Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Han people?

Accepted Answer

A) They are Chinese. 
B) They form the vast majority of Chinese people. 
C) They all speak the same language and dialect. 
D) They have historically been incorporated into the Chinese cultural and political systems. 
E) Their language is expressed in the Chinese writing system. 
A) They are Chinese. 
B) They form the vast majority of Chinese people. 
C) They all speak the same language and dialect. 
D) They have historically been incorporated into the Chinese cultural and political systems. 
E) Their language is expressed in the Chinese writing system. C

Question 2

In which of the following countries of East Asia were the feet of elite girls bound in order to produce a dainty appearance?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following phrases best describes the agriculture in East Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) highly productive 
B) highly productive, and produces enough for export 
C) unproductive 
D) highly productive, but does not produce enough to feed all the people in the region 
E) highly unproductive 
A) highly productive 
B) highly productive, and produces enough for export 
C) unproductive 
D) highly productive, but does not produce enough to feed all the people in the region 
E) highly unproductive D

Question 4

Rugged mountains cut off ________ China from Korea.

Accepted Answer

A) southern 
B) southeast 
C) western 
D) central 
E) northeastern 
A) southern 
B) southeast 
C) western 
D) central 
E) northeastern

Question 5

China's late-twentieth-century economic reform

Accepted Answer

A) led to growth rates exceeding 10% per year. 
B) led to the strongest growth during the "Great Leap Forward." 
C) began in earnest in the mid-1990s. 
D) has not embraced capitalist principles. 
E) has been a disaster. 
A) led to growth rates exceeding 10% per year. 
B) led to the strongest growth during the "Great Leap Forward." 
C) began in earnest in the mid-1990s. 
D) has not embraced capitalist principles. 
E) has been a disaster.

Question 6

Which urban region is considered a superconurbation otherwise known as a megalopolis?

Accepted Answer

A) Shanghai, China 
B) Seoul, South Korea 
C) Hong Kong, China 
D) Tokyo, Japan 
E) Pyongyang, North Korea 
A) Shanghai, China 
B) Seoul, South Korea 
C) Hong Kong, China 
D) Tokyo, Japan 
E) Pyongyang, North Korea

Question 7

China's "Great Leap Forward"

Accepted Answer

A) took place in the late 1960s. 
B) occurred against the wishes of Mao Zedong. 
C) occurred simultaneously with the "Cultural Revolution." 
D) has directly resulted in today's economic growth in China. 
E) led to a major famine as the government melted down peasants' farm tools. 
A) took place in the late 1960s. 
B) occurred against the wishes of Mao Zedong. 
C) occurred simultaneously with the "Cultural Revolution." 
D) has directly resulted in today's economic growth in China. 
E) led to a major famine as the government melted down peasants' farm tools.

Question 8

Compare and contrast the role and status of women in Japan and China.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an example of the "cultural internationalism" of the capitalist countries of East Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Most Japanese study English for 6 to 10 years. 
B) Business meetings among Japanese, Chinese, and Korean firms are often conducted in English. 
C) Relatively large numbers of advanced students from East Asia study in the United States and other English-speaking countries. 
D) North Koreans maintain an isolationist position. 
E) Action films from Hong Kong are popular in much of the world. 
A) Most Japanese study English for 6 to 10 years. 
B) Business meetings among Japanese, Chinese, and Korean firms are often conducted in English. 
C) Relatively large numbers of advanced students from East Asia study in the United States and other English-speaking countries. 
D) North Koreans maintain an isolationist position. 
E) Action films from Hong Kong are popular in much of the world.

Question 10

Using the graphic below, which of the following languages covers the most in area?

Accepted Answer

A) Min 
B) Wu 
C) Mandarin 
D) Gan 
E) Hakka 
A) Min 
B) Wu 
C) Mandarin 
D) Gan 
E) Hakka

Question 11

Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Vietnam 
C) South Korea 
D) Russia 
E) Taiwan 
A) China 
B) Vietnam 
C) South Korea 
D) Russia 
E) Taiwan

Question 12

Which East Asian nation developed the political strategy of a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Explain the postwar economic development of Japan and South Korea. What are the similarities and what are the differences?

Accepted Answer

After World War II, both Japan and South

Question 14

China's government is on which of the following paths of development?

Accepted Answer

A) pure Marxist development 
B) modified socialist development 
C) pure capitalist development 
D) modified capitalist development 
E) pure socialist development 
A) pure Marxist development 
B) modified socialist development 
C) pure capitalist development 
D) modified capitalist development 
E) pure socialist development

Question 15

What has been the consequence of China's "one-child" policy?

