Question 1

Where is China's "rust belt" located?

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A)   Beijing
B)   Guangdong
C)   Fujian
D)   Manchuria
E)   TianjinF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Write an essay in which you trace the political,geopolitical,and economic history of Japan from 1853 to the present.

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Question 3

Under the terms of China's "Great Leap Forward" policy,peasants were forced to contribute a large percentage of their crops to the state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Critics often point out that Japanese women have not shared the benefits of their country's success.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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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 of China's rapid increases in carbon emissionsF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan?

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A)   deforestation
B)   hurricanes
C)   earthquakes
D)   tornadoes
E)   desertificationF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 8

China has the highest rate of natural increase in East Asia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

East Asia is located in roughly the same latitudinal zone as which of the following world regions?

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A)   Latin America
B)   North America
C)   The Caribbean
D)   Australia and Oceania
E)   AfricaF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

In which of the following countries of East Asia were the feet of elite girls bound in order to produce a dainty appearance?

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A)   Japan
B)   South Korea
C)   China
D)   North KoreaE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

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

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Question 12

The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?

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A)   China
B)   North Korea
C)   Japan
D)   South Korea
E)   TaiwanF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Many of the state-owned heavy industries of the Manchurian rust belt,or zone of decaying factories,are relatively inefficient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is Kanji?

Accepted Answer

A)   the writing form used in Korea
B)   the Japanese term for the Chinese ideographs they borrowed to begin their writing system
C)   the quasi-alphabet used by the Japanese to express concepts that could not be expressed through Chinese characters
D)   a Roman alphabet version of the Japanese language
E)   the Chinese names for ideographsF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

In terms of its latitudinal extent,how does Japan compare to the state of California?

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A)   Japan and California have just about the same latitudinal extent.
B)   Japan is wider and shorter than California.
C)   Japan is more elongated, extending farther north and south.
D)   Japan is narrower and longer than California.
E)   Japan is both wider and longer than California.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

China's late-twentieth-century economic reform

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A)   led to growth rates exceeding 10 percent per year.
B)   led to the strongest growth during the "Great Leap Forward."
C)   began in earnest in the mid-1990s.
D)   has not embraced capitalist principles.
E)   has been a disaster.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?

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A)   North Korea
B)   China
C)   Japan
D)   South Korea
E)   TaiwanF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

An anthropogenic landscape has been heavily transformed by seismic forces.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yangtze
B)   Huang He
C)   Xi
D)   Mekong
E)   IrawaddyF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

The Han are Chinese-speaking Muslims who are concentrated in the provinces of Gansu,Ningxia,and Yunnan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: East Asia

In terms of its latitudinal extent,how does Japan compare to the state of California?

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Where is China's "rust belt" located?

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Many of the state-owned heavy industries of the Manchurian rust belt,or zone of decaying factories,are relatively inefficient.

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The Han are Chinese-speaking Muslims who are concentrated in the provinces of Gansu,Ningxia,and Yunnan.

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What is Kanji?

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The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?

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Which environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan?

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China's late-twentieth-century economic reform

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East Asia is located in roughly the same latitudinal zone as which of the following world regions?

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

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Under the terms of China's "Great Leap Forward" policy,peasants were forced to contribute a large percentage of their crops to the state.

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The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?

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An anthropogenic landscape has been heavily transformed by seismic forces.

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In which of the following countries of East Asia were the feet of elite girls bound in order to produce a dainty appearance?

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Write an essay in which you trace the political,geopolitical,and economic history of Japan from 1853 to the present.

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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.

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Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?

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

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China has the highest rate of natural increase in East Asia.

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Critics often point out that Japanese women have not shared the benefits of their country's success.

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