Question 1

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. B

Question 2

China now suffers from labor shortages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The Han culture group constitutes more than 90 percent of what East Asian country's population?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 4

According to Confucianism,the least respectable occupation is that of a merchant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

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 7

The term used for a tropical cyclone is:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term used for a tropical cyclone...

Question 8

What was the name of the Japanese military rulers that held power from 1600 until 1868?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the name of the Japanese...

Question 9

Most Tibetans are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhist. 
B)  Muslim. 
C)  Shintoist. 
D)  Hindu. 
A)  Buddhist. 
B)  Muslim. 
C)  Shintoist. 
D)  Hindu.

Question 10

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 11

What term refers to the system in China in which agricultural decision making was returned to the household unit?

Accepted Answer

the respon

Question 12

The first international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was signed in the East Asian city of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tokyo. 
B)  Beijing. 
C)  Ulan Bator. 
D)  Kyoto. 
A)  Tokyo. 
B)  Beijing. 
C)  Ulan Bator. 
D)  Kyoto.

Question 13

The Chinese government refers to __________ as the Xizang Autonomous Region.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hong Kong 
B)  Taiwan 
C)  Tibet 
D)  Mongolia 
A)  Hong Kong 
B)  Taiwan 
C)  Tibet 
D)  Mongolia

Question 14

All of the following describes China's investments in international development EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  lending to developing countries has outpaced that of the World Bank. 
B)  China only makes loans to communist countries. 
C)  loans are made in return for guarantees to supply industrial materials and fossil fuels. 
D)  foreign investment allows China to secure privileged trade deals. 
A)  lending to developing countries has outpaced that of the World Bank. 
B)  China only makes loans to communist countries. 
C)  loans are made in return for guarantees to supply industrial materials and fossil fuels. 
D)  foreign investment allows China to secure privileged trade deals.

Question 15

The world's largest dam,and the largest engineering project in history,is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hoover Dam. 
B)  Aswan Dam. 
C)  Three Gorges Dam. 
D)  Ganga-Brahmaputra Dam. 
A)  Hoover Dam. 
B)  Aswan Dam. 
C)  Three Gorges Dam. 
D)  Ganga-Brahmaputra Dam.

Question 16

The "iron rice bowl" policy of East Asian communist countries following World War II was based on preventing rice from being exported to countries east of the Iron Curtain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The philosophy of Confucianism spread so thoroughly throughout China because it tended to serve the best interests of which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  urban poor 
B)  women 
C)  small farmers 
D)  political elite 
A)  urban poor 
B)  women 
C)  small farmers 
D)  political elite

Question 18

Most Tibetans see the completion of the new railway link connecting Tibet to the rest of China as a welcome step in the region's integration into Chinese culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Name one of the three large river basins that are especially prominent in China's eastern region.

Accepted Answer

Zhu Jiang

Question 20

Which of the following provides the best characterization of China's strategy in the 1990s to integrate Tibet (Xizang)into the Chinese realm?

Accepted Answer

A)  relocating at least half of all native Tibetans to the eastern zones of China 
B)  granting Tibet self-governance in return for a Chinese military presence 
C)  providing resources to modernize Tibet's economy and society in general 
D)  cutting off all foreign travel to Tibet 
A)  relocating at least half of all native Tibetans to the eastern zones of China 
B)  granting Tibet self-governance in return for a Chinese military presence 
C)  providing resources to modernize Tibet's economy and society in general 
D)  cutting off all foreign travel to Tibet

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

China now suffers from labor shortages.

The Han culture group constitutes more than 90 percent of what East Asian country's population?

According to Confucianism,the least respectable occupation is that of a merchant.

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

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

The term used for a tropical cyclone is:

What was the name of the Japanese military rulers that held power from 1600 until 1868?

Most Tibetans are:

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

What term refers to the system in China in which agricultural decision making was returned to the household unit?

The first international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was signed in the East Asian city of:

The Chinese government refers to __________ as the Xizang Autonomous Region.

All of the following describes China's investments in international development EXCEPT:

The world's largest dam,and the largest engineering project in history,is the:

The "iron rice bowl" policy of East Asian communist countries following World War II was based on preventing rice from being exported to countries east of the Iron Curtain.

The philosophy of Confucianism spread so thoroughly throughout China because it tended to serve the best interests of which of the following groups?

Most Tibetans see the completion of the new railway link connecting Tibet to the rest of China as a welcome step in the region's integration into Chinese culture.

Name one of the three large river basins that are especially prominent in China's eastern region.

Which of the following provides the best characterization of China's strategy in the 1990s to integrate Tibet (Xizang)into the Chinese realm?

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: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

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Exam 9: East Asia

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

China now suffers from labor shortages.

The Han culture group constitutes more than 90 percent of what East Asian country's population?

According to Confucianism,the least respectable occupation is that of a merchant.

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

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

The term used for a tropical cyclone is:

What was the name of the Japanese military rulers that held power from 1600 until 1868?

Most Tibetans are:

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

What term refers to the system in China in which agricultural decision making was returned to the household unit?

The first international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was signed in the East Asian city of:

The Chinese government refers to __________ as the Xizang Autonomous Region.

All of the following describes China's investments in international development EXCEPT:

The world's largest dam,and the largest engineering project in history,is the:

The "iron rice bowl" policy of East Asian communist countries following World War II was based on preventing rice from being exported to countries east of the Iron Curtain.

The philosophy of Confucianism spread so thoroughly throughout China because it tended to serve the best interests of which of the following groups?

Most Tibetans see the completion of the new railway link connecting Tibet to the rest of China as a welcome step in the region's integration into Chinese culture.

Name one of the three large river basins that are especially prominent in China's eastern region.

Which of the following provides the best characterization of China's strategy in the 1990s to integrate Tibet (Xizang)into the Chinese realm?

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: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters