Test 3 Flashcards
In 1965, \_\_\_\_\_ broke away from Malaysia and became a separate political entity in Southeast Asia. a. Singapore b. Hong Kong c. Sarawak d. Brunei e. Borneo
a. Singapore
Japan’s economic growth was well underway by the:
a. Mid-1950’s
b. Mid- 1960’s
c. Mid-1970’s
d. Mid-1980’s
e. Mid- 1990’s
c. Mid 1970’s
Which of these statements about Mongolia is least accurate?
a. it can be termed a buffer state
b. it is desirous of union with China
c. it is landlocked
d. it was guided in its development for more than 60 years by the Soviets
e. it declared its independence from China in 1911
b. It is desirous of union with China
Which of the following was not occupied by Japan during World War II?
a. Siberia
b. Manchuria
c. Korea
d. Taiwan
e. Vietnam
a. Siberia
The Meiji Restoration:
a. Marked the demise of the Shogun Dynasty
b. Marked the beginning of Japan’s modernization and generated its economic and military transformation
c. Triggered the shift of the country’s capital city to Kyoto
d. Halted Japan’s explosive population growth and has led to a stable population since about 1890
e. Occurred after the disastrous defeat Japan suffered in World War II
b. Marked the beginning of Japan’s modernization and generated its economic and military transformation
Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan’s capital city was:
a. Honshu
b. Tokyo
c. Edo
d. Kansai
e. Kyoto
e. Kyoto
The capital of Japan was moved:
a. From Honshu to Hokkaido in 1948 to assert claims to the Kurile islands lost to Russia at the end of World
War II
b. From Kyoto to Tokyo by the Meiji rulers
c. To Hiroshima after World War II
d. Has always been located in Osaka
e. To the newly-planned city of Nippon in 1946
b. From Kyoto to Tokyo by the Meiji rulers
Japan’s natural landscapes:
a. Resemble those of populous South Asia: wide alluvial valleys crowded by millions of farmers, plateau country elsewhere
b. Being tropical, consists of dense stands of forest and clearings of farmland
c. Are mountainous and hilly, with flat land at a premium d. Consist of all the usual land forms except mountains, which rarely occur in the Japanese archipelago
e. Delayed Japan’s modernization by inhibiting contact and communications with the Asian
mainland
c. Are mountainous and hilly, with flat land at a premium
Which of the following statements is false?
a. Most Japanese are Christians.
b. Japan has the most unvaried population of its size in the world.
c. The Ainu were the first inhabitants of Japan.
d. Shoguns were military rulers in Japan.
e. Japan remained isolated for many years until U.S. warships sailed into Japanese harbors in the 1850s.
a. Most Japanese are Christians.
Japan’s population:
a. Is expected to decline over the next half-century
b. Is concentrated along the shore of the Sea of Japan (East Sea)
c. Exhibits a low rate of literacy
d. Is concentrated on Hokkaido and Shikoku
e. Is reflective of a multicultural society
b. Is concentrated along the shore of the Sea of Japan (East Sea)
Japan’s largest and main island, containing the Japanese capital and almost all of its core area is:
a. Kyushu
b. Honshu
c. Shikoku
d. Hokkaido
e. Sakhalin
b. Honshu
The largest conurbation in Japan is:
a. Tokyo-Yokohama-Kawasaki
b. Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto
c. Kyoto-Nagasaki
d. Nagoya-Hiroshima
e. Osaka-Hokkaido
a. Tokyo-Yokohama-Kawasaki
By 2100, Japan’s current population of 128 million is expected to shrink to about _____ million:
a. 49
b. 67
c. 88
d. 102
e. 118
b. 67
Japan’s recent economic problems are a result of all of the following except:
a. Heavy dependence on foreign oil
b. The rise of competing economic powers in East Asia
c. Financial mismanagement
d. Losses in investments made in other countries
e. Three major earthquakes since 1990 that resulted in 500,000 deaths and billions of yen in losses
e. three major earthquakes since 1990 that resulted in 500,000 deaths and billions of yen in losses
Which of the following statements about Japan is false?
a. Relations with Russia are strained as a result of a longstanding dispute over the Kurile islands closest to Japan
b. Relations with China are difficult because of memories of Japanese (unapologized-for) behavior during World War II
c. The population of Japan is aging, thereby creating labor shortages
d. Japanese tourists, seeing how those in the West live, are now less satisfied with life in Japan
e. Japan has numerous ethnic minorities that create significant internal strife
d. Japanese tourists, seeing how those in the West live, are now less satisfied with life in Japan
The outcome of the Korean War in the 1950s was:
a. defeat of North Korea, which was returned to the control of Japan
b. victory for the South, which soon became communist c. a military stalemate resulting in the continued division of the country
d. a short pause, followed by renewed war that still drags on to this day
e. the unification of the two Koreas
c. a military stalemate resulting in the continued division of the country
South Korea’s growth has resulted from an economic system described as:
a. Communism
b. Laissez-faire capitalism
c. Globalization
d. State capitalism
e. Socialism
d. State capitalism
Taiwan was at one time a colony of: a. Russia b. The United States c, Japan d. Australia e. Britain
c. Japan
Which of the following statements is false?
a. The capital of Taiwan is Taipei.
b. Taiwan exports personal computers.
