Asia Exam Flashcards
Summarize Japanese cultural attitude toward immigrants in Japan.
Japan’s government and society is not for immigration.
What are the four main islands of Japan?
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu
Who are the four Asian Tigers?
South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore
What country provided a model for the Four Asian Tigers’ success?
Japan
Which of the following groups was ranked at the bottom of Japan’s ancient feudal system?
Merchants
Which religion is growing faster in South Korea than in any other country in the world?
Christianity
What structure/symbol is found at the entrance of a Shinto shrine? What is it called OR in what country is it typically found?
Torii & Japan
What is the name of this mountain in Japan which is regarded as sacred in the Shinto religion and is also the tallest mountain in the country?
Mt. Fuji
While Sumo is the national sport of Japan, the sport with the most viewers and participants is what?
Baseball
After the surrender of the Japanese in 1945, what two geopolitical powers divided the Korean Peninsula along the 38th Parallel?
The Soviets (the north) and The US (the south
Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory claimed by which two nuclear-armed nation states?
India and Pakistan OR India and China
What human migrations occurred as a result of the 1947 partition of British India?
Muslims moved into Pakistan and Hindus (Sikhs) moved into India.
Dharavi is the name of the large shantytown located in which Indian city?
Mumbai, India
What natural phenomenon affects the Indian subcontinent every year?
Monsoons with a wet summer and dry winter
The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India is a sacred site to which religion?
Sikhism
In what year is India projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country?
It has already happened, but the year was supposed to be 2030.
What rivers are located on the Indian subcontinent?
The Ganges, Indus, etc.
In regard to the Taj Mahal, who built it and what modern day Indian city is it located?
Shah Jahan, the 5th Mughal emperor, built it for his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal in the city of Agra.
What sacred animal, according to Hindu tradition, can often be found wandering the streets of Indian cities?
cows
Indian president Narendra Modi was the governor of which province that saw outbreaks of anti-Muslim violence during his time as governor?
Gujarat Province
The majority of the Rohingya people are members of which religion and are currently being persecuted in Myanmar (Burma) for their religious beliefs in what many have called a potential genocide or ethnic cleansing?
Islam
What caused the 6th deadliest natural disaster in recorded human history on December 26, 2004 originating off the coast of the island of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean?
An earthquake/tsunami
The cultivation of what human-made product is causing a majority of the deforestation on the island of Borneo?
Palm Oil
Indonesia is composed of approximately 17,508 islands, which of the following is NOT one of the main 3 islands?
Sumatra, Borneo, Java
Most people in China live in what part of the country?
The Eastern part
In 2015, China announced that it was ending its population control known as the One Child Policy after over 35 years. While the government considers the policy to be a great success, many people around the world and within China have criticized it mainly for what reasons?
Female Infanticide, 4-2-1 Problem, and Little Emperor Syndrome
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Gendun Drup or Siddhartha Gautama
What Chinese city was controlled by the British from 1843 until 1997?
Hong Kong
What is the name of the Hydroelectric Dam located on the Yangtze River?
3 Gorges Dam
Which endangered animal lives almost exclusively in China, and if you’re caught killing one, you are immediately executed?
Pandas
“Tank Man” is one of the most famous pictures of the 20th century. It was taken in 1989 during a student-led pro-democracy protest in which public square or in which city?
Tiananmen Square, Beijing
In what city is Pudong located? Pudong is the home to some of the world’s tallest buildings, including the Jin Mao Tower - the tower Mr. Watkins stayed in once and nearly had a panic attack.
Shanghai
Before March 17th, 1959, this was the home of the Dalai Lama. What is the name of the palace or in what city is it located?
Patala Palace, Lhasa
What family of Chinese food is famous for utilizing soy sauce and sugar to create sweet and savory dishes?
Jiangsu-Shanghai cuisine
Unique to Sichuan province, what mouth numbing ingredient is unique to this province’s style of cuisine?
Peppercorns
Often referred to as one of the greatest potential points of conflict for South and Southeast Asia, China can cause massive crisis by building what infrastructural projects in Tibet?
