Question 1

China's western zone is characterized by a range of temperatures that includes very hot and very cold, often a 100° difference, during a single 24-hour period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

On what island did the Kuomintang establish a government-in-exile after losing a power struggle against the Chinese Communist Party?

Accepted Answer

The answer of On what island did the Kuomintang establish...

Question 3

In China today, the majority of the population lives in urban areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Because it has relatively few industries and cars, North Korea is thought to have relatively low levels of pollution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In which country does the percentage of women receiving secondary education not equal or exceed that of men?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Rural laborers constituted the Chinese Communist Party's main base of support in its struggle for control during the 1930s and 1940s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Among the following, which represents an effect of Confucian ideology in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merchants became an elite class. 
B)  Merchants faced a heavy tax burden. 
C)  Entrepreneurialism flourished among craftspeople. 
D)  Industrial improvements occurred rapidly. 
A)  Merchants became an elite class. 
B)  Merchants faced a heavy tax burden. 
C)  Entrepreneurialism flourished among craftspeople. 
D)  Industrial improvements occurred rapidly.

Question 8

China's one-child policy is enforced (or has been enforced) through all of the following methods, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  rewards for complying with the policy. 
B)  monetary penalties for not complying with the policy. 
C)  forced sterilization and abortion. 
D)  government-sponsored infanticide of twins. 
A)  rewards for complying with the policy. 
B)  monetary penalties for not complying with the policy. 
C)  forced sterilization and abortion. 
D)  government-sponsored infanticide of twins.

Question 9

Which Mongolian leader (and his descendants) was able to conquer and rule all of China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kubla Khan 
B)  Genghis Khan 
C)  Alexander the Great 
D)  Attila the Hun 
A)  Kubla Khan 
B)  Genghis Khan 
C)  Alexander the Great 
D)  Attila the Hun

Question 10

People in China who are illegal migrants within the country and therefore have no rights to housing, school, or health care are all part of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  underground economy. 
B)  floating population. 
C)  sex trade. 
D)  Chinese feudal system. 
A)  underground economy. 
B)  floating population. 
C)  sex trade. 
D)  Chinese feudal system.

Question 11

What two countries in East Asia are still averaging two or more children per woman?

Accepted Answer

Mongolia a

Question 12

Which of the following describes the political party in China known as the Kuomintang (KMT)?

Accepted Answer

A)  led by Mao Zedong 
B)  supported by lower-class rural farmers 
C)  established China's Communist government 
D)  also known as the Nationalist Party 
A)  led by Mao Zedong 
B)  supported by lower-class rural farmers 
C)  established China's Communist government 
D)  also known as the Nationalist Party

Question 13

Which statement best summarizes the effects of Communist East Asian governments' attempts to develop their economies through a focus on heavy industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  The focus on heavy industry brought greater employment to rural areas. 
B)  Industrial efforts succeeded in producing consumer goods that raised the population's standard of living. 
C)  Economic growth skyrocketed due to the efficiency of central planning. 
D)  Bureaucratic miscalculations caused huge shortages and production bottlenecks. 
A)  The focus on heavy industry brought greater employment to rural areas. 
B)  Industrial efforts succeeded in producing consumer goods that raised the population's standard of living. 
C)  Economic growth skyrocketed due to the efficiency of central planning. 
D)  Bureaucratic miscalculations caused huge shortages and production bottlenecks.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of soybean and soybean agriculture in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of soybeans used in China are now imported. 
B)  Soybeans are used mostly for human food and nutrition. 
C)  China's ministry supports the importation of soybeans. 
D)  Soybeans are imported for use as farmed fish food. 
A)  The majority of soybeans used in China are now imported. 
B)  Soybeans are used mostly for human food and nutrition. 
C)  China's ministry supports the importation of soybeans. 
D)  Soybeans are imported for use as farmed fish food.

Question 15

Which statement does NOT explain why China did not colonize an overseas empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The regions explored by China did not have the goods that China wanted. 
B)  Chinese primitive shipbuilding technology prevented Chinese explorers from reaching other continents. 
C)  China was more concerned with fortifying the Great Wall of China against Mongolian invaders. 
D)  Explorers did not have the support of the Chinese government and were therefore limited in their travels. 
A)  The regions explored by China did not have the goods that China wanted. 
B)  Chinese primitive shipbuilding technology prevented Chinese explorers from reaching other continents. 
C)  China was more concerned with fortifying the Great Wall of China against Mongolian invaders. 
D)  Explorers did not have the support of the Chinese government and were therefore limited in their travels.

