Question 1

Currently, the Three Gorges Dam provides what percentage of China's electricity need?

Accepted Answer

A) 80% 
B) 50% 
C) 25% 
D) 12% 
E) 3% 
A) 80% 
B) 50% 
C) 25% 
D) 12% 
E) 3%

Question 2

What is China's rationale for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam project?

Accepted Answer

A) After several nuclear accidents, the Chinese government would like to reduce their reliance on nuclear power. 
B) China has embarked on a policy of monumentalism, attempting to prove that their public works projects can out-scale any others in the world. 
C) China's goal is to make a large reservoir to attract international recreational boaters in the region. 
D) China is trying to reduce its dependence on coal as a power source, which is causing widespread air pollution in the country. 
E) China wants to create a reservoir for irrigation purposes. 
A) After several nuclear accidents, the Chinese government would like to reduce their reliance on nuclear power. 
B) China has embarked on a policy of monumentalism, attempting to prove that their public works projects can out-scale any others in the world. 
C) China's goal is to make a large reservoir to attract international recreational boaters in the region. 
D) China is trying to reduce its dependence on coal as a power source, which is causing widespread air pollution in the country. 
E) China wants to create a reservoir for irrigation purposes.

Question 3

Which country in East Asia is recognized as a sovereign state by only a handful of other countries around the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) Taiwan 
C) Hong Kong 
D) China 
E) North Korea 
A) Japan 
B) Taiwan 
C) Hong Kong 
D) China 
E) North Korea

Question 4

Which East Asian country lies entirely on a peninsula?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Please discuss the history of Korea, explaining how it came to be divided into two countries. What is the current situation in South Korea and North Korea?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which country of East Asia has a diaspora with hundreds of thousands of people in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Korea 
C) Japan 
D) Taiwan 
E) Hong Kong 
A) China 
B) Korea 
C) Japan 
D) Taiwan 
E) Hong Kong

Question 7

Which country of East Asia has taken recent steps to acquire nuclear weaponry, triggering concern in the United States?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Why did China relax its "one-child" policy in 2015 and allow two children per family?

Accepted Answer

A) China needs more females. 
B) The country is worried about future labor shortages. 
C) The Chinese government wants to overpopulate the planet. 
D) The Chinese government is very concerned about the inability of Chinese males to find wives. 
E) The Chinese government is very concerned about female infanticide. 
A) China needs more females. 
B) The country is worried about future labor shortages. 
C) The Chinese government wants to overpopulate the planet. 
D) The Chinese government is very concerned about the inability of Chinese males to find wives. 
E) The Chinese government is very concerned about female infanticide.

Question 9

All of the following statements about Mahayana Buddhism are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) it originated in India. 
B) it is strongest in Southeast Asia. 
C) it emphasizes liberation from the cycle of rebirth. 
D) it holds that boddhisatvas help people reach liberation. 
E) it is a nonexclusive religion. 
A) it originated in India. 
B) it is strongest in Southeast Asia. 
C) it emphasizes liberation from the cycle of rebirth. 
D) it holds that boddhisatvas help people reach liberation. 
E) it is a nonexclusive religion.

Question 10

Which country has isolated themselves from global culture?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What is the name of the belief system that deals with designing buildings and placing objects on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local topography?

Accepted Answer

A) feng shui 
B) Shinto 
C) Confucianism 
D) Buddhism 
E) Falun Dafa 
A) feng shui 
B) Shinto 
C) Confucianism 
D) Buddhism 
E) Falun Dafa

Question 12

In which part of East Asia would we find one of the most thoroughly anthropogenic landscapes in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) the Gobi Desert 
B) Manchuria 
C) the forests of Japan 
D) the North China Plain 
E) the mountains of Japan 
A) the Gobi Desert 
B) Manchuria 
C) the forests of Japan 
D) the North China Plain 
E) the mountains of Japan

Question 13

What single factor is most responsible for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of environmental regulations in the region 
B) the climate in the region 
C) the oil industry in the region 
D) the clearcutting of rainforests throughout the region 
E) the large population in the region 
A) the lack of environmental regulations in the region 
B) the climate in the region 
C) the oil industry in the region 
D) the clearcutting of rainforests throughout the region 
E) the large population in the region

Question 14

How did China come to be divided into China and Taiwan? What was, and currently is, the state of relations between these two countries?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which East Asian country is the world leader in the high-tech fields of robotics and optics?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which country of East Asia has the strongest forest preservation efforts in the region?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" as a way to improve its environment?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?