Deforestation, Mining, and Dams.
Which now autonomous province in China was an independent nation between 1913 and 1951?
Tibet
What is the U.S.’s official stance on Taiwan?
Does not support Taiwan’s independence and does not view them as an independent nation-state. Views Taiwan as part of China.
Which two islands, now returned to China, were governed by foreign powers for most of the 20th century?
Hong Kong and Macau OR Hong Kong and Taiwan
What is the area of Beijing that contains the Mausoleum of Mao and was also the site of a string of popular protests in 1989 which eventually led to violence from government intervention?
Tiananmen Square
The Shanghai Tower and Jinmao Tower dot the skylines of what city that is the central business district of Shanghai?
Pudong
What are the three divisions of Buddhism?
Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana
The 26-year-long military conflict between the Tamils and the Sinhalese took place where?
Sri Lanka
After being exiled from Tibet in 1959, where does the 14th Dalai Lama currently live?
India
In which city is Boudhanath Stupa located? Many people visit this city before climbing Mt. Everest.
Kathmandu, Nepal
What nation was formed in 1971 because of a bloody civil war in Pakistan?
Bangladesh
Which country is known for a genocide nicknamed “The Killing Fields” in which approximately one-quarter of their population was killed by the Khmer Rouge from 1975-1979?
Cambodia
The only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by the Europeans is what?
Thailand
What caused the destruction in Thailand?
The Tsunami
Originally, this was a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, but beginning in the late 13th century, it gradually became associated with Theravada Buddhism. What is the temple’s name or in what country is it located?
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The Philippines, along with numerous other nation-states in Southeast and East Asia, sits on a seismically active zone known as the what?
Ring of Fire
Behind the Swoosh discussed at great lengths the plight of textile and garment workers in Indonesia. What were some of the issues that were highlighted in the film? Why were these issues so pervasive? Can you think of any additional instances this semester in which workers were perhaps taken advantage of by global commodity chains?
The film highlighted Nike’s use of Sweatshops in Indonesia where textile and garment workers are subject to overbearingly long hours and concerningly low wages. Issues brought to light in the film include but are not limited to the inhumane treatment of workers through dangerous work environments and low wages, living predicaments for a majority of the workers and their families, and a lack of necessary resources needed to survive. For many textile and garment workers in Indonesia, living in impoverished areas where housing means concrete boxes and sharing a bathroom with other families is a harsh reality. Despite these issues being raised with the production of the film, many of the issues are pervasive because of the average low income found throughout the area. Living in poor conditions and being unable to afford meals/clothes/housing for oneself consistently over a period of time creates unfixable issues. The issue also prevails as a result of high consumer demand for Nike products. Another instance in which workers were taken advantage of by global commodity chains would be the cocoa business in the Ivory Coast and Ghana where intense child labor gets overlooked so that chocolate can be enjoyed by others internationally.
The complexities of the Korean War are often overlooked in Western education. What was the genesis of the Korean War? Why did Kim Il-sung decide to invade South Korea? What were some of the consequences of the U.S. and South Korean push into North Korea? What are some of the challenges of reuniting the two Koreas today?
In late June of 1950, border tensions escalated between North and South Korea that eventually led to a Northern invasion. The leader of North Korea at the time, Kim Il-Sung decided to invade as a result of his Korean Nationalist ideology in which he felt the Korean Peninsula should be united under one leader. There were multiple consequences of the U.S. and South Korea’s push into North Korea, but one of the major consequences would have to be the total loss of life and resources that occurred as a result of the conflict. The severity of the war led to other nations intervening (the U.S. and UN to the South and the Soviet Union and China to the North). The conflict is still prevalent today as can be seen by the Demilitarized Zone sitting between the two countries’ borders. Some of the challenges for reuniting the two countries today are the fact that the countries operate under different governments (South - Democratic, North - Authoritarian), and their economies are vastly different from one another. While the South is highly developed, the North is not nearly as developed.
What is the capital city of India as well as the home to all three branches of India’s government?
New Delhi
What are the three main versions of the Hindu God?
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
