Question 1

The Chinese project that goes by the name Da Ba is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Panda Rescue Initiative. 
B)  Three Gorges Dam. 
C)  Soybean Import Plan. 
D)  Urban Growth Cycle. 
A)  Panda Rescue Initiative. 
B)  Three Gorges Dam. 
C)  Soybean Import Plan. 
D)  Urban Growth Cycle.

Question 2

How did Japan industrialize in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  emulating the Chinese model 
B)  integrating European influences 
C)  limiting its exports 
D)  developing a plan for economic self-sufficiency 
A)  emulating the Chinese model 
B)  integrating European influences 
C)  limiting its exports 
D)  developing a plan for economic self-sufficiency

Question 3

Which was a result of the land reform strategies put into place by the Communist Party in China following its rise to power in 1949?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of agricultural communes 
B)  the election of former Soviet leaders in key government agricultural positions 
C)  the transfer of small farms to ownership by corporate interests 
D)  the destruction of cities to create more land for agricultural production 
A)  the creation of agricultural communes 
B)  the election of former Soviet leaders in key government agricultural positions 
C)  the transfer of small farms to ownership by corporate interests 
D)  the destruction of cities to create more land for agricultural production

Question 4

The North China Plain might be considered the "breadbasket" of East Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In which East Asian country did the Communists neglect agriculture in favor of flamboyant shows of accomplishment, such as rocket launchings?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Economic reforms instituted in China following the death of Mao have generally not been successful at improving China's growth rate and presence in world markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The "iron rice bowl" policy of East Asian communist countries following World War II was based on preventing rice from being exported to countries east of the Iron Curtain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

The Japanese island chain is relatively safe from natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How did China's regional development policy change during the reform period beginning in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

It emphasized region

Question 11

In general, women have held a higher position in Tibetan culture than in Han culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the name of the system in China whereby households are required to be registered in order to receive rights to housing, schools, and health care?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the system...

Question 13

Which of the following has NOT been a result of China's one-child policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are disciplined more harshly by their parents. 
B)  Kinship categories (such as brother, sister, aunt, uncle) disappear from many families within two generations. 
C)  China's natural rate of increase is now lower than that of the United States. 
D)  China's population will begin to shrink by the mid-twenty-first century. 
A)  Children are disciplined more harshly by their parents. 
B)  Kinship categories (such as brother, sister, aunt, uncle) disappear from many families within two generations. 
C)  China's natural rate of increase is now lower than that of the United States. 
D)  China's population will begin to shrink by the mid-twenty-first century.

Question 14

During which period did China undergo its most massive urbanization?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Great Leap Forward 
B)  the Cultural Revolution 
C)  the market reform period (1980s) 
D)  the Qing dynasty 
A)  the Great Leap Forward 
B)  the Cultural Revolution 
C)  the market reform period (1980s) 
D)  the Qing dynasty

Question 15

In China, the government controls the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Han heartland is:

Accepted Answer

A)  south China. 
B)  west China. 
C)  north China, along the Mongolian border. 
D)  east China. 
A)  south China. 
B)  west China. 
C)  north China, along the Mongolian border. 
D)  east China.

Question 17

In China, a cultural preference for sons persists, partly as a result of the one-child policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Han Chinese make up a majority of the population living in China and what other East Asian country?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Han Chinese make up a majority of...

Question 19

Which country has operated as an independent country since World War II but is claimed by China as a province?

Accepted Answer

A)  Singapore 
B)  Hong Kong 
C)  Borneo 
D)  Taiwan 
A)  Singapore 
B)  Hong Kong 
C)  Borneo 
D)  Taiwan

Question 20

The group that took power in Japan in the second half of the nineteenth century, following the arrival of U.S. naval vessels in Tokyo bay, were known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  shoguns. 
B)  CCP. 
C)  Kuomintang. 
D)  Meiji. 
A)  shoguns. 
B)  CCP. 
C)  Kuomintang. 
D)  Meiji.

The Chinese project that goes by the name Da Ba is the:

How did Japan industrialize in the twentieth century?

Which was a result of the land reform strategies put into place by the Communist Party in China following its rise to power in 1949?

The North China Plain might be considered the "breadbasket" of East Asia.

In which East Asian country did the Communists neglect agriculture in favor of flamboyant shows of accomplishment, such as rocket launchings?

Economic reforms instituted in China following the death of Mao have generally not been successful at improving China's growth rate and presence in world markets.

The "iron rice bowl" policy of East Asian communist countries following World War II was based on preventing rice from being exported to countries east of the Iron Curtain.

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

The Japanese island chain is relatively safe from natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.

How did China's regional development policy change during the reform period beginning in the 1980s?

In general, women have held a higher position in Tibetan culture than in Han culture.

What is the name of the system in China whereby households are required to be registered in order to receive rights to housing, schools, and health care?

Which of the following has NOT been a result of China's one-child policy?

During which period did China undergo its most massive urbanization?

In China, the government controls the Internet.

The Han heartland is:

In China, a cultural preference for sons persists, partly as a result of the one-child policy.

Han Chinese make up a majority of the population living in China and what other East Asian country?

Which country has operated as an independent country since World War II but is claimed by China as a province?

The group that took power in Japan in the second half of the nineteenth century, following the arrival of U.S. naval vessels in Tokyo bay, were known as the:

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Exam 9: East Asia

The Chinese project that goes by the name Da Ba is the:

How did Japan industrialize in the twentieth century?

Which was a result of the land reform strategies put into place by the Communist Party in China following its rise to power in 1949?

The North China Plain might be considered the "breadbasket" of East Asia.

In which East Asian country did the Communists neglect agriculture in favor of flamboyant shows of accomplishment, such as rocket launchings?

Economic reforms instituted in China following the death of Mao have generally not been successful at improving China's growth rate and presence in world markets.

The "iron rice bowl" policy of East Asian communist countries following World War II was based on preventing rice from being exported to countries east of the Iron Curtain.

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

The Japanese island chain is relatively safe from natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.

How did China's regional development policy change during the reform period beginning in the 1980s?

In general, women have held a higher position in Tibetan culture than in Han culture.

What is the name of the system in China whereby households are required to be registered in order to receive rights to housing, schools, and health care?

Which of the following has NOT been a result of China's one-child policy?

During which period did China undergo its most massive urbanization?

In China, the government controls the Internet.

The Han heartland is:

In China, a cultural preference for sons persists, partly as a result of the one-child policy.

Han Chinese make up a majority of the population living in China and what other East Asian country?

Which country has operated as an independent country since World War II but is claimed by China as a province?

The group that took power in Japan in the second half of the nineteenth century, following the arrival of U.S. naval vessels in Tokyo bay, were known as the:

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