c. More than 22 million people live on Taiwan.
d. The Taiwanese cannot keep pace economically with the mainland Chinese.
e. Taiwan recently held free elections for a parliament
d. The Taiwanese cannot keep pace economically with the mainland Chinese
Taiwan is located off the coast of:
a. Russia
b. China
c. Korea
d. Vietnam
e. Japan
b. China
Which city is located in the last outpost of the Republic of China, which was first proclaimed in 1912: a. Hong Kong b. Lhasa c. Taipei d. Macau e Pyongyang
c. Taipei
Which of the following was the first highly developed country in East Asia, significantly ahead
of any other East Asian state in its level of economic development?
a. Japan
b. South Korea
c. China
d. North Korea
e. Taiwan
a. Japan
The country that has functioned as a buffer state between Russia and China is:
a. Mongolia
b. Siberia
c. North Korea
d. Tibet
e. Xinjiang
a. Mongolia
The primate city and capital of South Korea is:
a. Busan
b. Pyongyang
c. Taipei
d. Seoul
e. Kyushu
d. Seoul
Regionally, the Hawaiian Islands are part of:
a. Melanesia
b. Micronesia
c. Polynesia
d. the Pacific Rim
e. North America
c. Polynesia
The Pacific region called _____ takes its name from the word for many, and is contained within a huge triangle whose corners are New Zealand, Easter Island, and the Hawaiian Islands.
a. Polynesia
b. Amnesia
c. Micronesia
d. Melanesia
e. Oceania
a. Polynesia
The dominant economic activity associated with high-island (volcanic) cultures is:
a. Tourism
b. Fishing
c. Agriculture
d. Mining
e. Industry
c. Agriculture
Which of the following is located in Micronesia?
a. Hawaiian Islands
b. Marshall Islands
c. New Caledonia
d. Solomon Islands
e. Papua New Guinea
b. Marshall Islands
Which of the following is false about Fiji?
a. Nearly 800,000 people live on about 100 islands.
b. Large numbers of Australians have retired to the islands.
c. South Asians arrived during the colonial era to work on the sugar plantations.
d. The South Asians have long been political activists. e. The South Asians have dominated the commercial life of the country.
b. Large numbers of Australians have retired to the islands.
Prior to independence, New Guinea was administered by:
a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. the Netherlands
d. Indonesia
e. Papua
a. Australia
The people of New Guinea are:
a. mostly Chinese
b. Polynesian
c. Indonesian in their ancestry
d. of Dutch descent
e. Papuans
e. Papuans
The largest cluster of population in Melanesia is found in:
a. Papua New Guinea
b. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. Samoa
e. New Caledonia
a. Papua New Guinea
Which of the following is located in Melanesia?
a. Guam
b. Tahiti
c. Vanuatu
d. Samoa
e. Hawaii
c. Vanuatu
The island of New Guinea is included in the Pacific region known as:
a. Melanesia
b. Micronesia
c. Polynesia
d. Insular Southeast Asia
e. Indonesia
a. Melanesia
In territorial size, the largest country in Melanesia is:
a. Solomon Islands
b. Fiji
c. Papua New Guinea
d. Hawaii
e. Easter Island
c. Papua New Guinea
The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as:
a. Eucalyptuses
b. Kangaroos
c. Marsupials
d. Outbacks
e. Anzacs
c. Marsupials
Native Australians are known as:
a. Maoris
b. Cook Islanders
c. Aborigines
d. Australindians
e. Marsupials
c. Aborigines
For many years, Australia had an immigration policy that:
a. Allowed only white people to enter the country
b. Forced aborigines to move to New Zealand
c. Encouraged migration from Indonesia
d. allowed only former criminals to move into the country
e. Allowed only relatives of gold miners to enter the country
a. Allowed only white people to enter the country
Which of the following is not one of Australia’s major problems?
a. Aboriginal claims
b. Environmental degradation
c. Immigration issues
d. Land border disputes
e. All of the above
d. Land border disputes
Which of the following statements is false?
a. Australia’s total population is modest in size.
b. The largest segment of the core area of Australia is on the southeastern coast.
c. Most Australians live in rural areas.
d. Much of Australia is arid or semiarid.
e. The capital of Australia is Canberra
c. Most Australians live in rural areas
Which of the following cities is located nearest the Australian capital of Canberra?
a. Perth
b. Melbourne
c. Auckland
d. Adelaide
e. Bris
b. Melbourne
The governmental structure of Australia is that of a:
a. Federal state
b. Unitary state
c. British colony
d. Monarchy
e. Indigenous social
a. Federal state
The island across the Bass Strait off the southeastern coast of Australia called:
a. Sydney
b. Canberra
c. Tasmania
d. South Island
e. East Timor
c. Tasmania
Most of the core area of Australia is located in the:
a. Northwest
b. Northeast
c. Southwest
d. Southeast
e. Outback
d. Southeast
About _____ percent of Australians live in cities or towns.