Accepted Answer

A) The average total fertility rate has declined to 1.5. 
B) The number of baby boys has far outweighed the number of baby girls. 
C) Gender-selective abortion emerged, although the government is cracking down on the practice. 
D) Some families have abandoned healthy baby girls at birth. 
E) all of the above 
A) The average total fertility rate has declined to 1.5. 
B) The number of baby boys has far outweighed the number of baby girls. 
C) Gender-selective abortion emerged, although the government is cracking down on the practice. 
D) Some families have abandoned healthy baby girls at birth. 
E) all of the above

Question 16

Where is almost all of the rice that the Japanese consume grown?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) China 
C) Korea 
D) Southeast Asia 
E) New Zealand 
A) Japan 
B) China 
C) Korea 
D) Southeast Asia 
E) New Zealand

Question 17

Discuss and analyze the geopolitical history of China from the late 1890s to the present. Include Taiwan in your analysis.

Accepted Answer

The geopolitical history of China from t

Question 18

Using the graphic below, which East Asian city has warm temperatures year-round and an average of about 85 inches of rain during the year?

Accepted Answer

A) Chongqing, China 
B) Tokyo, Japan 
C) Seoul, South Korea 
D) Hong Kong, China 
E) Taipei, Taiwan 
A) Chongqing, China 
B) Tokyo, Japan 
C) Seoul, South Korea 
D) Hong Kong, China 
E) Taipei, Taiwan

Question 19

What is both "the common language" and the national language of China?

Accepted Answer

A) Cantonese 
B) Yue 
C) Mandarin 
D) Fujianese 
E) Wu 
A) Cantonese 
B) Yue 
C) Mandarin 
D) Fujianese 
E) Wu

Question 20

Who are the Ainu?

Accepted Answer

A) an ethnic minority in Japan 
B) the political elite in China 
C) the wealthiest people in South Korea 
D) the secret police of North Korea 
E) the religious leaders of Taiwan 
A) an ethnic minority in Japan 
B) the political elite in China 
C) the wealthiest people in South Korea 
D) the secret police of North Korea 
E) the religious leaders of Taiwan

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Han people?

In which of the following countries of East Asia were the feet of elite girls bound in order to produce a dainty appearance?

Which of the following phrases best describes the agriculture in East Asia?

Rugged mountains cut off ________ China from Korea.

China's late-twentieth-century economic reform

Which urban region is considered a superconurbation otherwise known as a megalopolis?

China's "Great Leap Forward"

Compare and contrast the role and status of women in Japan and China.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the "cultural internationalism" of the capitalist countries of East Asia?

Using the graphic below, which of the following languages covers the most in area?

Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country?

Which East Asian nation developed the political strategy of a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"?

Explain the postwar economic development of Japan and South Korea. What are the similarities and what are the differences?

China's government is on which of the following paths of development?

What has been the consequence of China's "one-child" policy?

Where is almost all of the rice that the Japanese consume grown?

Discuss and analyze the geopolitical history of China from the late 1890s to the present. Include Taiwan in your analysis.

Using the graphic below, which East Asian city has warm temperatures year-round and an average of about 85 inches of rain during the year?

What is both "the common language" and the national language of China?

Who are the Ainu?

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Exam 11: East Asia

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Han people?

In which of the following countries of East Asia were the feet of elite girls bound in order to produce a dainty appearance?

Which of the following phrases best describes the agriculture in East Asia?

Rugged mountains cut off ________ China from Korea.

China's late-twentieth-century economic reform

Which urban region is considered a superconurbation otherwise known as a megalopolis?

China's "Great Leap Forward"

Compare and contrast the role and status of women in Japan and China.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the "cultural internationalism" of the capitalist countries of East Asia?

Using the graphic below, which of the following languages covers the most in area?

Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country?

Which East Asian nation developed the political strategy of a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"?

Explain the postwar economic development of Japan and South Korea. What are the similarities and what are the differences?

China's government is on which of the following paths of development?

What has been the consequence of China's "one-child" policy?

Where is almost all of the rice that the Japanese consume grown?

Discuss and analyze the geopolitical history of China from the late 1890s to the present. Include Taiwan in your analysis.

Using the graphic below, which East Asian city has warm temperatures year-round and an average of about 85 inches of rain during the year?

What is both "the common language" and the national language of China?

Who are the Ainu?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

Filters