Question 1

What Chinese dam is the second largest engineering project in the country's history?

Accepted Answer

the Three

Question 2

Which statement best summarizes Japanese culture's attitude toward immigrants into Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigrants are welcomed with open arms. 
B)  Immigrants are seen as a necessary evil but are nonetheless accepted by society. 
C)  Immigrants are unwanted and discriminated against. 
D)  Immigration into Japan is prohibited by law. 
A)  Immigrants are welcomed with open arms. 
B)  Immigrants are seen as a necessary evil but are nonetheless accepted by society. 
C)  Immigrants are unwanted and discriminated against. 
D)  Immigration into Japan is prohibited by law.

Question 3

During its Communist period, Mongolia was under the influence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  the Soviet Union. 
C)  North Korea. 
D)  Cuba. 
A)  China. 
B)  the Soviet Union. 
C)  North Korea. 
D)  Cuba.

Question 4

Which Japanese city was NOT destroyed in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tokyo 
B)  Nagasaki 
C)  Hiroshima 
D)  Kyoto 
A)  Tokyo 
B)  Nagasaki 
C)  Hiroshima 
D)  Kyoto

Question 5

Within China, residents are free to move from province to province with no restriction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In which part of East Asia are earthquakes NOT a serious natural hazard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taiwan 
B)  Japan 
C)  China's mountainous interior 
D)  southern China 
A)  Taiwan 
B)  Japan 
C)  China's mountainous interior 
D)  southern China

Question 7

Which of the following describes the early land use system in north China that the textbook described as feudal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land was owned communally by villages and each year was apportioned according to one's social standing. 
B)  Individual farmers owned and managed small-sized plots in return for protection by the kingdom against a militarized aristocracy. 
C)  A militarized landholding class controlled large estates on which most of the population worked. 
D)  Land was owned by individual kingdoms and distributed according to one's productivity levels at the year's end. 
A)  Land was owned communally by villages and each year was apportioned according to one's social standing. 
B)  Individual farmers owned and managed small-sized plots in return for protection by the kingdom against a militarized aristocracy. 
C)  A militarized landholding class controlled large estates on which most of the population worked. 
D)  Land was owned by individual kingdoms and distributed according to one's productivity levels at the year's end.

Question 8

Which is true of gender roles in traditional Tibetan society?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Chinese culture, Tibetan women are often regarded as barbaric. 
B)  Tibetan women are considered inferior to Tibetan men and not encouraged to work outside the home. 
C)  It is acceptable for Tibetan men to have more than one wife while it is socially unacceptable for Tibetan women to have more than one husband. 
D)  Tibetan women have historically been expected to join their husband's family after marriage. 
A)  In Chinese culture, Tibetan women are often regarded as barbaric. 
B)  Tibetan women are considered inferior to Tibetan men and not encouraged to work outside the home. 
C)  It is acceptable for Tibetan men to have more than one wife while it is socially unacceptable for Tibetan women to have more than one husband. 
D)  Tibetan women have historically been expected to join their husband's family after marriage.

Question 9

Following World War II, U.S. military forces immediately withdrew from Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which system, pioneered in Japan following World War II, is committed to continuous improvement on production lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  kanji 
B)  kanban 
C)  kaizen 
D)  meiji 
A)  kanji 
B)  kanban 
C)  kaizen 
D)  meiji

Question 11

Which two East Asian countries have wet climates year-round because of their proximity to the sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tibet and Mongolia 
B)  China and Mongolia 
C)  Korea and Japan 
D)  Mongolia and Laos 
A)  Tibet and Mongolia 
B)  China and Mongolia 
C)  Korea and Japan 
D)  Mongolia and Laos

Question 12

The capacity of the people in a geographic area to consistently provide themselves with adequate food is known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The capacity of the people in a...

Question 13

Which of the following represents the main legacy of the Qin dynasty (400 to 221 b.c.E.), which it relied upon to overthrow the feudal system in China and extend the monarch's authority into the countryside?

Accepted Answer

A)  gunpowder 
B)  well-trained bureaucracy 
C)  well-educated diplomats 
D)  naval power 
A)  gunpowder 
B)  well-trained bureaucracy 
C)  well-educated diplomats 
D)  naval power

Question 14

Which of the following is the most accurate characterization of the Japanese model of government-guided free market economy that served it so successfully in the decades following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  A small, flexible bureaucracy provides enforcement of regulations and collects taxes, leaving the free market to operate without interference. 
B)  A powerful bureaucracy determines production levels and resource commitments to domestic industries, which are all state-owned. 
C)  A strong bureaucracy provides financial assistance, advice, and protection from foreign competition to domestic industrial enterprises. 
D)  A small bureaucracy maintains a high level of economic efficiency by ensuring multiple domestic and foreign competitors. 
A)  A small, flexible bureaucracy provides enforcement of regulations and collects taxes, leaving the free market to operate without interference. 
B)  A powerful bureaucracy determines production levels and resource commitments to domestic industries, which are all state-owned. 
C)  A strong bureaucracy provides financial assistance, advice, and protection from foreign competition to domestic industrial enterprises. 
D)  A small bureaucracy maintains a high level of economic efficiency by ensuring multiple domestic and foreign competitors.

Question 15

Which of the following provides the best characterization of China's strategy in the 1990s to integrate Tibet (Xizang) into the Chinese realm?