a. 33
b. 48
c. 60
d. 72
e. 85
e. 85
The Australian capital city is:
a. Canberra
b. Sydney
c. Wellington
d. Perth
e. Auckland on the South Island
a. Canberra
The vast interior rural area of Australia is known as the:
a. national core area
b. Central Australian State
c. Aboriginal Territories
d. Empty Quarter
e. Outback
e. Outback
The environmental crisis that most severely threatens economic activity in the Murray-Darling river basin is:
a. overpopulation
b. rabbit-induced deforestation
c. mining pollution
d. drought
e. repeated floods
d. Drought
New Zealand’s largest ethnic minority group, whose roots are Polynesian, is known as the:
a. Aborigines
b. Maori
c. Kiwi
d. Australindians
e. High Islanders
b. Maori
Which of the following is True?
a. New Zealand is only about 100 miles from Australia
b, While much of interior Australia is desert, most of interior New Zealand is mountainous.
c. The capital of New Zealand is Auckland.
d. New Zealand is comprised of three large islands.
e. Most of New Zealand’s population lives in the interior of the North Island
b, While much of interior Australia is desert, most of interior New Zealand is mountainous
The largest city in Australia is:
a. Sydney
b. Canberra
c. Perth
d. Melbourne
e. Brisbane
a. Sydney
The major core of population is located on _____ portion of the Australian continent.
a. Northwestern coast
b. South-Central coast
c. East and Southeast coast
d. Central Inland
e. Southwestern coast
c. East and Southeast coast
Which of these is NOT a state of the Australian federal government system? a. New South Wales b. Western Australia c. Tasmania d. New Zealand e .Queensland
d. New Zealand
This portion of Australia was set aside to protect the interests of its large Aborignal population.
a. New South Wales
b. Australian Capital Territory
c. Tasmania
d. Western Australia
e. Northern Territory
e. Northern Territory
Australia’s most isolated large city is _____ which sits on the Australian west coast, far from the other major cities.
a. Melbourne
b. Perth
c. Sydney
d. Brisbane
e. Canberra
b. Perth
Australia’s agriculture has long been known for its tremendous herds of:
a. Cows
b. Sheep
c. Llamas
d. Pigs
e. Oxen
b. Sheep
The largest urban area in New Zealand is:
a. Auckland
b. Christchurch
c. Wellington
d. Hamilton
e. Dunedin
a. Auckland
The topography of New Zealand can be generalized as:
a. Flat low-lying plains
b. Rolling hills
c. A high plateau
d. Rugged mountains
e. Plains interrupted by carved canyons
d. Rugged mountains
Which country, along with Australia, constitutes the Austral Realm?
a. New Zealand
b. New Guinea
c. East Timor
d. Indonesia
e. Singapore
a. New Zealand
Singapore:
a. Was a British Colony
b. Has a large Chinese population
c. Was once a part of Malaysia
d. Is on a small island
e. All of the above
e. All of the above
The ethnic group that accounts for over 75% of Singapore’s population are the:
a. Hindus
b. Chinese
c. Sighs
d. Khmers
e. Malays
b. Chinese
Southeast Asian physiography is dominated by:
a. Extensive plateaus
b. High relief
c. Extensive flat plains
d. Rolling hills
e. Dry-environment land forms
b, High relief
Which of the following statements is false?
a. The Southeast Asian realm exhibits shatter belt characteristics.
b. Compared to neighboring realms, Southeast Asia has a relatively low population density
c. The major river valleys of mainland Southeast Asia are sparsely populated
d. Southeast Asia is culturally fragmented.
e. All of the above are correct.
c. The major river valleys of mainland Southeast Asia are sparsely populated
Southeast Asia, compared to the South Asia realm, is:
a. Less densely populated
b. More densely populated than India and possesses a much lower standard of living
c. Very heavily urbanized, with sparse populations in the rural areas
d. Entirely a remnant of Britain’s East Indies colonial empire
e. Much less affected by Chinese immigration
d. Entirely a remnant of Britain’s East Indies colonial empire
Half of Southeast Asia’s population lives in which two countries?
a. Indonesia and Vietnam
b. Indonesia and the Philippines
c. Vietnam and the Philippines
d. Malaysia and Myanmar
e. Indonesia and Thailand
b. Indonesia and the Philippines
Large-scale population clusters in Southeast Asia exist in all but which of the following areas?
a. Lower valleys of major rivers
b. Deltas of major rivers
c. Zones of plantation development in Malaysia
d. Areas of volcanic soil in the islands
e. Interior highland regions
e. Interior highland regions
Agriculture in Southeast Asia is limited by:
a. Desert conditions
b. Loess soils
c. Generally infertile tropical soils
d. Severe dietary restrictions caused by food taboos
e. All of the above
b. Loess soils
A country in Southeast Asia that remained, for the most part, an independent state throughout the colonial era was:
a. Vietnam
b. Malaya
c. Borneo
d. Thailand
e. Burma
d. Thailand
Which of the following was not a part of French Indochina?
a. Tonkin
b. Siam
c. Cambodia
d. Laos
e. Cochin China
b. Siam
Which of the following mother country-colony associations is incorrect?
a. Spain–Philippines
b. Britain–Burma
c. Netherlands–Brunei
d. France–Vietnam
e. Portugal—East Timor
c. Netherlands–Brunei
Which of the following countries was once part of British India?
a. Singapore
b. Sumatera (Sumatra)
c. Myanmar (Burma)
d. Malaysia
e. Thailand
c. Myanmar (Burma)
Which of the following islands was not colonized by the Dutch?
