Deck 11: East Asia

Question 1

What is loess?

A) a dark, coarse sand that is eroded from sea cliffs by wave energy from the ocean
B) a human-made material that is a byproduct of the burning of high sulfur coal
C) a fine, glacially generated silt that is deposited by the wind
D) the rich dark topsoil that is found on the Japanese island of Honshu
E) a clay-like substance from which people in China use to make cement for urban areas

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Confucianism stresses all of the following ideals,EXCEPT

A) the importance of the family.
B) deference to authority.
C) the importance of ethics.
D) respect for tradition.
E) the need for bureaucratic positions to be passed down through family lines.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

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

A) a defensive wall
B) wide alleyways that were reserved for commercial functions only
C) streets meeting at right angles due to strict geometrical principles used in the planning process
D) houses built around courtyards
E) low buildings and straight streets

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is an anthropogenic landscape?

A) a pristine, natural landscape in its original state
B) a landscape that anthropologists have studied extensively
C) a landscape that has been heavily transformed by human activities
D) a steppe-like landscape
E) a landscape that bears an uncanny resemblance to an anthropod

Question 5

What is(are)the reason(s)that China built the Three Gorges Dam?

A) to control river flooding
B) to create a resort area
C) to produce hydroelectricity
D) to control river flooding and create a resort area
E) to control river flooding and produce hydroelectricity

Question 6

What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" where dirtier factories are moved overseas as a way to improve its environment?

A) Japan
B) China
C) North Korea
D) Singapore
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 7

Why is China's urban system such a good example of Central Place Theory?

A) because China's urban system is balanced, with sizable cities relatively evenly spaced and no city overshadowing others
B) because China's urban system uses straight lines for roads all leading into the central plaza of the city
C) because China's urban system was carefully planned by the country's communist leaders based on Central Place Theory
D) because China's urban system has a primate city in each of its provinces
E) because China's urban system is constantly expanding into the rural hinterlands

Question 8

Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam include all the following,EXCEPT

A) the displacement of more than one million people.
B) the diversion of two other major rivers to fill the Three Gorges reservoir.
C) the flooding of a major scenic attraction.
D) the jeopardizing of several endangered species.
E) building what is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world.

Question 9

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

A) feng shui
B) Shinto
C) Confucianism
D) Buddhism
E) Central Place Theory

Question 10

Japan has a policy of self-sufficiency in which product?

A) electronics
B) rice
C) steel
D) seafood
E) lumber

Question 11

What writing system is used in languages found throughout East Asia?

A) ideographs
B) Arabic alphabet
C) Cyrillic alphabet
D) hieroglyphics
E) Roman alphabet

Question 12

To which of the following languages is Manchu the most closely related?

A) Mandarin Chinese
B) Cantonese
C) the tribal languages of central and southeastern Siberia
D) the tribal languages of central Tibet
E) Korean

Question 13

What is the most mountainous region of China?

A) north
B) east
C) west
D) central
E) south

Question 14

The Three Gorges Dam has been constructed on which river in China?

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

Question 15

In which area of East Asia are loess deposits most common?

A) southern China
B) North Korea
C) Taiwan
D) west of the North China Plain
E) South Korea

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

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

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) The popularity of K-pop or Korean popular music in the early 2000s around much of the world

Question 18

Not including the small areas in East Asia where the climate is tropical,where would you find the mildest climate of East Asia?

A) the Japanese islands that lie closest to Russia
B) the northern portion of the Korean peninsula
C) southeastern China, the southern portion of the Korean peninsula, and the southern portion of Japan
D) southwestern China
E) central China

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the immigrant groups arriving in Japan?

A) Chinese men working in construction
B) men and women from Russia working as educators
C) Thai and Filipina women working as entertainers or prostitutes
D) Brazilians of Japanese ancestry returning home for high wages
E) men from South Asia working in construction

Question 20

Why has East Asia come to occupy a central position in climate change debates?

A) because the Kyoto Protocol originated in this region
B) because South Korea leads the world in climate change research
C) because it will be the hardest hit region as climate change continues
D) because of Japan's leading role in the solar energy industry
E) because China has surpassed the United States in greenhouse gas emissions and now has the highest emissions in the world

Question 21

Other than the current territory of Japan,in which of the following parts of East Asia has Japan controlled territory in the past?

A) Korea
B) Xinjiang, China
C) Taiwan and Korea
D) Manchuria and Xinjiang, China
E) Manchuria (China), Taiwan, Korea

Question 22

The Chinese region that has experienced the greatest recent economic expansion is the coastal provinces.

Question 23

Construction of the Three Gorges Dam has displaced more than one million people.

Question 24

Loess is a fine,fertile silt that is deposited by the receding flood waters.

Question 25

What is China's policy toward education for children of urban migrants who came from rural areas?

A) Migrants' children are welcomed in the schools in the cities to which they have migrated.
B) The children must return to their parents' home villages and go to schools there.
C) There is no official policy.
D) Children of migrants must pay tuition that is twice that of children born in the cities.
E) Education is not required for any children.

Question 26

Hurricanes are the most common environmental hazard in Japan.

Question 27

The Three Gorges Dam has been constructed on the Yangtze River.

Question 28

Where is the Three Gorges Dam,why did China build it,and what are the major problems associated with its construction?

Question 29

The objectives of China's Three Gorges Dam are to control river flooding and to create a resort.

Question 30

An anthropogenic landscape is a landscape that has been heavily transformed by seismic forces.

Question 31

Compare and contrast the topography and climate of Japan and Taiwan.

Question 32

Japanese citizens and their government believe it is important for their country to be self-sufficient,particularly in growing rice.

Question 33

In the 1990s,which country of East Asia had the most laissez-faire economy in the region?

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

Question 34

Feng shui is the belief system that deals with the designing of buildings and the placing of objects on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local topography.

Question 35

Discuss China's initiatives in "green" energy.

Question 36

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

A) The average total fertility rate has declined to 1.6.
B) The number of baby boys far exceeds the number of baby girls.
C) Gender-selective abortion has emerged.
D) Some families have abandoned healthy baby girls at birth.
E) All answer choices are correct.

Question 37

Where is China's "rust belt" located?

A) Beijing
B) Guangdong
C) Fujian
D) Manchuria (Dongbei)
E) Tianjin

Question 38

As a result of China's "one-child" policy,the number of baby boys far outweighs the number of baby girls.

Question 39

Discuss the importance and impact of the Yangtze and Huang He (Yellow)rivers in China,including both their positive and negative aspects.

Question 40

In the 1990s,North Korea had the most laissez-faire economy of East Asia.

Question 41

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?

Question 42

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

Question 43

Write an essay in which you discuss the characteristics and distribution of Japan's population,as well as the country's urban-agriculture dilemma.

Question 44

Discuss and analyze the geopolitical history of China focusing on the rise of Great Britain in China.