chapter 8,9 and 10

The dominant religion of both Indonesia and Malaysia is: A ) Judaism B ) Hinduism C ) Buddhism D ) Islam E ) Christianity

Islam

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 ) South Korea B ) Japan C ) China D ) Taiwan E ) North Korea

Japan

What is not one of the South Asian rivers that begin in the mountainous north? A ) Ganges B ) Brahmaputra C ) Indus D ) Krishna

Krishna

Southeast Asia's only landlocked country is: A ) Brunei B ) Vietnam C ) Cambodia D ) Laos E ) Thailand

Laos

The country that historically was called Siam is now known as: A ) Malaysia B ) Myanmar C ) Singapore D ) Thailand E ) Cambodia

Thailand

The former Portuguese possession at the mouth of the Pearl River, which was returned to China in 1999, is: A ) Goa B ) Macau C ) Hong Kong D ) Hainan Island E ) Shandong

B ) Macau

What term describes Bangladesh's location upon the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers? A ) double river B ) double delta C ) mega-delta D ) dual-delta

B ) double delta

The Chinese name for the Yellow River is the: A ) Xi Jiang B ) Liao C ) Huang He D ) Xinjiang E ) Chang Jiang

C ) Huang He

The Long March was a series of battles and retreats conducted by Communist Party forces led by _____. A ) Kim Jong Il B ) Sun Yat-sen C ) Chiang Kai-shek D ) Mao Zedong E ) Zhou Enlai

D ) Mao Zedong

The country that has functioned as a buffer state between Russia and China is: A ) Xinjiang B ) Siberia C ) Tibet D ) Mongolia E ) North Korea

D ) Mongolia

The leading water project on the longest river in central China which may cause major environmental damage is: A ) Grand Canal B ) Great Wall Dam C ) diversion of the Yangzi into the Pearl River D ) Three Gorges Dam E ) Liao Dam

D ) Three Gorges Dam

Which of the following is NOT the result of the One-Child Policy in China? A ) a high male-to-female birth ratio B ) all of these are the result of China's One-Child Policy C ) slowed population growth D ) increased preference for female children E ) an increase in the number of abortions

D ) increased preference for female children

Which of the following rivers provides Myanmar (Burma) with its chief internal water route? A ) Red B ) Mekong C ) Chao Phraya D ) Brahmaputra E ) Irrawaddy

Irrawaddy

Hinduism

Emerged out of Vedism texts and local beliefs

China is the product of four great river systems

Huange He and Yangzi/Chang Jiang • Historic core area - Pearl/Xi • Hub of globalization - Liao • Mining and industry more than agriculture

What resulted following the liberalization of South Asian countries, like India and Pakistan? A ) Increasing impoverished, rural class B ) Increasing urban, middle-class C ) Decreasing impoverished, rural class D ) Decreasing urban, middle-class

Increasing urban, middle-class

Neoliberalism:

Neoliberalism: - Privatization of largely statemanaged economies - Support from IMF required such structural reforms

What two countries are buffer states between India and China? A ) Pakistan and Nepal B ) Nepal and Bhutan C ) Bangladesh and Bhutan D ) Tibet and Kashmir

Nepal and Bhutan

The Indonesian portion of the island of ________ is known as Papua. A ) Timor B ) Sumatera C ) Borneo D ) Jawa E ) New Guinea

New Guinea

What subregion of Pakistan was divided by the post-independence boundary between Pakistan and India? A ) Baluchistan B ) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa C ) Punjab D ) Sindh

Punjab

Punjab (land of the five rivers) main river is Indus

Punjab = "land of five rivers"

What cultural feature was British India's partition primarily based on? A ) Music B ) Religion C ) Language D ) Ethnicity

Religion

Which city was the capital of South Vietnam before the 1976 reunification of the country? A ) Bangkok B ) Mekong C ) Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) D ) Hanoi E ) Tonkin

Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

What group supported the British and still exerts a strong influence on Indian affairs today? A ) Hindus B ) Sikhs C ) Muslims D ) Dalits

Sikhs

Which of the following is an entrepot and is located closest to Southeast Asia's vitally important Strait of Malacca? A ) Brunei B ) Singapore C ) Hong Kong D ) Bangkok E ) Jakarta

Singapore

Caste system

Social stratification: Hierarchy of power among peoples - Solidified powerful position of Aryans - Legitimized through religious belief system - Brahmins had highest rank - Lower castes determined by past lives

Which of the Southern Islands experienced a long civil war? A ) Nicobar Islands B ) Andaman Islands C ) Sri Lanka D ) The Maldives

Sri Lanka

Which of the following is an example of an elongated state: A ) Thailand B ) Philippines C ) Myanmar (Burma) D ) Cambodia E ) Vietnam

Vietnam

Dynasties

Zhou Dynasty: - Arrival of Buddhism, Confucius - Start of the Great Wall, chopsticks • Han Dynasty: - Chinese as People of Han • Yuan Dynasty of Mongol rule: - Sinicization or Hanification: adopted many of ways of the Han • Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty: - Expansion, environmental change - Manchu invaders and then collapse

In 1898, the Spanish were replaced as colonial leaders in the Philippines by the: A ) Americans B ) Japanese C ) British D ) French E ) Dutch

a

The most populated Southeast Asian nation is: A ) Indonesia B ) Thailand C ) Malasia D ) Vietnam E ) Philippines

a

The primate city and capital of South Korea is: A ) Seoul B ) Kyushu C ) Pyongyang D ) Taipei E ) Busan

a

What group forms the majority of the population of Kashmir and Jammu? A ) Muslims B ) Sikhs C ) Buddhists D ) Hindus

a

What religion is more popular outside of the South Asia realm today? A ) Buddhism B ) Hinduism C ) Sikhism D ) Jainism

a

Which of the following cities is located in the Kansai District? A ) Osaka B ) Kanto C ) Tokyo D ) Nagasaki E ) Nagoya

a

Which of the following is NOT found around the estuary of the Pearl River: A ) Beijing B ) Guangzhou C ) Macau D ) Hong Kong E ) Shenzhen

a

Monsoon

annual rains • Northern Hemisphere summer conditions: - Warm air rises as low pressure or over mountains - Water in air condenses into rain • Driven by winds onto subcontinent • Blocked and directed by Himalayas - Lasts for weeks

Sikhism or Sikh

circa AD 1500, following Islam's arrival - Blend of Islamic and Hindu beliefs - About 2% of population

An antecedent boundary is: A ) superimposed by an outside power, often dividing a formerly existing single political unit B ) and example of a relict border C ) defined after an area is settled D ) defined prior to settlement of an area E ) delimited but never defined

defined prior to settlement of an area

What is Bangladesh particularly vulnerable to? A ) terrorist attacks B ) natural hazards C ) economic crashes D ) industrial pollution

natural hazards

Boxer Rebellion:

roaming revolutionaries killed foreigners and collaborators.