Question 1

What was the name of Mao Zedong's 1966 campaign to punish dissenters and other opponents of the Chinese Revolution?

Accepted Answer

the Cultur

Question 2

During the past two decades of dramatic economic growth, China has managed to fulfill its rapidly increasing energy needs almost completely with hydroelectric energy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The culturally distinct Muslim group within China that have a long tradition of commercial activity and who are now active in the new free market economies of southeastern China are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Han. 
B)  Uygurs. 
C)  Kazakhs. 
D)  Hui. 
A)  Han. 
B)  Uygurs. 
C)  Kazakhs. 
D)  Hui.

Question 4

From 1895 until 1945 Japan controlled an empire designed to provide a larger resource base to fuel its economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What major vegetation type is typically found in the far western region of East Asia?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What major vegetation type is typically found...

Question 6

In 1924, China was united by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Chinese Communist Party. 
B)  the Nationalist Party. 
C)  Mongolian invaders. 
D)  Mao Zedong. 
A)  the Chinese Communist Party. 
B)  the Nationalist Party. 
C)  Mongolian invaders. 
D)  Mao Zedong.

Question 7

What is the name of the method for transliterating Chinese words into English?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What is the name of the primary river on the North China Plain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Huang He 
B)  Zhujiang 
C)  Chang Jiang 
D)  Chao Phraya 
A)  Huang He 
B)  Zhujiang 
C)  Chang Jiang 
D)  Chao Phraya

Question 9

Which statement is NOT true of the majority of internal migrants within China?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are illegal migrants without residency rights. 
B)  They are dependent on their employers for housing. 
C)  They are offered a specific career track that helps them get promoted and earn more money within two years of taking a factory job. 
D)  They use most of the money they earn to buy food and send remittances back home to their families. 
A)  They are illegal migrants without residency rights. 
B)  They are dependent on their employers for housing. 
C)  They are offered a specific career track that helps them get promoted and earn more money within two years of taking a factory job. 
D)  They use most of the money they earn to buy food and send remittances back home to their families.

Question 10

The tectonic collision of the Indian subcontinent with the southern edge of Eurasia produced:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Urals. 
B)  the Himalayas. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  the Taklimakan Desert. 
A)  the Urals. 
B)  the Himalayas. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  the Taklimakan Desert.

Question 11

Today, China is the world's largest producer of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat 
B)  oil 
C)  diamonds 
D)  manufactured goods 
A)  wheat 
B)  oil 
C)  diamonds 
D)  manufactured goods

Question 12

Beijing was once called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pyonyang. 
B)  Canton. 
C)  Peking. 
D)  Taiwan. 
A)  Pyonyang. 
B)  Canton. 
C)  Peking. 
D)  Taiwan.

Question 13

Due to the resurgence of Islam in Xinjiang, China's Communist government has granted self-government to the far western region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In addition to volcanoes, name another natural hazard related to plate tectonics that threaten the millions of people residing in Japan.

Accepted Answer

earthquakes or tsuna

Question 15

After taking power in 1949, China's Communist government sought to reduce regional variations in prosperity by encouraging each region to develop its own industrial and agricultural sectors that were independent of those of other regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was the main reason for the establishment of special economic zones (SEZs) as part of China's new market reforms?

Accepted Answer

to prevent economic disruption

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a result of China's Great Leap Forward in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many Chinese were killed for dissenting. 
B)  Many Chinese died from famine. 
C)  Natural resources were excessively exploited. 
D)  China's economy boomed, resulting in admission to the WTO. 
A)  Many Chinese were killed for dissenting. 
B)  Many Chinese died from famine. 
C)  Natural resources were excessively exploited. 
D)  China's economy boomed, resulting in admission to the WTO.

Question 18

The impetus for the earliest Chinese emigration was most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  the quest for religious freedom. 
B)  trade. 
C)  to populate a penal colony. 
D)  famine. 
A)  the quest for religious freedom. 
B)  trade. 
C)  to populate a penal colony. 
D)  famine.

Question 19

What two East Asian states used Japan's model of government-guided capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Korea and Mongolia 
B)  South Korea and Taiwan 
C)  China and Vietnam 
D)  Macau and Hong Kong 
A)  North Korea and Mongolia 
B)  South Korea and Taiwan 
C)  China and Vietnam 
D)  Macau and Hong Kong

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT once a part of the Japanese empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indonesia 
B)  Taiwan 
C)  Korea 
D)  Bhutan 
A)  Indonesia 
B)  Taiwan 
C)  Korea 
D)  Bhutan

What was the name of Mao Zedong's 1966 campaign to punish dissenters and other opponents of the Chinese Revolution?

During the past two decades of dramatic economic growth, China has managed to fulfill its rapidly increasing energy needs almost completely with hydroelectric energy.

The culturally distinct Muslim group within China that have a long tradition of commercial activity and who are now active in the new free market economies of southeastern China are the:

From 1895 until 1945 Japan controlled an empire designed to provide a larger resource base to fuel its economy.

What major vegetation type is typically found in the far western region of East Asia?

In 1924, China was united by:

What is the name of the method for transliterating Chinese words into English?

What is the name of the primary river on the North China Plain?

Which statement is NOT true of the majority of internal migrants within China?

The tectonic collision of the Indian subcontinent with the southern edge of Eurasia produced:

Today, China is the world's largest producer of which of the following?

Beijing was once called:

Due to the resurgence of Islam in Xinjiang, China's Communist government has granted self-government to the far western region.

In addition to volcanoes, name another natural hazard related to plate tectonics that threaten the millions of people residing in Japan.

After taking power in 1949, China's Communist government sought to reduce regional variations in prosperity by encouraging each region to develop its own industrial and agricultural sectors that were independent of those of other regions.

What was the main reason for the establishment of special economic zones (SEZs) as part of China's new market reforms?

Which of the following was NOT a result of China's Great Leap Forward in the 1950s?

The impetus for the earliest Chinese emigration was most likely:

What two East Asian states used Japan's model of government-guided capitalism?

Which of the following was NOT once a part of the Japanese empire?

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

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Exam 9: East Asia

What was the name of Mao Zedong's 1966 campaign to punish dissenters and other opponents of the Chinese Revolution?

During the past two decades of dramatic economic growth, China has managed to fulfill its rapidly increasing energy needs almost completely with hydroelectric energy.

The culturally distinct Muslim group within China that have a long tradition of commercial activity and who are now active in the new free market economies of southeastern China are the:

From 1895 until 1945 Japan controlled an empire designed to provide a larger resource base to fuel its economy.

What major vegetation type is typically found in the far western region of East Asia?

In 1924, China was united by:

What is the name of the method for transliterating Chinese words into English?

What is the name of the primary river on the North China Plain?

Which statement is NOT true of the majority of internal migrants within China?

The tectonic collision of the Indian subcontinent with the southern edge of Eurasia produced:

Today, China is the world's largest producer of which of the following?

Beijing was once called:

Due to the resurgence of Islam in Xinjiang, China's Communist government has granted self-government to the far western region.

In addition to volcanoes, name another natural hazard related to plate tectonics that threaten the millions of people residing in Japan.

After taking power in 1949, China's Communist government sought to reduce regional variations in prosperity by encouraging each region to develop its own industrial and agricultural sectors that were independent of those of other regions.

What was the main reason for the establishment of special economic zones (SEZs) as part of China's new market reforms?

Which of the following was NOT a result of China's Great Leap Forward in the 1950s?

The impetus for the earliest Chinese emigration was most likely:

What two East Asian states used Japan's model of government-guided capitalism?

Which of the following was NOT once a part of the Japanese empire?

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