Question 1

The Chinese city called the "Paris of the East" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hong Kong. 
B)  Shanghai. 
C)  Beijing. 
D)  Macao. 
A)  Hong Kong. 
B)  Shanghai. 
C)  Beijing. 
D)  Macao. B

Question 2

China has never controlled Mongolia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Most Tibetans see the completion of the new railway link connecting Tibet to the rest of China as a welcome step in the region's integration into Chinese culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

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 5

The name loess means:

Accepted Answer

A)  lost soil. 
B)  wind-deposited soil. 
C)  wind-dried soil. 
D)  stolen soil. 
A)  lost soil. 
B)  wind-deposited soil. 
C)  wind-dried soil. 
D)  stolen soil.

Question 6

With rapid urbanization in China, Shanghai has fallen behind other cities in wealth and trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Modern Taiwan provides an illustration of how maintaining environmental quality is difficult under what conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  high population density 
B)  low standards of living 
C)  Communist ideology 
D)  widespread government-encouraged activism on such issues 
A)  high population density 
B)  low standards of living 
C)  Communist ideology 
D)  widespread government-encouraged activism on such issues

Question 8

What country was responsible for the establishment of the North Korean regime?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

In which country does roughly half of the population live in an urban area?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following describes the main feature of the just-in-time system in Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Textile firms employ subcontractors to oversee labor-intensive production and thus separate themselves from the abuses common in such operations. 
B)  Japanese laborers are formed into teams in which problems are solved collaboratively rather than by individuals with specialized skills. 
C)  Large companies employ certain members from the finance ministry in return for favors from the government, such as subsidies and financial advice. 
D)  Component suppliers are closely connected with assembly firms so that their products will be delivered as they are needed by the firm. 
A)  Textile firms employ subcontractors to oversee labor-intensive production and thus separate themselves from the abuses common in such operations. 
B)  Japanese laborers are formed into teams in which problems are solved collaboratively rather than by individuals with specialized skills. 
C)  Large companies employ certain members from the finance ministry in return for favors from the government, such as subsidies and financial advice. 
D)  Component suppliers are closely connected with assembly firms so that their products will be delivered as they are needed by the firm.

Question 11

What Chinese leader initiated reforms in the early 1980s that shifted toward a free market economy while maintaining the Communist Party's political control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiang Kai-shek 
B)  Deng Xiaoping 
C)  Mao Zedong 
D)  Zhou Enlai 
A)  Chiang Kai-shek 
B)  Deng Xiaoping 
C)  Mao Zedong 
D)  Zhou Enlai

Question 12

In China, the lowland river basins, once used for agricultural production, have been invaded by expansion of the coastal cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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Question 14

Daytime and nighttime temperatures in East Asia's dry interior can vary by as much as 100°(Fahrenheit).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In what place did pro-democracy protests take place in China in 1989?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pudong district of Shanghai 
B)  at the Great Wall of China 
C)  Tiananmen Square 
D)  Jin Mao Tower 
A)  the Pudong district of Shanghai 
B)  at the Great Wall of China 
C)  Tiananmen Square 
D)  Jin Mao Tower

Question 16

For the most part, the western part of East Asia is dry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In what region of China would you find the original SEZs?

Accepted Answer

A)  northeast 
B)  northwest 
C)  interior 
D)  coastal areas 
A)  northeast 
B)  northwest 
C)  interior 
D)  coastal areas

Question 18

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 19

Which of the following does NOT correlate with the geographic pattern of air pollution in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial development 
B)  urban areas 
C)  use of hydroelectric energy 
D)  population density 
A)  industrial development 
B)  urban areas 
C)  use of hydroelectric energy 
D)  population density

Question 20

Shanghai is home to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the world's busiest cargo port 
B)  the world's fastest train 
C)  the world's largest bank 
D)  the region's poorest urban population 
A)  the world's busiest cargo port 
B)  the world's fastest train 
C)  the world's largest bank 
D)  the region's poorest urban population

The Chinese city called the "Paris of the East" is:

China has never controlled Mongolia.

Most Tibetans see the completion of the new railway link connecting Tibet to the rest of China as a welcome step in the region's integration into Chinese culture.

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?

The name loess means:

With rapid urbanization in China, Shanghai has fallen behind other cities in wealth and trade.

Modern Taiwan provides an illustration of how maintaining environmental quality is difficult under what conditions?

What country was responsible for the establishment of the North Korean regime?

In which country does roughly half of the population live in an urban area?

Which of the following describes the main feature of the just-in-time system in Japan?

What Chinese leader initiated reforms in the early 1980s that shifted toward a free market economy while maintaining the Communist Party's political control?

In China, the lowland river basins, once used for agricultural production, have been invaded by expansion of the coastal cities.

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?

Daytime and nighttime temperatures in East Asia's dry interior can vary by as much as 100°(Fahrenheit).

In what place did pro-democracy protests take place in China in 1989?

For the most part, the western part of East Asia is dry.

In what region of China would you find the original SEZs?

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

Which of the following does NOT correlate with the geographic pattern of air pollution in China?

Shanghai is home to which of the following?

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Exam 9: East Asia

The Chinese city called the "Paris of the East" is:

China has never controlled Mongolia.

Most Tibetans see the completion of the new railway link connecting Tibet to the rest of China as a welcome step in the region's integration into Chinese culture.

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?

The name loess means:

With rapid urbanization in China, Shanghai has fallen behind other cities in wealth and trade.

Modern Taiwan provides an illustration of how maintaining environmental quality is difficult under what conditions?

What country was responsible for the establishment of the North Korean regime?

In which country does roughly half of the population live in an urban area?

Which of the following describes the main feature of the just-in-time system in Japan?

What Chinese leader initiated reforms in the early 1980s that shifted toward a free market economy while maintaining the Communist Party's political control?

In China, the lowland river basins, once used for agricultural production, have been invaded by expansion of the coastal cities.

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?

Daytime and nighttime temperatures in East Asia's dry interior can vary by as much as 100°(Fahrenheit).

In what place did pro-democracy protests take place in China in 1989?

For the most part, the western part of East Asia is dry.

In what region of China would you find the original SEZs?

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

Which of the following does NOT correlate with the geographic pattern of air pollution in China?

Shanghai is home to which of the following?

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

Filters