Chapter 11

Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace are signature landscapes of what city? Tokyo Beijing Shanghai Seoul

Beijing

Xidan is a modern, busy shopping area. Wangfujing is a popular, pedestrianized retail strip. Zhongguancun is "China's Silicon Valley." In what city are Xidan, Wangfujing, and Zhongguancun? Guangzhou Beijing Shanghai Taipei

Beijing

The urban landscapes of which region were least altered by European colonialism? East Asia Southwest Asia South Asia Southeast Asia

East Asia

Which one of the following cities functions under an authoritarian national government but a capitalist economic system? Seoul Guangzhou Taipei Osaka

Guangzhou

Because they were returned to the People's Republic only two decades ago, what two cities today enjoy the privileges of being Special Administrative Regions (SARs)? Hong Kong and Macau Lhasa and Urumqi Beijing and Shanghai Taipei and Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Macau

Why did the People's Republic permit Hong Kong to thrive as a coastal enclave of Western-style capitalism and British colonialism for so long? The absence of democratic infrastructure in Hong Kong made it an acceptable neighbor. The Kuomintang was in control of Hong Kong. China did not have the military might to take over Hong Kong. Hong Kong pumped billions of dollars of foreign exchange into China each year.

Hong Kong pumped billions of dollars of foreign exchange into China each year.

Which one of the following not true of Taipei's urban geography? Rural development plans have reduced the flow of migrants to the city, thus diffusing urbanization. The Mass Transit System has provided an alternative to motor-vehicle travel and helped to reduce traffic congestion. Inner city population has plummeted, creating a doughnut hole of population density. Air pollution has been drastically cut, making it a greener city.

Inner city population has plummeted, creating a doughnut hole of population density.

The cities of Manchuria became part of imperial Japan in the 1930s. What did Japan do to these cities? Japan turned them into manufacturing centers connected by rail lines. Japan turned them into walled cities to protect the frontier. Japan turned them into recreational and resort cities for the Japanese military. Japan turned them into large agricultural service centers.

Japan turned them into manufacturing centers connected by rail lines.

The cities of what country have been least affected by the forces of globalization? Taiwan Japan South Korea North Korea

North Korea

In Hong Kong, which of these is not true? The main urban center is divided between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The administrative region has to import most of its food and water. The administrative region operates as an autonomous unit within China. Peripheral land in the administrative region is available for urban expansion.

Peripheral land in the administrative region is available for urban expansion.

Which one of the following trends works against the greening of East Asia's cities? Rising automobile use Building new mass transit networks Moving factories out of urban areas Replacing coal with natural gas

Rising automobile use

Which pair of cities fits the description "capitals of a divided nation"? Seoul and Pyongyang Beijing and Nanjing Ulan Bator and Darkhan Taipei and Kaohsiung

Seoul and Pyongyang

If Beijing is the "Washington, D.C., of China," then what city is the "New York City of China"? Nanjing Shanghai Shenzhen Hong Kong

Shanghai

For at least three decades, from the 1950s through the 1970s, cities of East Asia evolved along two distinctly different development paths. Which one of the following cities did not follow the socialist development path during that period? Taipei Shanghai Ulan Bator Beijing

Taipei

What Chinese city, because of its colonial heritage, has a distinctly Japanese flavor? Shanghai Beijing Taipei Nanjing

Taipei

Which one of these statements about Kyoto is true? The city was designed on the plan of China's Tang dynasty capital of Changan The traditional crafts have largely disappeared in the wake of modernization The manufacturing sector is the largest component of the city's economy The city served as Japan's capital until the American occupation after World War II

The city was designed on the plan of China's Tang dynasty capital of Changan

What do Taipei, Seoul, and Hong Kong have in common? They all had socialist economies in the past. They are the largest cities in East Asia. They were all conquered by colonial powers. They are all national capitals.

They were all conquered by colonial powers.

