chapter 8,9 and 10

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

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

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

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

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

Islam

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

Krishna

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

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

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

Boxer Rebellion:

roaming revolutionaries killed foreigners and collaborators.