Accepted Answer

A)  relocating at least half of all native Tibetans to the eastern zones of China 
B)  granting Tibet self-governance in return for a Chinese military presence 
C)  cutting off all foreign travel to Tibet 
D)  providing resources to modernize Tibet's economy and society in general 
A)  relocating at least half of all native Tibetans to the eastern zones of China 
B)  granting Tibet self-governance in return for a Chinese military presence 
C)  cutting off all foreign travel to Tibet 
D)  providing resources to modernize Tibet's economy and society in general

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a likely reason for Chinese/Han repression of the Uygur population?

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to control the oil wealth of the Xinjiang region 
B)  the desire to prevent Central Asian infiltration or invasion of China's northwest 
C)  the lack of jobs for Han in the cities of eastern China 
D)  the government's plans to use the region's irrigable agricultural land for national development 
A)  the desire to control the oil wealth of the Xinjiang region 
B)  the desire to prevent Central Asian infiltration or invasion of China's northwest 
C)  the lack of jobs for Han in the cities of eastern China 
D)  the government's plans to use the region's irrigable agricultural land for national development

Question 17

Which of the following did NOT contribute to Japan's large-scale economic growth after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  government support of export-based industries 
B)  the protection of new industries from foreign competition 
C)  popular sentiment for a self-sufficient economy 
D)  government deals with labor unions that guaranteed lifetime employment at relatively low pay 
A)  government support of export-based industries 
B)  the protection of new industries from foreign competition 
C)  popular sentiment for a self-sufficient economy 
D)  government deals with labor unions that guaranteed lifetime employment at relatively low pay

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT a benefit to China in the years following Mao's takeover?

Accepted Answer

A)  improved standards of living 
B)  improved soil fertility and reforestation efforts 
C)  creation of large public works projects 
D)  government provision of schools and medical care 
A)  improved standards of living 
B)  improved soil fertility and reforestation efforts 
C)  creation of large public works projects 
D)  government provision of schools and medical care

Question 19

The philosophy of Confucianism spread so thoroughly throughout China because it tended to serve the best interests of which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  urban poor 
B)  women 
C)  small farmers 
D)  political elite 
A)  urban poor 
B)  women 
C)  small farmers 
D)  political elite

Question 20

Which country is NOT considered a part of the region of East Asia?

Accepted Answer

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

What Chinese dam is the second largest engineering project in the country's history?

Which statement best summarizes Japanese culture's attitude toward immigrants into Japan?

During its Communist period, Mongolia was under the influence of:

Which Japanese city was NOT destroyed in World War II?

Within China, residents are free to move from province to province with no restriction.

In which part of East Asia are earthquakes NOT a serious natural hazard?

Which of the following describes the early land use system in north China that the textbook described as feudal?

Which is true of gender roles in traditional Tibetan society?

Following World War II, U.S. military forces immediately withdrew from Japan.

Which system, pioneered in Japan following World War II, is committed to continuous improvement on production lines?

Which two East Asian countries have wet climates year-round because of their proximity to the sea?

The capacity of the people in a geographic area to consistently provide themselves with adequate food is known as ____________.

Which of the following represents the main legacy of the Qin dynasty (400 to 221 b.c.E.), which it relied upon to overthrow the feudal system in China and extend the monarch's authority into the countryside?

Which of the following is the most accurate characterization of the Japanese model of government-guided free market economy that served it so successfully in the decades following World War II?

Which of the following provides the best characterization of China's strategy in the 1990s to integrate Tibet (Xizang) into the Chinese realm?

Which of the following is NOT a likely reason for Chinese/Han repression of the Uygur population?

Which of the following did NOT contribute to Japan's large-scale economic growth after World War II?

Which of the following was NOT a benefit to China in the years following Mao's takeover?

The philosophy of Confucianism spread so thoroughly throughout China because it tended to serve the best interests of which of the following groups?

Which country is NOT considered a part of the region of East Asia?

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Exam 9: East Asia

What Chinese dam is the second largest engineering project in the country's history?

Which statement best summarizes Japanese culture's attitude toward immigrants into Japan?

During its Communist period, Mongolia was under the influence of:

Which Japanese city was NOT destroyed in World War II?

Within China, residents are free to move from province to province with no restriction.

In which part of East Asia are earthquakes NOT a serious natural hazard?

Which of the following describes the early land use system in north China that the textbook described as feudal?

Which is true of gender roles in traditional Tibetan society?

Following World War II, U.S. military forces immediately withdrew from Japan.

Which system, pioneered in Japan following World War II, is committed to continuous improvement on production lines?

Which two East Asian countries have wet climates year-round because of their proximity to the sea?

The capacity of the people in a geographic area to consistently provide themselves with adequate food is known as ____________.

Which of the following represents the main legacy of the Qin dynasty (400 to 221 b.c.E.), which it relied upon to overthrow the feudal system in China and extend the monarch's authority into the countryside?

Which of the following is the most accurate characterization of the Japanese model of government-guided free market economy that served it so successfully in the decades following World War II?

Which of the following provides the best characterization of China's strategy in the 1990s to integrate Tibet (Xizang) into the Chinese realm?

Which of the following is NOT a likely reason for Chinese/Han repression of the Uygur population?

Which of the following did NOT contribute to Japan's large-scale economic growth after World War II?

Which of the following was NOT a benefit to China in the years following Mao's takeover?

The philosophy of Confucianism spread so thoroughly throughout China because it tended to serve the best interests of which of the following groups?

Which country is NOT considered a part of the region of East Asia?

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