a result of farming and living in the dry environments of China and Mongolia?

In addition to volcanoes,name another natural hazard related to plate tectonics that threaten the millions of people residing in Japan.

Although defeated in World War II,the infrastructure of Japan itself was largely untouched.

Which group constituted the main early beneficiaries of the Communist revolution in China?

East Asia is home to one-half of the world's people.

As a general rule,China's coastal east is more prosperous than its interior west.

What policy did the Communist government initiate a few years after coming to power in order to expand food production to satisfy the growing numbers of industrial workers?

Most of China's population (around 90 percent)is concentrated in the well-watered southwest.

China's surprising defeat of Japan in the Sino-Japanese War in 1895 was the final event that brought the Qing dynasty to power.

After a decade of the Communist revolution in China,what institutions constituted the basis of rural political and economic organization in that country?

What regional development policy did the Communist government in China pursue because it would reduce the vulnerability of the country to a military attack by an enemy country?

What major vegetation type is typically found in the far western region of East Asia?

What economic group does Confucian ideology view as a necessary evil and disruptive of the social order?

Which of the countries of East Asia has the lowest population growth rate?

Two of China's largest rivers,the Chang Jiang and Huang He,are fed by:

Name two manufacturing innovations pioneered in Japan following World War II.

China's involvement in the Opium Wars was an effort to prevent traders from what European country from exchanging opium for Chinese goods?

In the North China Plain,the water table is falling at a rate of __________ feet per year.

In general,the bureaucratic nature of Chinese government has proven very resilient over the millennia.

What are the most dramatic results of the collision between the Eurasian tectonic plate and the Indian subcontinent?

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

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North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

Southeast Asia

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Exam 9: East Asia

Which of the following has NOT been a result of farming and living in the dry environments of China and Mongolia?

In addition to volcanoes,name another natural hazard related to plate tectonics that threaten the millions of people residing in Japan.

Although defeated in World War II,the infrastructure of Japan itself was largely untouched.

Which group constituted the main early beneficiaries of the Communist revolution in China?

East Asia is home to one-half of the world's people.

As a general rule,China's coastal east is more prosperous than its interior west.

What policy did the Communist government initiate a few years after coming to power in order to expand food production to satisfy the growing numbers of industrial workers?

Most of China's population (around 90 percent)is concentrated in the well-watered southwest.

China's surprising defeat of Japan in the Sino-Japanese War in 1895 was the final event that brought the Qing dynasty to power.

After a decade of the Communist revolution in China,what institutions constituted the basis of rural political and economic organization in that country?

What regional development policy did the Communist government in China pursue because it would reduce the vulnerability of the country to a military attack by an enemy country?

What major vegetation type is typically found in the far western region of East Asia?

What economic group does Confucian ideology view as a necessary evil and disruptive of the social order?

Which of the countries of East Asia has the lowest population growth rate?

Two of China's largest rivers,the Chang Jiang and Huang He,are fed by:

Name two manufacturing innovations pioneered in Japan following World War II.

China's involvement in the Opium Wars was an effort to prevent traders from what European country from exchanging opium for Chinese goods?

In the North China Plain,the water table is falling at a rate of __________ feet per year.

In general,the bureaucratic nature of Chinese government has proven very resilient over the millennia.

What are the most dramatic results of the collision between the Eurasian tectonic plate and the Indian subcontinent?

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters