Question 1

Animism is widely practiced in China today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The enormous weight of the water in the Three Gorges Dam reservoir could trigger an earthquake in Central China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

Which of the following is the largest river in East Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Chang Jiang 
B) Mekong River 
C) Zhu Jiang 
D) Irawaddy 
E) Huang He 
A) Chang Jiang 
B) Mekong River 
C) Zhu Jiang 
D) Irawaddy 
E) Huang He

Question 6

It is estimated that between 20 and 30 million people died from starvation and malnutrition-related diseases between 1959 and 1962 in this country.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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 8

The ________ was the first organized territorial state in China.

Accepted Answer

A) Qin dynasty 
B) Xia dynasty 
C) Shang dynasty 
D) Ming dynasty 
E) none of these 
A) Qin dynasty 
B) Xia dynasty 
C) Shang dynasty 
D) Ming dynasty 
E) none of these

Question 9

The subhumid parts of East Asia are prone to:

Accepted Answer

A) stream erosion 
B) flooding 
C) earthquakes 
D) stream erosion,flooding,earthquakes 
E) none of these 
A) stream erosion 
B) flooding 
C) earthquakes 
D) stream erosion,flooding,earthquakes 
E) none of these

Question 10

What American president made a path-breaking visit to China in 1972 in an attempt to re-open China's relations with the Western world?

Accepted Answer

A) Richard Nixon 
B) Gerald Ford 
C) Jimmy Carter 
D) George Bush 
E) Ronald Reagan 
A) Richard Nixon 
B) Gerald Ford 
C) Jimmy Carter 
D) George Bush 
E) Ronald Reagan

Question 11

This country became involved in the Korean War when the U.S.military pushed the North Korean forces back to its borders.

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Soviet Union 
C) Mongolia 
D) Vietnam 
E) none of these 
A) China 
B) Soviet Union 
C) Mongolia 
D) Vietnam 
E) none of these

Question 12

The Shang dynasty was the first unified Chinese empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Question 14

China's One Child policy has led to the problems of spoiled children,who are often called "little emperors."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Today,China has a majority urban population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 measured 9.0-magnitude on the Richter scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Seventy percent of Mongolia's exports are from which sector of the economy?

Accepted Answer

A) mining 
B) services 
C) manufacturing 
D) farming 
E) fishing 
A) mining 
B) services 
C) manufacturing 
D) farming 
E) fishing

Question 18

The blanket of air pollution nearly 2 miles thick over parts of East Asia is called "loess."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: Japan
Taiwan
China
Mongolia
South Korea
North Korea

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Seoul and Ulaanbaatar and Pyongyang and Beijing is...

Question 20

The majority of Xinjiang's population is:

Accepted Answer

A) Muslim 
B) Hindu 
C) Buddhist 
D) Christian 
E) none of these 
A) Muslim 
B) Hindu 
C) Buddhist 
D) Christian 
E) none of these

Animism is widely practiced in China today.

The enormous weight of the water in the Three Gorges Dam reservoir could trigger an earthquake in Central China.

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

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

Which of the following is the largest river in East Asia?

It is estimated that between 20 and 30 million people died from starvation and malnutrition-related diseases between 1959 and 1962 in this country.

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

The ________ was the first organized territorial state in China.

The subhumid parts of East Asia are prone to:

What American president made a path-breaking visit to China in 1972 in an attempt to re-open China's relations with the Western world?

This country became involved in the Korean War when the U.S.military pushed the North Korean forces back to its borders.

The Shang dynasty was the first unified Chinese empire.

The ________ in East Asia is humid and subtropical.

China's One Child policy has led to the problems of spoiled children,who are often called "little emperors."

Today,China has a majority urban population.

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 measured 9.0-magnitude on the Richter scale.

Seventy percent of Mongolia's exports are from which sector of the economy?

The blanket of air pollution nearly 2 miles thick over parts of East Asia is called "loess."

The majority of Xinjiang's population is:

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Exam 8: East Asia

Animism is widely practiced in China today.

The enormous weight of the water in the Three Gorges Dam reservoir could trigger an earthquake in Central China.

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

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

Which of the following is the largest river in East Asia?

It is estimated that between 20 and 30 million people died from starvation and malnutrition-related diseases between 1959 and 1962 in this country.

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

The ________ was the first organized territorial state in China.

The subhumid parts of East Asia are prone to:

What American president made a path-breaking visit to China in 1972 in an attempt to re-open China's relations with the Western world?

This country became involved in the Korean War when the U.S.military pushed the North Korean forces back to its borders.

The Shang dynasty was the first unified Chinese empire.

The ________ in East Asia is humid and subtropical.

China's One Child policy has led to the problems of spoiled children,who are often called "little emperors."

Today,China has a majority urban population.

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 measured 9.0-magnitude on the Richter scale.

Seventy percent of Mongolia's exports are from which sector of the economy?

The blanket of air pollution nearly 2 miles thick over parts of East Asia is called "loess."

The majority of Xinjiang's population is:

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