Question 1

Which of the following is true about the trade in animals and animal parts?

Accepted Answer

A) investors "bank" on extinction of elephants 
B) tigers are wanted for medicine 
C) Slow Loris is an endangered species 
D) CITES treaty bans ivory trade 
E) investors "bank" on extinction of elephants;tigers are wanted for medicine;Slow Loris is an endangered species 
A) investors "bank" on extinction of elephants 
B) tigers are wanted for medicine 
C) Slow Loris is an endangered species 
D) CITES treaty bans ivory trade 
E) investors "bank" on extinction of elephants;tigers are wanted for medicine;Slow Loris is an endangered species E

Question 2

What East Asian language has an entirely phonetic alphabet?

Accepted Answer

A) Mandarin Chinese 
B) Cantonese Chinese 
C) Japanese 
D) Korean 
E) Tibetan 
A) Mandarin Chinese 
B) Cantonese Chinese 
C) Japanese 
D) Korean 
E) Tibetan D

Question 3

The belief that the physical attributes of places can be analyzed and manipulated to improve the flow of cosmic energy that binds all living things is called:

Accepted Answer

A) feng shui 
B) Confucianism 
C) Shintoism 
D) pinyin 
E) manga 
A) feng shui 
B) Confucianism 
C) Shintoism 
D) pinyin 
E) manga A

Question 4

What is the "Ring of Fire"?

Accepted Answer

A) geologically active East Asian environments 
B) movement of the Pacific Plate toward the Eurasian Plate to and Indo-Australian Plate 
C) border region of earthquakes and volcanoes 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) geologically active East Asian environments 
B) movement of the Pacific Plate toward the Eurasian Plate to and Indo-Australian Plate 
C) border region of earthquakes and volcanoes 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 5

What parallel was agreed to as the border between North Korea and South Korea?

Accepted Answer

A) 28th parallel 
B) 38th parallel 
C) 48th parallel 
D) A parallel is not the basis for the border between North Korea and South Korea. 
E) none of the above 
A) 28th parallel 
B) 38th parallel 
C) 48th parallel 
D) A parallel is not the basis for the border between North Korea and South Korea. 
E) none of the above

Question 6

Noodles are the regional cuisine of what part of China?

Accepted Answer

A) Inner China- humid south 
B) Inner China- subhumid north 
C) Mongolian Plateau 
D) Tibetan Plateau 
E) Tien Shan 
A) Inner China- humid south 
B) Inner China- subhumid north 
C) Mongolian Plateau 
D) Tibetan Plateau 
E) Tien Shan

Question 7

What is the term for a political philosophy based on centralized economics,self-reliant nationalism and a cult-like leader?

Accepted Answer

A) state capitalist 
B) juche 
C) keiretsu 
D) daimyo 
E) none of the above 
A) state capitalist 
B) juche 
C) keiretsu 
D) daimyo 
E) none of the above

Question 8

Which of the following western regions is mostly a mixture of steppe and semi-desert?

Accepted Answer

A) Tibetan Plateau 
B) Inner Mongolia 
C) Japanese Archipelago 
D) Manchuria 
E) both Inner Mongolia and Japanese Archipelago 
A) Tibetan Plateau 
B) Inner Mongolia 
C) Japanese Archipelago 
D) Manchuria 
E) both Inner Mongolia and Japanese Archipelago

Question 9

Japanese whalers hunt whales despite the global ban,based on what argument?

Accepted Answer

A) harvest is "research" 
B) harvest is "commercial" 
C) harvest is "cultural" 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) harvest is "research" 
B) harvest is "commercial" 
C) harvest is "cultural" 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Which dynasty extended the Chinese empire westward?

Accepted Answer

A) Han 
B) Sui 
C) Xia 
D) Ming 
E) none of the above 
A) Han 
B) Sui 
C) Xia 
D) Ming 
E) none of the above

Question 11

Most people in China speak this Chinese language.

Accepted Answer

A) Mandarin 
B) Cantonese 
C) Pinyin 
D) Hui 
E) Wu 
A) Mandarin 
B) Cantonese 
C) Pinyin 
D) Hui 
E) Wu

Question 12

What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) North Korea 
B) Japan 
C) South Korea 
D) China 
E) Taiwan 
A) North Korea 
B) Japan 
C) South Korea 
D) China 
E) Taiwan

Question 13

What European power forced the opium trade on China and profited from Chinese opium addiction?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Japan 
D) Great Britain 
E) Russia 
A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Japan 
D) Great Britain 
E) Russia

Question 14

All of the following is true about Tibet and China,except:

Accepted Answer

A) Tibetan culture dates back to the 7th century,C.E. 
B) China caused the death of estimated 1 million Tibetans 
C) Tibetans rose in revolt in 1959 
D) Han Chinese are second class citizens in the region 
E) all of the above 
A) Tibetan culture dates back to the 7th century,C.E. 
B) China caused the death of estimated 1 million Tibetans 
C) Tibetans rose in revolt in 1959 
D) Han Chinese are second class citizens in the region 
E) all of the above

Question 15

What is the new system of spelling Chinese words and names using the Latin alphabet of 26 letters called?