a. Java
b. Sumatera (Sumatra)
c. Borneo
d. Sulawesi (Celebes)
e. Luzon
e. Luzon
_____ held onto eastern Timor well after the Dutch left the East Indies.
a. Portugal
b. France
c. Australia
d. Britain
e. Japan
a. Portugal
The largest Muslim country in the world in terms of population is: a. Bangladesh b. Iran c. Pakistan d. Indonesia e, Nigeria
d. Indonesia
The ethnic group forming a significant part of the commercial class in Southeast Asia are the:
a. Indians
b. Japanese
c. Singaporeans
d. Thais
e. Chinese
e. Chinese
In Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, most of the people are adherents of:
a. Buddhism
b. Hinduism
c. Islam
d. Roman Catholicism
e. the Muslim faith
a. Buddhism
A country that is elongated is:
a. Cambodia
b. Vietnam
c. Brunei
d. Singapore
e. Philippines
b. Vietnam
Saigon is today named after the communist leader who founded modern Vietnam, a communist named:
a. Viet Cong
b. Kim Il Sung
c. Ho Chi Minh
d. Dien Bien Phu
e. Pol Pot
c. Ho Chi Minh
Which country does not border Vietnam?
a. Laos
b. Thailand
c. Cambodia
d. People’s Republic of China
e. None of the above
b. Thailand
The two core areas of Vietnam are centered at:
a. Cochin China and Annam
b. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
c. the Mekong and Irrawaddy deltas
d. Bangkok and Dien Bien Phu
e. Vientiane and Phnom Penh
b. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
The Southeast Asian nation that exhibits the greatest degree of compactness is:
a. Laos
b. Cambodia
c. Thailand
d. Vietnam
e. Indonesia
b. Cambodia
Angkor Wat is located in which country?
a. Vietnam
b. Cambodia
c. Laos
d. Myanmar
e. Thailand
b. Cambodia
The Khmer Rouge killed as many as 2 million people in an attempt to change the society of:
a. Vietnam
b. Cambodia
c. Laos
d. Thailand
e. Myanmar
b. Cambodia
What is the poorest state in mainland Southeast Asia?
a. Laos
b. East Timor
c. Singapore
d. Thailand
e. Myanmar
a. Laos
Which of the following associations is false?
a. Philippines and Manila
b. Myanmar and Yangon
c. Indonesia and Jakarta
d. Laos and Hanoi
e. Thailand and Bangkok
d. Laos and Hanoi
Three countries located on the Malay Peninsula are:
a. Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
b. Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar
c. China, Vietnam, Malaysia
d. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei
e. Malaya, Indonesia, Singapore
b. Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar
Which of the following mother country-colony associations is false?
a. Netherlands–Indonesia
b. Spain–Thailand
c. France–Laos
d. Britain–Burma
e. United Kingdom—Singapore
b. Spain–Thailand
The insular region of Southeast Asia does not include:
a. Malaysia
b. Brunei
c. Singapore
d. Laos
e. Indonesia
d. Laos
What country in mainland Southeast Asia was once part of British India?
a. Myanmar
b. Thailand
c. Cambodia
d. the Philippines
e. East Timor
a. Myanmar
The small oil rich Islamic sultanate of insular Southeast Asia is:
a. Kalimantan
b. Papua
c. Brunei
d. Sulawesi
e. East Timor
c. Brunei
Indonesia is a state located:
a. On two major islands
b. On more than 17,000 islands
c. On both the Asian mainland and the island of Borneo d. Between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
e. B and D
e. B and D
The island of ________ is the Indonesian island that is identified as a mini-continent.
a. Maluku
b. Borneo
c. Sumatera
d. Luzon
e. Java
e. Java
The island of _____ is the Indonesian island that borders the Strait of Malacca.
a. Sulawesi
b. Borneo
c. Sumatera
d. Luzon
e. Java
c. Sumatera
The island of _____ insular Southeast Asia that can be characterized as a minicontinent is:
a. Sulawesi
b. Borneo
c. Sumatera
d. Celebes
e. Singapore
b. Borneo
The two main islands in terms of population and size in the Philippines are:
a. Mindanao and Luzon
b. Borneo and Visayan
c. Singapore and Cebu
d. Timor and Java
e. Sulawesi and Luzon
a. Mindanao and Luzon
The most populated Southeast Asian nation is:
a. Malasia
b. Indonesia
c. Philippines
d. Thailand
e. Vietnam
b. Indonesia
In 1898, the Spanish were replaced as colonial leaders in the Philippines by the:
a. French
b. British
c. Dutch
d. Japanese
e. Americans
e. Americans
The dominant religion of both Indonesia and Malaysia is:
a. Islam
b. Hinduism
c. Buddhism
d. Christianity
e. animism
a. Islam
The country that historically was called Siam is now known as:
a. Singapore
b. Cambodia
c. Thailand
d. Malaysia
e. Myanmar
c. Thailand
Which city is located closest to Southeast Asia’s vitally important Strait of Malacca?
a. Hong
b. Singapore
c. Bangkok
d. Jakarta
e. Manila
b. Singappore
The Indonesian island of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is one of the world’s most densely settled and intensively cultivated areas. a. Sulawesi b. Kalimantan c. Sumatera d. Luzon e. Java
e. Java
The Indonesian portion of the island of ________ is known as Papua.