Accepted Answer

A) Yangtze 
B) Huang He 
C) Xi 
D) Mekong 
E) Irawaddy 
A) Yangtze 
B) Huang He 
C) Xi 
D) Mekong 
E) Irawaddy

Question 19

Which of the following alliances did NOT exist during the Cold War that followed World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan and the United States 
B) Taiwan and Russia 
C) North Korea and Russia 
D) China and Russia 
E) South Korea and the United States 
A) Japan and the United States 
B) Taiwan and Russia 
C) North Korea and Russia 
D) China and Russia 
E) South Korea and the United States

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of traditional Chinese cities?

Accepted Answer

A) a defensive wall 
B) narrow alleyways that were reserved for commercial functions 
C) planned according to strict geometrical principles with streets meeting at right angles 
D) houses built around courtyards 
E) low buildings and straight streets 
A) a defensive wall 
B) narrow alleyways that were reserved for commercial functions 
C) planned according to strict geometrical principles with streets meeting at right angles 
D) houses built around courtyards 
E) low buildings and straight streets

Currently, the Three Gorges Dam provides what percentage of China's electricity need?

What is China's rationale for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam project?

Which country in East Asia is recognized as a sovereign state by only a handful of other countries around the world?

Which East Asian country lies entirely on a peninsula?

Please discuss the history of Korea, explaining how it came to be divided into two countries. What is the current situation in South Korea and North Korea?

Which country of East Asia has a diaspora with hundreds of thousands of people in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere?

Which country of East Asia has taken recent steps to acquire nuclear weaponry, triggering concern in the United States?

Why did China relax its "one-child" policy in 2015 and allow two children per family?

All of the following statements about Mahayana Buddhism are true EXCEPT

Which country has isolated themselves from global culture?

What is the name of the belief system that deals with designing buildings and placing objects on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local topography?

In which part of East Asia would we find one of the most thoroughly anthropogenic landscapes in the world?

What single factor is most responsible for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia?

How did China come to be divided into China and Taiwan? What was, and currently is, the state of relations between these two countries?

Which East Asian country is the world leader in the high-tech fields of robotics and optics?

Which country of East Asia has the strongest forest preservation efforts in the region?

What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" as a way to improve its environment?

The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?

Which of the following alliances did NOT exist during the Cold War that followed World War II?

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of traditional Chinese cities?

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Exam 11: East Asia

Currently, the Three Gorges Dam provides what percentage of China's electricity need?

What is China's rationale for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam project?

Which country in East Asia is recognized as a sovereign state by only a handful of other countries around the world?

Which East Asian country lies entirely on a peninsula?

Please discuss the history of Korea, explaining how it came to be divided into two countries. What is the current situation in South Korea and North Korea?

Which country of East Asia has a diaspora with hundreds of thousands of people in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere?

Which country of East Asia has taken recent steps to acquire nuclear weaponry, triggering concern in the United States?

Why did China relax its "one-child" policy in 2015 and allow two children per family?

All of the following statements about Mahayana Buddhism are true EXCEPT

Which country has isolated themselves from global culture?

What is the name of the belief system that deals with designing buildings and placing objects on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local topography?

In which part of East Asia would we find one of the most thoroughly anthropogenic landscapes in the world?

What single factor is most responsible for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia?

How did China come to be divided into China and Taiwan? What was, and currently is, the state of relations between these two countries?

Which East Asian country is the world leader in the high-tech fields of robotics and optics?

Which country of East Asia has the strongest forest preservation efforts in the region?

What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" as a way to improve its environment?

The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?

Which of the following alliances did NOT exist during the Cold War that followed World War II?

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of traditional Chinese cities?

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

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