Accepted Answer

A) Wade-Giles system 
B) Feng Shui system 
C) Pinyin system 
D) Falun Gong system 
E) none of the above 
A) Wade-Giles system 
B) Feng Shui system 
C) Pinyin system 
D) Falun Gong system 
E) none of the above

Question 16

This country has the world's fifth-largest standing army.

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) North Korea 
C) South Korea 
D) Taiwan 
E) Japan 
A) China 
B) North Korea 
C) South Korea 
D) Taiwan 
E) Japan

Question 17

Which dynasty provided stability for the Silk Road to link China to Central Asia,India,Rome and Byzantium?

Accepted Answer

A) Han 
B) Shang 
C) Qin 
D) Ming 
E) Xia 
A) Han 
B) Shang 
C) Qin 
D) Ming 
E) Xia

Question 18

The ________ was the first organized territorial state in China.

Accepted Answer

A) Qin dynasty 
B) Xia dynasty 
C) Shang dynasty 
D) Ming dynasty 
E) none of the above 
A) Qin dynasty 
B) Xia dynasty 
C) Shang dynasty 
D) Ming dynasty 
E) none of the above

Question 19

How many people live in Tokyo?

Accepted Answer

A) 41 million 
B) 35 million 
C) 27 million 
D) 150 million 
E) 12 million 
A) 41 million 
B) 35 million 
C) 27 million 
D) 150 million 
E) 12 million

Question 20

What type of warfare was North Korea suspected of engaging in 2014?

Accepted Answer

A) ground troops 
B) drone 
C) nuclear 
D) cyber 
E) none of the above 
A) ground troops 
B) drone 
C) nuclear 
D) cyber 
E) none of the above

Which of the following is true about the trade in animals and animal parts?

What East Asian language has an entirely phonetic alphabet?

The belief that the physical attributes of places can be analyzed and manipulated to improve the flow of cosmic energy that binds all living things is called:

What is the "Ring of Fire"?

What parallel was agreed to as the border between North Korea and South Korea?

Noodles are the regional cuisine of what part of China?

What is the term for a political philosophy based on centralized economics,self-reliant nationalism and a cult-like leader?

Which of the following western regions is mostly a mixture of steppe and semi-desert?

Japanese whalers hunt whales despite the global ban,based on what argument?

Which dynasty extended the Chinese empire westward?

Most people in China speak this Chinese language.

What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

What European power forced the opium trade on China and profited from Chinese opium addiction?

All of the following is true about Tibet and China,except:

What is the new system of spelling Chinese words and names using the Latin alphabet of 26 letters called?

This country has the world's fifth-largest standing army.

Which dynasty provided stability for the Silk Road to link China to Central Asia,India,Rome and Byzantium?

The ________ was the first organized territorial state in China.

How many people live in Tokyo?

What type of warfare was North Korea suspected of engaging in 2014?

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Exam 8: East Asia

Which of the following is true about the trade in animals and animal parts?

What East Asian language has an entirely phonetic alphabet?

The belief that the physical attributes of places can be analyzed and manipulated to improve the flow of cosmic energy that binds all living things is called:

What is the "Ring of Fire"?

What parallel was agreed to as the border between North Korea and South Korea?

Noodles are the regional cuisine of what part of China?

What is the term for a political philosophy based on centralized economics,self-reliant nationalism and a cult-like leader?

Which of the following western regions is mostly a mixture of steppe and semi-desert?

Japanese whalers hunt whales despite the global ban,based on what argument?

Which dynasty extended the Chinese empire westward?

Most people in China speak this Chinese language.

What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

What European power forced the opium trade on China and profited from Chinese opium addiction?

All of the following is true about Tibet and China,except:

What is the new system of spelling Chinese words and names using the Latin alphabet of 26 letters called?

This country has the world's fifth-largest standing army.

Which dynasty provided stability for the Silk Road to link China to Central Asia,India,Rome and Byzantium?

The ________ was the first organized territorial state in China.

How many people live in Tokyo?

What type of warfare was North Korea suspected of engaging in 2014?

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

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