The term "China proper" refers to |
The populous eastern half of China |
What is the most mountainous region of China? |
South |
What type of climate does Taiwan have? |
Mild winters |
Wast Asia is located in roughly the same latitudinal zone as which of the following world regions? |
North America |
What environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan? |
Earthquakes |
Korea is located on which type of landform? |
Peninsula |
Where would you find the mildest climate of East Asia? |
Southeast China |
How much of China’s total energy supply comes from burning coal? |
70% |
Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam included all of the following, EXCEPT |
The diversion of two other major rivers to fill the Three Gorges reservoir |
The Three Gorges Dam was constructed on which river in China? |
Yangtze |
Japan has a policy of self-sufficiency in which product? |
Rice |
In which part of East Asia would we find one of the most thoroughly anthropogenic landscapes in the world? |
The North China Plain |
Which writing system forms the basis for the writing throughout East Asia? |
Ideographs |
Confucianism stresses all of the following ideals, EXCEPT |
The need for the aristocracy to serve in the bureaucracy |
In which country of East Asia has Confucian philosophy had the LEAST influence? |
Japan |
All of the following statements about Mahayana Buddhism are true, EXCEPT |
it is strongest in Southeast Asia |
The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia? |
Japan |
About how many Chinese citizens are Muslim? |
20-60 million |
Who are the Ainu? |
An ethnic minority in Japan |
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Han people? |
They all speak the same language and dialect |
During what era did the Chinese Empire reach its height? |
1700’s |
After the Manchu Dynasty of China was toppled in 1911, which of the following developments did NOT occur? |
Subsequent efforts to establish a unified Chinese Republic were successful within the following decade. |
Which of the following countries did NOT have a sphere of influence in China in the 19th century? |
United States |
Which country in East Asia does mainland China still claim as an integral part of the Chinese nation? |
Taiwan |
What is the main reason that several countries in East Asia claim the island northeast of Taiwan |
These island may hold petroleum reserves |
Which country of East Asia recently acquired nuclear weapons? |
North Korea |
China’s "Great Leap Forward" |
Led to a major famine as the government melted down peasants farm tools |
China’s late-twentieth-century economic reform |
led to the growth rates exceeding 10% per year |
Which Chinese region has experienced the greatest recent economic expansion? |
The provinces along the coast |
What has been the consequence of China’s "one-child" policy? |
Average total fertility rate has dropped to 1.6, but the number of baby boys far exceeds the number of baby girls because of gender-selective abortion and abandonment of healthy baby girls at birth. |
Which parts of East Asia are considered SAR (Special administrative regions)? |
Hong Kong and Taiwan |
What does the mountains and plateaus provide Asia |
Many large rivers |
What percentage does the Han Chinese make up of China? |
93% |
What did the Dalai Lama propose to Tibetans? |
Autonomy |
What is the official language of the peoples republic of China? |
Mandarin |
When was the Opium War? |
1839-1842 |
Where do most people in Japan live? |
In cities |
What culture had the most influence on Japan? |
Chinese culture |
in 1868 Meji Restoration overthrew Tokugawa shogunate by |
Young samurai |
What is silk made from? |
Caterpillars |
When was the Sino-Japanese War? |
1894-1895 (Beginning of 50 year struggle for control over East Asia) |
What did Japan win from the Sino-Japanese war? |
Control over Formosa/Taiwan |
What country owned Indonesia in 1900? |
The Dutch (The Netherlands) |
Who won the Russo-Japanese War from 1904-1905? |
Russia |
When did Japan annex Korea? |
1910 |
Who fled from Taiwan after the communists won in 1949? |
The Guomindang |
Who created Communist China? |
Mao Zedong |
What country has the world’s second largest economy? |
China |
What type of economic growth has China had since the 1970’s? |
Export-oriented |
Where are special economic zones located in China? |
Along the coast |
Where do a majority of Chinese people live? |
Cities |
Chapter 11 East Asia
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