a. Timor
b. Borneo
c. Sumatera
d. New Guinea
e. Java
d. New Guinea
Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country is:
a. Laos
b. Vietnam
c. Brunei
d. Thailand
e. Cambodia
a. Laos
The giant of the Southeast Asian Realm, in terms of both area and population, is _____.
a. Indonesia
b. Malaysia
c. Singapore
d. Thailand
e. Cambodia
a. Indonesia
_____ has the highest income of Southeast Asia’s realm.
a. Singapore
b. Brunei
c. Malaysia
d. Thailand
e. Indonesia
_____
The small oil rich Islamic sultanate in Southeast Asia is:
a. Indonesia
b. Singapore
c. Brunei
d. Thailand
e. .Luzon
c. Brueni
The Muslim stronghold in the Philippines is:
a. Luzon
b. Mindanao
c. The Southern islands
d. Timor
e. Manila
c. The Southern islands
A former Portuguese colony which is the newest nation in Southeast Asia is:
a. Macau
b. East Timor
c. Philippines
d. Papua New Guinea
e. Laos
b. East Timor
The country divided in two almost equal parts by water:
a. Hainan
b. Malaysia
c. Luzon
d. Timor
e. New Guinea
b. Malaysia
The main religion in the Philippines is:
a. Buddhism
b. Islam
c. Hinduism
d. Methodism
e. Roman Catholicism
e. Roman Catholicism
What is the only country in the Pacific Rim that is predominantly Roman Catholic?
a. Macau
b. East Timor
c. Philippines
d. Papua New Guinea
e. Laos
b. East Timor
Which of the following is false concerning the western interior of China?
a. Much of the area is a flat plain
b. Much of the area is mountainous or is a high plateau
c. Many of Asia’s great rivers arise in the area’s highlands
d. The area is sparsely populated compared to China proper
e. Much of this area exhibits a highland (H) climate
a. Much of the area is a flat plain
The country of the “people of Han” is:
a. Mongolia
b. China
c. Japan
d. Korea
e. Tibet
b. China
The Han Dynasty:
a. Is the earliest Chinese dynasty about which substantial information is available
b. Began and ended before 300 B.C., when China already was a well-organized state
c. Was a pivotal and formative period in Chinese history, when the Chinese sphere of influence was enlarged, land reform occurred, and external trade commenced
d. Is another name for the regime of Mao Zedong
e. Led directly to the takeover of the Manchus in 1644
c. Was a pivotal and formative period in Chinese history, when the Chinese sphere of influence was enlarged, land reform occurred, and external trade commenced
Mao Zedong's proclamation creating the communist People's Republic of China was announced in: a. 1911 b. 1925 c. 1949 d. 1976 e. 1997
c. 1949
China’s largest city is:
a. Beijing
b. Hong Kong
c. Guangzhou
d. Shenzhen
e. Shanghai
e. Shanghai
China’s current population is closest to:
a. 400 million
b. 800 million
c. 1.1 billion
d. 1.3 billion
e. 2.1
d. 1.3 billion
Which of the following regions is often called “Manchuria” by uninformed foreigners?
a. Northeast China
b. Taiwan
c. North China Plain
d. Xinjiang
e. Red Basin of Sichuan
a. Northeast China
Which of the following is not located in Northeast China?
a. The Liao River basin
b. The country’s Rustbelt
c. The Songhua River basin
d. The city of Harbin e) the ancient city of Xian
e. The ancient city of Xian
The North China Plain is dominated by the:
a. Lower Huang He
b. Loess Plateau
c. City of Shanghai
d. Pearl River estuary
e. Ordos Desert
a. Lower Huang He
The Huang He:
a. Drains the Xi/Pearl River Basin
b. Flows into the South China Sea
c. Almost encircles the Ordos Desert
d. Flows from the Loess Plateau eastward toward its mouth at Shanghai
e. Originates in the Sichuan Basin
c. Almost encircles the Ordos desert
Which of the following is one of the worlds’ most heavily populated agricultural areas:
a. The Northeast China Plain
b. The Liao-Songhua Basin
c. Xinjiang
d. The Jakota Triangle
e. The North China Plain
a. The Northeast China plain
Which of the following is the Chinese name for Tibet?
a. Pudong
b. Xian
c. Xinjiang
d. Xizang
e. Hainan
d. Xizang
Xizang:
a. Is the Chinese name for Tibet
b. Is now directly connected by rail to Beijing
c. Has suffered from the destruction of its culture by the Chinese
d. Has its capital at Lhasa
e. All of the above
e. All of the above
The Xinjiang region:
a. Contains desert basins near Turkestan
b. Is located south of Tibet
c. Contains the Gobi Desert
d. Is in the northeastern part of the country
e. Is another name for Xizang
a. Contains desert basins near Tibet
The leader who took over in China following the struggle after Mao’s death was:
a. Deng Xiaoping
b. Kim Jong Il
c. Chien-Ming Wang
d. Yao Ming
e. Hu Jintao
a. Deng Xiaoping
Which of the following is not a Special Economic Zone?
a. Pudong
b. Binhai
c. Xiamen
d. Chongqing
e. Zhuhai
d. Chingqing
The Special Economic Zone that has been most successful is:
a. Macau
b. Shenzhen
c. Guangdong
d. Hainan Island
e. Hong Kong
b, Shezhen
Which of the following has not been important in the development of Shenzhen as an SEZ?
