The term "China proper refers to |
the populous eastern half of China |
What is the most mountainous region of China? |
South |
East Asia is located in roughly the same latitudinal zone as which of the following world regions? |
North America |
Which environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan? |
earthquakes |
Korea is located on which type of landform? |
peninsula |
How much of China's total energy supply comes from burning goal? |
70% |
What country in East Asia has resorted to pollution exporting as way to improve its environment? |
Japan |
Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam include all the following EXCEPT? |
the diversion of two other major rivers to fill the Three Gorges reservoir. |
Which countries in East Asia are known for their urban primacy? |
South Korea and Taiwan |
What writing system forms the basis for the writing throughout East Asia? |
ideographs |
Confucianism stresses all of the following ideals EXCEPT |
the need for aristocracy to serve in the bureaucracy |
The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia? |
Japan |
Which of the following is NOT one of the immigrant groups arriving in Japan? |
men and women from Russia working as educators |
During what era did the Chinese Empire reach its height? |
1700s |
Which of the following countries did not have a sphere of influence in China in the 19th century? |
United States |
What is the main reason that several countries in East Asia claim the islands northeast of Taiwan? |
These islands may hold petroleum reserves. |
Which of the following parts of East Asia has Japan controlled territory? |
Manchuria (China), Taiwan, Korea |
Which country in East Asia does mainland China still claim as an integral part of the Chinese nation? |
Taiwan |
Japan's economy |
slowed substantially in the 1900s |
Which country of East Asia has taken recent steps to acquire nuclear weaponry, triggering concern in the US? |
North Korea |
China's Great Leap Forward |
led to a major famine as the government melted down peasants' farm tools |
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. |