Question 1

All of these countries are mostly urban, except:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What are Special Economic Zones? When and why were they created? Where were the first four SEZs located? Why did the Chinese government choose these particular places?

Accepted Answer

Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are design

Question 3

The Northern Regime in East Asia is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  subhumid 
B)  humid 
C)  semiarid 
D)  temperate 
E)  none of the above 
A)  subhumid 
B)  humid 
C)  semiarid 
D)  temperate 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

The ________ is the dominant group in China.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hui 
B)  Han 
C)  Manchu 
D)  Wu 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Hui 
B)  Han 
C)  Manchu 
D)  Wu 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Match the country with the capital.
-South Korea

Accepted Answer

A) Taipei 
B) Seoul 
C) Pyongyang 
D) Ulaanbaata 
E) Tokyo
F)Beijing 
A) Taipei 
B) Seoul 
C) Pyongyang 
D) Ulaanbaata 
E) Tokyo
F)Beijing

Question 6

Few people from Korea had left the country before the ________ in 1910.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese colonization 
B)  Japanese colonization 
C)  United States colonization 
D)  introduction of Communism 
E)  Korea was never colonized. 
A)  Chinese colonization 
B)  Japanese colonization 
C)  United States colonization 
D)  introduction of Communism 
E)  Korea was never colonized.

Question 7

By 1980, Japan was producing more steel than any other country except the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compare and contrast Confucianism and Shintoism. How have these religions impacted the historical and cultural geography of East Asia?

Accepted Answer

Confucianism and Shintoism are two major

Question 9

How did the Chinese Revolution of 1911 fundamentally alter the geography of the region? Who led this revolution? What was the "Great Leap Forward"? What was the "Cultural Revolution"?

Accepted Answer

The Chinese Revolution of 1911 fundament

Question 10

The principal human impact in East Asia has been the clearing of land for farming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The ________ in East Asia is humid and subtropical.

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern Regime 
B)  Southern Regime 
C)  Western Regime 
D)  Eastern Regime 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Northern Regime 
B)  Southern Regime 
C)  Western Regime 
D)  Eastern Regime 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

Which of the following Outer China regions is mostly a mixture of steppe and semi-desert?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tibetan Plateau 
B)  Inner Mongolia 
C)  Northwestern China 
D)  Manchuria 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Tibetan Plateau 
B)  Inner Mongolia 
C)  Northwestern China 
D)  Manchuria 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT considered an Asian Tiger?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Korea 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Taiwan 
D)  Hong Kong 
E)  none of the above 
A)  North Korea 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Taiwan 
D)  Hong Kong 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

The second leader of the People's Republic of China, Deng Xiaoping, is most remembered for this policy change from the previous administration.

Accepted Answer

A)  opened China to Western science, technology, and trade 
B)  gave independence to Taiwan 
C)  reinstated Marxist ideology as the basis for economic planning 
D)  closed China to foreigners 
E)  began the Cultural Revolution 
A)  opened China to Western science, technology, and trade 
B)  gave independence to Taiwan 
C)  reinstated Marxist ideology as the basis for economic planning 
D)  closed China to foreigners 
E)  began the Cultural Revolution

Question 15

Feng Shui is a world religion that is practiced primarily in East Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

This country has the world's fifth-largest standing army.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which dynasty helped link the northern and southern regions of Inner China by the first in a series of Grand Canals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Han 
B)  Sui 
C)  Xia 
D)  Ming 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Han 
B)  Sui 
C)  Xia 
D)  Ming 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

Taiwan is claimed by this country.

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Hong Kong 
D)  Japan 
E)  the United States 
A)  China 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Hong Kong 
D)  Japan 
E)  the United States

Question 19

Most of Japan is steeply sloped and thinly populated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The South China Sea, the East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea are part of what water body?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pacific Ocean 
B)  the Atlantic Ocean 
C)  the Indian Ocean 
D)  both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean 
E)  none of these 
A)  the Pacific Ocean 
B)  the Atlantic Ocean 
C)  the Indian Ocean 
D)  both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean 
E)  none of these

All of these countries are mostly urban, except:

What are Special Economic Zones? When and why were they created? Where were the first four SEZs located? Why did the Chinese government choose these particular places?

The Northern Regime in East Asia is ________.

The ________ is the dominant group in China.

Match the country with the capital. -South Korea

Few people from Korea had left the country before the ________ in 1910.

By 1980, Japan was producing more steel than any other country except the U.S.

Compare and contrast Confucianism and Shintoism. How have these religions impacted the historical and cultural geography of East Asia?

How did the Chinese Revolution of 1911 fundamentally alter the geography of the region? Who led this revolution? What was the "Great Leap Forward"? What was the "Cultural Revolution"?

The principal human impact in East Asia has been the clearing of land for farming.

The ________ in East Asia is humid and subtropical.

Which of the following Outer China regions is mostly a mixture of steppe and semi-desert?

Which of the following is NOT considered an Asian Tiger?

The second leader of the People's Republic of China, Deng Xiaoping, is most remembered for this policy change from the previous administration.

Feng Shui is a world religion that is practiced primarily in East Asia.

This country has the world's fifth-largest standing army.

Which dynasty helped link the northern and southern regions of Inner China by the first in a series of Grand Canals?

Taiwan is claimed by this country.

Most of Japan is steeply sloped and thinly populated.

The South China Sea, the East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea are part of what water body?

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Exam 8: East Asia

All of these countries are mostly urban, except:

What are Special Economic Zones? When and why were they created? Where were the first four SEZs located? Why did the Chinese government choose these particular places?

The Northern Regime in East Asia is ________.

The ________ is the dominant group in China.

Match the country with the capital. -South Korea

Few people from Korea had left the country before the ________ in 1910.

By 1980, Japan was producing more steel than any other country except the U.S.

Compare and contrast Confucianism and Shintoism. How have these religions impacted the historical and cultural geography of East Asia?

How did the Chinese Revolution of 1911 fundamentally alter the geography of the region? Who led this revolution? What was the "Great Leap Forward"? What was the "Cultural Revolution"?

The principal human impact in East Asia has been the clearing of land for farming.

The ________ in East Asia is humid and subtropical.

Which of the following Outer China regions is mostly a mixture of steppe and semi-desert?

Which of the following is NOT considered an Asian Tiger?

The second leader of the People's Republic of China, Deng Xiaoping, is most remembered for this policy change from the previous administration.

Feng Shui is a world religion that is practiced primarily in East Asia.

This country has the world's fifth-largest standing army.

Which dynasty helped link the northern and southern regions of Inner China by the first in a series of Grand Canals?

Taiwan is claimed by this country.

Most of Japan is steeply sloped and thinly populated.

The South China Sea, the East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea are part of what water body?

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific

Filters