Lhasa, which is being turned into a culturally Chinese city, is the capital of what country? Tibet Xinjiang Inner Mongolia Manchuria

Tibet

Within Japan's urban core is an inner core known as what? Tokaido Honshu Great Inland Sea Hokkaido

Tokaido

Because of its location at the top of the global urban hierarchy, what East Asian city ranks among the world's three global cities? Seoul Beijing Tokyo

Tokyo

Which one of the following associations is not correct? Seoul - the immortality of a Phoenix Kyoto - national capital from 794 to 1868 Tokyo - "winter capital" of a great empire Xi'an - classic Chinese capital city

Tokyo - "winter capital" of a great empire

Pudong is: a high-rise, globally-connected district in eastern Shanghai a new town in Hong Kong's New Territories one of the satellite towns in the Seoul metropolitan region an historical preservation project in Beijing

a high-rise, globally-connected district in eastern Shanghai

Like other cities that are command-and-control points of the global economy, Tokyo has modeled its growth on: all of the above compact development multifunctional (mixed-use) development vertical (high-rise) development

all of the above

Space for Tokyo's urban development has been provided by: spreading across the Kanto Plain claiming land from the bay erecting skyscrapers all of the above

all of the above

When agriculture was de-collectivized in China, what happened to the rural population? all of the above. Former farmers became the resources needed to make China "the world's factory." Some farmers stayed on the land as private smallholders. Many people were no longer needed as farm labor, so they moved to the cities.

all of the above.

The hokou system in the People's Republic of China functioned as: an urban service-delivery system an immigration control system an internal passport system a prototype for a geographical information system

an internal passport system

In the late 20th century, what was the main method used to temper the urban primacy of Seoul? building master-planned new towns outside of Seoul linking all of South Korea's cities together with a high-speed rail network requiring work permits to gain access to the center of Seoul building ever more and ever higher apartments and office buildings

building master-planned new towns outside of Seoul

Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has: redoubled efforts to make Beijing the premier economic center greatly relaxed controls on rural-to-urban migration given up efforts to control the growth of large cities strengthened the resident committee system in cities

greatly relaxed controls on rural-to-urban migration

The restoration of Cheonggye Stream (Cheonggyecheon): necessitated a green belt through New Taipei brought new public green space to Taipei decreased nearby property values in Seoul helped to re-brand Seoul as a green city

helped to re-brand Seoul as a green city

Although much traditional housing in central Beijing has been torn down, some courtyard houses (some turned into shops) remain. Where would you find these traditional courtyard houses? in hutongs (alleys) in walled sections of the old city near major intersections in flood-prone areas

in hutongs (alleys)

The People's Republic of China: is not among the world's most urbanized countries and is not among the world's most rapidly urbanizing countries is among the world's most urbanized countries but is not among the world's most rapidly urbanizing countries is among the world's most urbanized and most rapidly urbanizing countries is not among the world's most urbanized countries but is among the world's most rapidly urbanizing countries

is not among the world's most urbanized countries but is among the world's most rapidly urbanizing countries

Changan, in China: had its golden age during the last imperial dynasty of China, 1644-1911 was the model for the initial development of Tokyo is one of the best expression of the classic Chinese capital city bore strong resemblance to the model of the traditional Middle Eastern city

is one of the best expression of the classic Chinese capital city

Tokyo, Shanghai, and Osaka are all: located in Japan primate cities in demographic decline megacities

megacities

Tokyo, Shanghai, and Osaka are all: megacities in demographic decline located in Japan primate cities

megacities

Since the late 1970s, all except which one of the following characteristics has applied to the PRC's economic system and therefore its cities? rapid growth in links to the outside world increase in foreign investment and technical assistance the "New Open Door" policy policy of self‑reliance

policy of self‑reliance

Urban environmental initiatives in East Asia include all of the following except: integrating residential, commercial, and industrial development using "eco-cities" to drive the development of green technologies pushing low-density development into urban expansion zones building master-planned green cities

pushing low-density development into urban expansion zones

Cheap migrant labor in Chinese cities comes primarily from: the post-retirement-age cohort rural areas of China Southeast Asia teenagers looking for starter jobs

rural areas of China

Hong Kong, translated, means "fragrant harbor." The translation tells you something about Hong Kong's: economic base absolute location site situation

site

Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, and Macau form a single urbanized area that completely engulfs: the Pearl River Delta Hainan Island the Taiwan Strait the Manchurian Borderland

the Pearl River Delta

In 2010, Taipei ceased to be Taiwan's most populous city as a result of: a shift of administrative functions to Zhongxing the creation of New Taipei City in the suburbs the rapid growth of Kaohsiung in the south Keelung's annexation of land from Taipei

the creation of New Taipei City in the suburbs

After the Communist Party took control, Beijing was transformed into a producer city. Growth in what sector of the economy put Beijing in that category? the transportation sector the manufacturing sector the agricultural trade sector the government sector

the manufacturing sector