a. Proximity to Hong Kong
b. The socialist economic principles applied by the Chinese government to its development
c. State-of-the-art port facilities
d. Investment of Overseas Chinese in its development e. The fastest urban growth rate in human history
b, The socialist economic principles applied by the Chinese government to its development
An area of China that can be designated as a “regional state” is:
a. Xinjiang
b. the Pearl River Hub
c. Sichuan
d. Xizang
e. Taiwan
b. The Pearl River Hub
Which of the following lies just across the old Chinese border from Hong Kong?
a. Macau
b. Canton
c. Chang-Yangzi Delta
d. Pudong
e. Shenzhen
e. Shenzhen
The SEZ located closest to China’s largest city, Shanghai, is:
a. Macau
b. Pudong
c. Xiamen
d. Zhuhai
e. Shenzhen
b. Pudong
The former Portuguese possession at the mouth of the Pearl River, which was returned to China in 1999, is:
a. Hong Kong
b. Macau
c. Goa
d. Shandong
e. Hainan Island
b. Macau
The Chinese name for the Yellow River is the:
a. Chang Jiang
b. Huang He
c. Liao
d. Xinjiang
e. Xi Jiang
b. Huang He
The leading water project on the longest river in central China which may cause major environmental damage is:
a. Liao Dam
b. Grand Canal
c. Three Gorges Dam
d. Great Wall Dam
e. Diversion of the Yangzi into the Pearl River
c. Three Gorges Dam
The Long March was a series of battles and retreats conducted by Communist Party forces led by \_\_\_\_\_. a. Zhou Enlai b. Sun Yat-sen c. Kim Jong Il d. Chiang Kai-she e. Mao Zedong
e. Mao Zedong
Which of the following was NOT a result of the One-Child Policy in China?
a. Dramatically slowed population growth
b. Increase in the number of abortions
c. An increased preference for female children
d. A very high male to female birth ratio
e. All of the above were results of the One-Child Policy
c. An increased preference for female children
The main river serving the hinterland of Shanghai is the:
a. Pearl River
b. Huang He River
c. Chang-Yangzi River
d. Mississippi River
e. Songhua
c. Chang-Yangzi River
The Gobi is associated with which region?
a. North China
b. Northeast China
c. Inner Mongolia
d. Xinjiang
e. Xizang
c. Inner Mongolia
Which of the following are not Chinese areas encouraging foreign investment?
a. Special economic zones
b. Open coastal areas
c. Open cities
d. Forbidden cities
e. Shenzhen
d. Forbidden cities
China’s decision to open relations with the West in 1972 was in part based upon:
a. The failure of the communist system B. Mao’s death c. The need for a relationship with a
major power, since China was at serious odds with the Soviet Union.
d. The end of the Cold War
e. The urging of the Soviet Union to ease the need for further Soviet foreign aid to China
c. The need for a relationship with a major power, since China was at serious odds with the Soviet Union
The People’s Republic of China also claims the island of:
a. Hokkaido
b. Honshu
c. Taiwan
d. Kurile
e. Gobi
c. Taiwan
China was opened to the western world in 1972 following a visit by U.S. president:
a. Carter
b. Nixon
c. Reagan
d. Bush
e. Perot
b. Nixon
Historically, China’s most influential philosopher and teacher was:
a. Buddha
b. Muhammad
c. Confucius
d. Mao Zedong
e. Gandhi
c, Confucius
The attempt to rekindle the revolutionary spirit in China in the 1960s was known as the:
a. Great Leap Forward
b. Sepoy Rebellion
c. Cultural Revolution
d. Extraterritoriality Debate
e. Long March
c. Cultural Revolution
Which of the following was introduced to control population?
a. The one child policy
b. The cheap condom
c. Female infanticide
d. Late marriage
e. The encouragement of emigration
a. The one child policy
China’s two major trading partners are:
a. Japan and Korea
b. US and Japan
c. Russia and Japan
d. Taiwan and Japan
e. Vietnam and Cambodia
b. US and Japan
Which of the following is largely responsible for the modern-day political boundaries in the South Asia realm? a.Mountain ranges b. British rule c. Oceans and seas d. Monsoon rains
b. British rule
Which of the following is not one of the countries of the South Asia realm?
a. Pakistan
b. Bhutan
c. Afghanistan
d. Sri Lanka
c. Afghanistan
Why Pakistan is considered part of the South Asia realm?
a. Ethnic continuity that links it with India.
b. English is the lingua franca, as in India.
c. Evolution as part of British Empire.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
What is the name of the disputed territory between Pakistan and India?
a. Punjab
b. Ceylon
c. Kashmir
d. Bengal
c. Kashmir
What river is found in the western portion of the river lowlands physiographic region?
a. Indus River
b. Ganges River
c. Brahmaputra River
d. Narmada River
a. Indus River
What is the name of the largest plateau region in South Asia?
a. Deccan Plateau
b. Central Indian Plateau
c. Chota Nagpur Plateau
d. Ghats Plateau
a. Deccan Plateau
Where do most of the rivers on the Deccan Plateau flow to?
a. Mouths of the Ganges
b. Bay of Bengal
c. Gulf of Khambhat
d. Gulf of Kutch
b. Bay of Bengal
When did Indo-European speaking peoples invade northern India?