Question 16

What dynasty in China was overwhelmed by the European presence in East Asia, lost a major war against the Japanese, and finally collapsed during the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

the Qing o

Question 17

East Asia is home to one-quarter of the Earth's people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Because it often suffers drought problems, China does not have to deal with any flooding problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Over the past three decades, in the wake of market-oriented economic reforms, China's agricultural sectors have become more productive, especially in the supplying of local goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The key to Japan's rapid economic growth after WWII was:

Accepted Answer

A)  its focus on export of raw materials, such as rice and fish. 
B)  its cooperation with the USSR. 
C)  the cooperation between the government and the private sector to build the industrial sector such as automotive and electronics. 
D)  its socialist approach to maintaining self-sufficiency and low levels of inequality. 
A)  its focus on export of raw materials, such as rice and fish. 
B)  its cooperation with the USSR. 
C)  the cooperation between the government and the private sector to build the industrial sector such as automotive and electronics. 
D)  its socialist approach to maintaining self-sufficiency and low levels of inequality.

China's western zone is characterized by a range of temperatures that includes very hot and very cold, often a 100° difference, during a single 24-hour period.

On what island did the Kuomintang establish a government-in-exile after losing a power struggle against the Chinese Communist Party?

In China today, the majority of the population lives in urban areas.

Because it has relatively few industries and cars, North Korea is thought to have relatively low levels of pollution.

In which country does the percentage of women receiving secondary education not equal or exceed that of men?

Rural laborers constituted the Chinese Communist Party's main base of support in its struggle for control during the 1930s and 1940s.

Among the following, which represents an effect of Confucian ideology in China?

China's one-child policy is enforced (or has been enforced) through all of the following methods, EXCEPT:

Which Mongolian leader (and his descendants) was able to conquer and rule all of China?

People in China who are illegal migrants within the country and therefore have no rights to housing, school, or health care are all part of the:

What two countries in East Asia are still averaging two or more children per woman?

Which of the following describes the political party in China known as the Kuomintang (KMT)?

Which statement best summarizes the effects of Communist East Asian governments' attempts to develop their economies through a focus on heavy industry?

Which of the following is NOT true of soybean and soybean agriculture in China?

Which statement does NOT explain why China did not colonize an overseas empire?

What dynasty in China was overwhelmed by the European presence in East Asia, lost a major war against the Japanese, and finally collapsed during the early 1900s?

East Asia is home to one-quarter of the Earth's people.

Because it often suffers drought problems, China does not have to deal with any flooding problems.

Over the past three decades, in the wake of market-oriented economic reforms, China's agricultural sectors have become more productive, especially in the supplying of local goods.

The key to Japan's rapid economic growth after WWII was:

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Exam 9: East Asia

China's western zone is characterized by a range of temperatures that includes very hot and very cold, often a 100° difference, during a single 24-hour period.

On what island did the Kuomintang establish a government-in-exile after losing a power struggle against the Chinese Communist Party?

In China today, the majority of the population lives in urban areas.

Because it has relatively few industries and cars, North Korea is thought to have relatively low levels of pollution.

In which country does the percentage of women receiving secondary education not equal or exceed that of men?

Rural laborers constituted the Chinese Communist Party's main base of support in its struggle for control during the 1930s and 1940s.

Among the following, which represents an effect of Confucian ideology in China?

China's one-child policy is enforced (or has been enforced) through all of the following methods, EXCEPT:

Which Mongolian leader (and his descendants) was able to conquer and rule all of China?

People in China who are illegal migrants within the country and therefore have no rights to housing, school, or health care are all part of the:

What two countries in East Asia are still averaging two or more children per woman?

Which of the following describes the political party in China known as the Kuomintang (KMT)?

Which statement best summarizes the effects of Communist East Asian governments' attempts to develop their economies through a focus on heavy industry?

Which of the following is NOT true of soybean and soybean agriculture in China?

Which statement does NOT explain why China did not colonize an overseas empire?

What dynasty in China was overwhelmed by the European presence in East Asia, lost a major war against the Japanese, and finally collapsed during the early 1900s?

East Asia is home to one-quarter of the Earth's people.

Because it often suffers drought problems, China does not have to deal with any flooding problems.

Over the past three decades, in the wake of market-oriented economic reforms, China's agricultural sectors have become more productive, especially in the supplying of local goods.

The key to Japan's rapid economic growth after WWII was:

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