post test central south and southeast asia
Which of the following statements accurately explains why Southeast Asia is such a multiethnic region?
. Many travelers came from the west and settled in the region.
Why is farming in mountainous areas so difficult without terracing?
. rugged landscape of mountainous land
East Asia is home to approximately what percentage of the world's population?
25%
Less than what percentage of the Japanese people are farmers?
5%
Which of the following bodies of water is considered Earth's largest inland lake?
Caspian Sea
Why do the facial features in Central Asia's population vary widely throughout the region?
Central Asia served as a crossroads for centuries and has been heavily influenced by Mongol and Russian rule.
The Plateau of Tibet, the world's largest plateau, is located in which country?
China
Which of the following countries is the largest democracy in the world?
India
Which of the following countries has the most islands?
Indonesia
Most Pakistanis practice which religion?
Islam
Which of the following statements is the most likely explanation for why Japan so actively sought to claim foreign lands during its imperial period?
Japan had few natural resources and needed to get them from elsewhere
Which of the following countries is one of the least densely populated in the world?
Mongolia
In which of the following countries would a person have the least religious freedom?
North Korea
Which of these locations is the only country in the region that is predominantly Christian?
Philippines
Which of the following events occurred after Great Britain ended its occupation of India and partitioned off parts of the empire?
The partitioned areas became the countries of Pakistan and, eventually, Bangladesh.
Which of the following is an accurate statement based on the population data?
There are more people in China aged 25-34 than aged 75-84.
Which of the following statements is true of all countries in Central Asia?
They are all landlocked.
Which of these locations is a peninsular country?
Vietnam
What is the Ring of Fire?
a tectonically active zone that includes Southeast Asia
Which natural resource enables the operation of most of China's power plants?
coal
Vietnam today is what kind of state?
communist
Which agricultural activity is primarily blamed for the rapid drying out of the Aral Sea?
cotton farming
Most people in Southeast Asia do which of the following activities for a living?
farm
Due to their location in the Himalayas, Nepal and Bhutan have less of which resource than the other South Asian countries?
farmland
Due to India's monsoon climate, which of these weather conditions are a frequent problem for many of its citizens?
floods
China's Great Wall is located in which part of the country?
northwestern China
In which of the following locations might one find nomadic livestock herding?
northwestern China
What is Brunei's greatest export?
petroleum
Which of these major economic activities has traditional roots in Central Asia?
raising livestock
Which of the following descriptions describes the domino effect in relation to U.S. policy in Indochina during the Cold War?
the fear among U.S. policy makers that if communism succeeded in Vietnam, it would sweep through the rest of the region