a. 100 bc
b. 500 bc
c. 1500 bc
d. 5000 bc
d. 5000 bc
Where did the peoples speaking Indo-European languages come from?
a. Modern-day Iran
b. Modern-day Israel
c. Modern-day Iraq
d. Modern-day Istanbul
a. Modern-day Iran
Which of the following was a religious belief system introduced by Indo-European speaking peoples to northern India?
a. Hinduism
b. Buddhism
c. Jainism
d. Islam
a. Hinduism
What term describes the system of power ranking based on class and legitimized through religion?
a. Religious stratification
b. Caste system
c. Social system
d. Caste stratification
d. Caste stratification
When did the caste system emerge?
a. 1500 years ago
b. 2500 years ago
c. 3500 years ago
d. 5500 years ago
c. 3500 years ago
Why is the caste system so highly controversial in the West?
a. It justifies structural inequality.
b. It offers no hope for advancement.
c. It determines lower castes by past lives.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the Above
Where in South Asia do Indo-European languages dominate?
a. Northern and Western parts
b. Southern and Western parts
c. Northern and Eastern parts
d. Southern and Eastern parts
a. Northern and Western parts
Which language was indigenous to South Asia
a. Sino-Tibetan
b. Austro-Asiatic
c. Dravidian
d. Indo-European
c. Darvidian
What language family do Tamil and Telugu belong to?
a. Austro-Asiatic
b. Dravidian
c. Indo-Europe
d. Sino-Tibetan
b. Dravidian
What language family does Sanskrit belong to?
a. Austro-Asiatic
b. Dravidian
c. Indo-European
d. Sino-Tibetan
c. Indo-European
When did Buddhism emerge in South Asia?
a. 100 bc
b. 500 bc
c. 1500 bc
d. 5100 bc
b. 500
Where in South Asia did Buddhism arise?
a. The Mouths of the Ganges
b. The Indus River Valley
c. The Ganges Basin
d. The Deccan Plateau
c. The Ganges Basin
How many people in India adhere to Buddhism?
a. 1 percent
b. 2 percent
c. 8 percent
d. 81 percent
a. 1 percent
What South Asian country has Buddhism as its state religion?
a. Sri Lanka
b. India
c. Bhutan
d. Nepal
c. Bhutan
When did Islam begin its spread overland into South Asia?
a. 10th century
b. 13th century
c. 16th century
d. 18th century
a. 10th century
What political entity was established by Muslims in the northern basin of India?
a. Maratha State
b. Mughal Empire
c. Delhi Sultanate
d. British Empire
b. Mughal Empire
Where was the political center of the Mughal Empire?
a. Afghanistan
b. Pakistan
c. Mongolia
d. Bangladesh
What political entity adopted tolerant policies toward Hindus?
a. Delhi Sultanate
b. Maratha State
c. Mughal Empire
d. East India Company
c. Mughal Empire
When did the Mughal Empire begin to decline?
a. 10th century
b. 13th century
c. 16th century
d. 18th century
d. 18th century
What percent of Pakistanis/Indians are Muslim?
a. 6/6
b. 15/90
c. 90/6
d. 96/15
d. 96/15
What was the ruling strategy used by the British in South Asia?
a. veiled raj
b. direct rule
c. divide-and-rule
d. indirect rule
d. Indirect rule
What is an accurate description of the “indirect rule” strategy employed by the British?
a. They left local rulers in place and coerced them to offer preferable trade agreements.
b. They allowed local rulers to choose trade agreements from several favorable options.
c. They would punish local rulers if they did not implement desirable trade agreements.
d. They circumvented local rulers and negotiated trade agreements directly with villagers.
a. They left local rulers in place and coerced them to offer preferable trade agreements.
How long did the British Empire raj in South Asia last?
a. 9 years
b. 10 years
c. 19 years
d. 90 years
d. 90 years
What role did South Asia have in Britain’s Industrial Revolution?
a. South Asia supplied raw materials to British factories. b. South Asia was the actual site of British manufacturing .
c. South Asia was crucial competition for British industry.
d. South Asia provided manual labor for British industries
a. South Asia supplied raw materials to British factories ***
What was true about the social transformation of South Asia during colonialism?
a. Education combined English and Indian traditions.
b. Westernization was reinforced by British universities. c. It contributed to demand for self-rule and independence.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the Above
What is a correct description of partition in South Asia?
a. The political division of India from East and West Pakistan.
b. The segregation of Muslim and Hindu communities in cities.
c. The political split of coastal settlements and
countryside.
d. The rift between Westernized and non-Westernized peoples.
a. The political division of India from East and West Pakistan.
What makes the migration following British India’s partition so exceptional?
a. A large number of migrants moved in a very short period of time.
b. Most were “voluntary” migrants with means and ability to move.
c. Most migrants were “forced” to move as they sensed a threat.
d. The numbers of migrants was larger going out of India than in
c. Most migrants were “forced” to move as they sensed a threat.
What year did British India’s partition occur?
a. 1931
b. 1945
c. 1947
d. 1951
c. 1947
What is the modern-day name of East Pakistan?
a. Bhutan
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Afghanistan
b. Bangladesh
Which of the following tensions between India and Pakistan makes it more of a global concern?
a. India and Pakistan were on opposite sides during the Cold War
b. Pakistan and India were in an arms race that is now nuclear.
c. India and Pakistan are still in conflict over Jammu and Kashmir.
d. Pakistan and India have similarly sized Muslim populations.
b. Pakistan and India were in an arms race that is now nuclear.
