Exam 9: East Asia

Most flat land in East Asia is very wet or very hot.

The division of the Korean peninsula into North Korea and South Korea was brought about in large part by events following the end of World War II.

According to the textbook, what is the main reason the Chinese government has moved millions of Han settlers into the far northwest zones of China?

The east coast of China is extraordinarily dry.

Among the main rationales often cited for constructing dams in China is the reduction of society's vulnerability to which of the following hazards?

Which of the following groups constituted the Chinese Communist Party's most important base of support?

The Tibetans are the most prosperous indigenous minority within China.

Due to labor shortages, many businesses did which of the following?

Which of the following provides the most accurate representation of East Asia's landforms?

Complex civilizations first appeared in China about 1000 years ago.

The policy initiated by Mao Zedong that discriminated against intellectuals, sent professionals to work in the mines, and encouraged children to turn in their parents was known as the:

The Chinese name for the Long River, or Yangtze, is:

What was the name of the Chinese government-sponsored program of economic reform launched in the 1950s?

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

The small minority group in Japan known as the Ainu occupy the northern part of Honshu and what sparsely populated island to the north?

Which of the following has NOT been a force supporting democratization in China today?

Throughout the twentieth century, the economies of Taiwan, Korea, and Japan all grew tremendously.

China now suffers from labor shortages.

Which city is China's financial hub on the southeastern coast?

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