Question 1

This country does not belong to the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What is the new system of spelling Chinese words and names using the Latin alphabet of 26 letters called?

Accepted Answer

A) Wade-Giles system 
B) Feng Shui system 
C) Pinyin system 
D) Falun Gong system 
E) none of these 
A) Wade-Giles system 
B) Feng Shui system 
C) Pinyin system 
D) Falun Gong system 
E) none of these C

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

After World War II,approximately how long did it take for Japan to return to its prewar economic levels of output?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 years 
B) 10 years 
C) 15 years 
D) Japan emerged from World War II with little reduction of output. 
E) none of these 
A) 5 years 
B) 10 years 
C) 15 years 
D) Japan emerged from World War II with little reduction of output. 
E) none of these

Question 6

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of:

Accepted Answer

A) Confucianism 
B) Shintoism 
C) Tibetan Islam 
D) Tibetan Hinduism 
E) Tibetan Buddhism 
A) Confucianism 
B) Shintoism 
C) Tibetan Islam 
D) Tibetan Hinduism 
E) Tibetan Buddhism

Question 7

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 8

________ production helped foster rapid industrialization in Japan in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A) Rice 
B) Silk 
C) Fish 
D) Wheat 
E) none of these 
A) Rice 
B) Silk 
C) Fish 
D) Wheat 
E) none of these

Question 9

What desert takes up a good portion of Mongolia?

Accepted Answer

A) Sahara 
B) Gobi 
C) Huang He 
D) Loess 
E) Thar 
A) Sahara 
B) Gobi 
C) Huang He 
D) Loess 
E) Thar

Question 10

The ________ is the dominant group in China.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The Opium War allowed control of Hong Kong to go to:

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Great Britain 
C) China 
D) Japan 
E) none of these 
A) United States 
B) Great Britain 
C) China 
D) Japan 
E) none of these

Question 12

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

Question 13

________ are Japanese business networks facilitated after World War II by the Japanese government in order to promote national recovery.

Accepted Answer

A) Keiretsu 
B) Taiga 
C) Zaibatsu 
D) Daimyo 
E) none of these 
A) Keiretsu 
B) Taiga 
C) Zaibatsu 
D) Daimyo 
E) none of these

Question 14

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

Question 15

Who became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese long march?

Accepted Answer

A) Sun Yat-Sen 
B) Chiang Kai-shek 
C) Mao Zedong 
D) Chou En-Lai 
E) none of these 
A) Sun Yat-Sen 
B) Chiang Kai-shek 
C) Mao Zedong 
D) Chou En-Lai 
E) none of these

Question 16

Which of the following western 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 these 
A) Tibetan Plateau 
B) Inner Mongolia 
C) Northwestern China 
D) Manchuria 
E) none of these

Question 17

The wolf is now extinct in Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

________ was a sustained attack on Chinese traditions and cultural practices.

Accepted Answer

A) The Long March 
B) The Great Leap Forward 
C) The Cultural Revolution 
D) The Four Modernizations 
E) none of these 
A) The Long March 
B) The Great Leap Forward 
C) The Cultural Revolution 
D) The Four Modernizations 
E) none of these

Question 19

What is sericulture?

Accepted Answer

A) cultivation of wet rice 
B) cultivation of bamboo 
C) cultivation of silkworms 
D) cultivation of tea 
E) none of these 
A) cultivation of wet rice 
B) cultivation of bamboo 
C) cultivation of silkworms 
D) cultivation of tea 
E) none of these

Question 20

Three of the most devastating floods in worldwide historical record have been along which river?

Accepted Answer

A) Xi 
B) Mekong 
C) Huang He 
D) Ordos 
E) Chang Jiang 
A) Xi 
B) Mekong 
C) Huang He 
D) Ordos 
E) Chang Jiang

This country does not belong to the United Nations.

What is the new system of spelling Chinese words and names using the Latin alphabet of 26 letters called?

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

What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

After World War II,approximately how long did it take for Japan to return to its prewar economic levels of output?

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of:

Taiwan is claimed by this country.

________ production helped foster rapid industrialization in Japan in the late 19th and early 20th century.

What desert takes up a good portion of Mongolia?

The ________ is the dominant group in China.

The Opium War allowed control of Hong Kong to go to:

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

________ are Japanese business networks facilitated after World War II by the Japanese government in order to promote national recovery.

Which of the following is not considered an Asian Tiger?

Who became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese long march?

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

The wolf is now extinct in Japan.

________ was a sustained attack on Chinese traditions and cultural practices.

What is sericulture?

Three of the most devastating floods in worldwide historical record have been along which river?

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

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Australia, new Zealand, and the South Pacific

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Exam 8: East Asia

This country does not belong to the United Nations.

What is the new system of spelling Chinese words and names using the Latin alphabet of 26 letters called?

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

What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

After World War II,approximately how long did it take for Japan to return to its prewar economic levels of output?

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of:

Taiwan is claimed by this country.

________ production helped foster rapid industrialization in Japan in the late 19th and early 20th century.

What desert takes up a good portion of Mongolia?

The ________ is the dominant group in China.

The Opium War allowed control of Hong Kong to go to:

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

________ are Japanese business networks facilitated after World War II by the Japanese government in order to promote national recovery.

Which of the following is not considered an Asian Tiger?

Who became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese long march?

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

The wolf is now extinct in Japan.

________ was a sustained attack on Chinese traditions and cultural practices.

What is sericulture?

Three of the most devastating floods in worldwide historical record have been along which river?

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