How large is India’s Muslim population today?
a. 14 million
b. 100 million
c. 170 million
d. 193 million
c. 170 million
What was Pakistan’s capital immediately following partition in 1947?
a. Islamabad
b. Karachi
c. Lahore
d. Sukkur
b. Karachi
Where did Pakistan move its capital to following partition?
a. In the Thar Desert lands
b. In the Punjab lands
c. In the Kashmir mountains
d. On the Arabian Sea coast
d. On the Arabian Sea coast
Why did Pakistan move its national capital following partition?
a. To stake a claim to its northern frontiers.
b. To find land better suited to settlement.
c. To take advantage of its coastal harbors.
d. To better defend its capital from India.
What name did Pakistan give its newly placed national capital following partition?
a. Karachi
b. Lahore
c. Kashmir
d. Islamabad
a. Karachi
Why was Kashmir an unusual case in deciding which country to be a part of following partition of British India?
a. It was made up of a mostly Muslim population that wanted to join India.
b. It was ruled by a Hindu maharaja that decided retain autonomous status.
c. It was completely surrounded by non-Hindu and non-Muslim China.
d. It was decided by a fair and democratic
referendum by all Kashmiris.
b. It was ruled by a Hindu maharaja that decided retain autonomous status.
What is true about terrorism and Muslims in India?
a. A large number of Indian Muslims are joining terrorists groups.
b. Terrorist acts produce no reaction among ordinary Muslims in India.
c. Most Indian Muslims that join terrorist groups attack Pakistani cities.
d. Majority of Indian Muslim have remained uninvolved in extremism.
d. Majority of Indian Muslim have remained uninvolved in extremism
What percent of South Asia’s population is rural?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 70
d. 90
c. 70
In South Asia, why are boys more valued than girls?
a. Boys are seen as more economically productive.
b. Boys can own land and get an inheritance.
c. Boys do not require a dowry for marriage.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
What subregion of Pakistan was divided by the post-independence boundary between Pakistan and India?
a. Punjab
b. Sindh
c. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
d. Baluchistan
b. Sindh
What is Bangladesh particularly vulnerable to?
a. Natural hazards
b. Economic Crashes
c. Terrorist attacks
d. Industrial pollution
a. Natural hazards
What two countries are buffer states between India and China?
a. Bangladesh and Bhutan
b. Nepal and Bhutan
c. Pakistan and Nepal
d. Tibet and Kashmir
b. Nepal and Bhutan
Which of the Southern Islands has South Asia’s highest GNI per capita?
a. Andaman Islands
b. Sri Lanka
c. The Maldives
d. Nicobar Islands
c. The Maldives
The caste system is most associated with which of the following religious group?
a. Rastafarian
b. Muslim
c. Buddhist
d. Hindu
e. Christian
d. Hindu
The portion of India where the population today is growing the fastest is:
a. The Kashmir area
b. The Mumbai urban region
c. The upper Gangetic Plain
d. The states to the northeast of Bangladesh
e. Kathiawar Peninsula
d. The states to the northeast of Bangladesh
In India, a leading centrifugal force is:
a. Hinduism
b. Multiple languages
c. The personality of Nehru
d. The Sikh population
e. None of the above
b. Multiple languages
The dominant centripetal force in India has been the:
a. Cultural and religious strength of Hinduism
b. Universality of the English Language
c. United opposition to Islam
d. National effort against the colonial power
e. War on hunger and malnutrition
a. Cultural and religious strength of Hinduism
The priestly caste in India is known as the:
a. Hindus
b. Brahmans
c. Harridans
d. Sikhs
e. None of the above
b. Brahmans
Which country is almost annually struck by costly natural disasters?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Sri Lanka
e. Nepal
b. Bangladesh
The two countries in the Mountainous North of South Asia are:
a. Nepal and Bhutan
b. Pakistan and Bangladesh
c. Sri Lanka and Bhutan
d. Assam and Punjab
e. Jammu and Kashmir
a. Nepal and Bhutan
The country with the second largest population in the world is:
a. Pakistan
b. The United States
c. Russia
d. India
e. China
d. India
Pakistan is:
a. Islamic Republic
b. A dry-world country
c. Different from its former federal partner East Pakistan
d. Poor in known mineral resources
e. Characterized by all of the above
e. Characterized by all of the above
Bangladesh came into existence
a. Following a war of independence against India.
b. When British India was partitioned in 1947.
c. As a refuge for Hindus.
d. Following a war of independence against Pakistan.
e. Out of the former Indian state of West Bengal
d. Following a war of independence against Pakistan.
The official language of India, one of 14 given national status, is:
a. Hindi
b. English
c. Charisma
d. Sikh
e. Nehru
a. Hindi
A leading commercial crop that Bangladesh relies heavily on for export revenues is:
a. Rice
b. Rubber
c. Jute
d. Wheat
e. Bananas
c. Jute
Which of the following countries is characterized by a plantation economy?
a. Pakistan
b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
e. Sri Lanka
e. Sri Laka
