Chapter 16 East Asia

Question 1

Taiwan has stopped short of claiming formal independence to avoid a threatened invasion by

Answer 1

China

Question 2

Capital City of North Korea

Answer 2

Pyongyang

Question 3

In 1989 where did students in Beijing unsuccessfully protest for greater freedoms from the Communists?

Answer 3

Tiananmen Square

Question 4

capital city of Japan

Answer 4

Tokyo

Question 5

What is another name for the region bounded by the Pacific Ocean, Russia, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia?

Answer 5

Pacific Rim

Question 6

China’s largest city is____________

Answer 6

Shanghai

Question 7

True or False:

The terrain in east Asia is essentially the same, dominated by fertile valleys and plains.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Capital city of South Korea

Answer 8

Seoul

Question 9

What are the two main rivers in China?

Answer 9

Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers

Question 10

____ was a missionary to China with a mission headquarters in Shanghai.

Answer 10

Hudson Taylor

Question 11

China is slightly _____ in area than the United States.

Answer 11

smaller

Question 12

The leader of Tibetan Buddhism is called the

Answer 12

Dalai Lama

Question 13

By what name do the Japanese refer to their country?

Answer 13

Nippon

Question 14

What communist leader defeated the Nationalist Chinese Army and established the People’s Republic of China?

Answer 14

Moa Zedong

Question 15

____ is the largest city in Japan.

Answer 15

Tokyo

Question 16

The China’s most populous cities are in the __________

Answer 16

east

Question 17

What is the name given to the border separating North Korea and South Korea?

Answer 17

demilitarized zone (DMZ)

Question 18

Which two East Asian nations are divided into free and Communist countries?

Answer 18

China and Taiwan- North Korea and South Korea

Question 19

Japan’s largest island is

Answer 19

Honshu

Question 20

The predominant religion in Japan is

Answer 20

Shintoism

Question 21

The Climate in East Asia ranges from tropical to __________

Answer 21

subartic

Question 22

What is the religion of North Korea that focuses people’s attention on the country’s dictator?

Answer 22

Juche

Question 23

What is the name of the ancient warriors who protected the estates of Japanese feudal lords?

Answer 23

samurai

Question 24

What structure was built during the 14th to 17th centuries to protect China from the Mongols and Turkic tribes

Answer 24

The Great Wall of China

Question 25

What leader established a republic in China?

Answer 25

Sun Yat-sen

Question 26

Collapsable round tents in which Mongolian nomads live are called

Answer 26

Gers

Question 27

What are the names of the two tiny islands that the Nationalist Chinese claim in addition to Taiwan?

Answer 27

Quemoy and Matsu

Question 28

What was the name of the period during which gangs of young Chinese trues to remove intellectuals, Christians, and other “corrupting influences” from Chinese society?

Answer 28

Cultural Revolution

Question 29

capital city of Taiwan

Answer 29

Taipei

Question 30

Which island colony was founded by the British but reverted to China in 1997?

Answer 30

Hong Kong

Question 31

What is the oldest European colony in Asia, founded by the Portuguese in 1557?

Answer 31

Macau

Question 32

What is South Korea also known as

Answer 32

Republic Of Korea

Question 33

capital city of China

Answer 33

Beijing

Question 34

About 92 percent of people in China are part of the ethnic group known as the

Answer 34

Han