Globalization and Diversity, 5e (Rowntree et al.)
Chapter 11 East Asia
1) What country in East Asia has resorted to “pollution exporting” as a way to improve its
environment?
A) Japan
B) China
C) North Korea
D) Singapore
E) Taiwan
2) Why has East Asia come to occupy a central position in climate change debates?
A) because the Kyoto Protocol originated in this region
B) because South Korea leads the world in climate change research
C) because it will be the hardest hit region as climate change continues
D) because of Japan’s leading role in the solar energy industry
E) because of China’s rapid increases in carbon emissions
3) Korea is located on which type of landform?
A) island
B) isthmus
C) land bridge
D) peninsula
E) strait
4) Which East Asian country lies entirely on a peninsula?
A) Japan
B) North and South Korea
C) Taiwan
D) China
E) Tibet
5) Which country has resorted to “pollution exporting” because of strict environmental laws
within the country?
A) Japan
B) China
C) South Korea
D) North Korea
E) Taiwan
6) The term “China proper” refers to
A) the ethnic minorities located in the western provinces of the country.
B) countries that lie within China’s larger sphere of influence such as Korea and Japan.
C) the populous eastern half of China.
D) the citizens of Taiwan who believe that ethnically and politically they are the “true” Chinese.
E) the geographic center of China.
7) The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?
A) Yangtze
B) Huang He
C) Xi
D) Mekong
E) Irawaddy
8) Which country of East Asia has the strongest forest preservation efforts in the region?
A) Japan
B) China
C) Taiwan
D) North Korea
E) South Korea
9) East Asia is located in roughly the same latitudinal zone as which of the following world
regions?
A) Latin America
B) North America
C) the Caribbean
D) Australia and Oceania
E) Africa
10) In terms of its latitudinal extent, how does Japan compare to the state of California?
A) Japan and California have just about the same latitudinal extent.
B) Japan is wider and shorter than California.
C) Japan is more elongated, extending farther north and south.
D) Japan is narrower and longer than California.
E) Japan is both wider and longer than California.
11) Which environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan?
A) deforestation
B) hurricanes
C) earthquakes
D) tornadoes
E) desertification
12) Which serious environmental hazard does NOT face Japan?
A) tsunami
B) volcano eruptions
C) desertification
D) earthquakes
E) typhoons
13) Which East Asian nation is known for its forest preservation efforts?
A) China
B) North Korea
C) Japan
D) Hong Kong
E) Taiwan
14) Which country in East Asia is recognized as a sovereign state by only a handful of other
countries around the world?
A) Japan
B) Taiwan
C) Hong Kong
D) China
E) North Korea
15) Using the graphic below, which East Asian city has warm temperatures year-round and an
average of about 85 inches of rain during the year?
A) Chongqing, China
B) Tokyo, Japan
C) Seoul, South Korea
D) Hong Kong, China
E) Taipei, Taiwan
16) What environmental concerns are found in China?
A) deforestation
B) extreme air pollution
C) water pollution
D) soil erosion
E) All of these environmental concerns are found in China.
17) What single factor is most responsible for the severity of environmental problems in East
Asia?
A) the lack of environmental regulations in the region
B) the climate in the region
C) the oil industry in the region
D) the clearcutting of rainforests throughout the region
E) the large population in the region
18) Rugged mountains cut off ________ China from Korea.
A) southern
B) southeast
C) western
D) central
E) northeastern
19) Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam include all the following
EXCEPT
A) the resettlement of more than one million people.
B) the diversion of two other major rivers to fill the Three Gorges reservoir.
C) the flooding of a major scenic attraction.
D) the jeopardizing of several endangered species.
E) building what will be the largest hydroelectric dam in the world.
20) What is China’s rationale for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam project?
A) After several nuclear accidents, the Chinese government would like to reduce their reliance
on nuclear power.
B) China has embarked on a policy of monumentalism, attempting to prove that their public
works projects can out-scale any others in the world.
C) China’s goal is to make a large reservoir to attract international recreational boaters in the
region.
D) China is trying to reduce its dependence on coal as a power source, which is causing
widespread air pollution in the country.
E) China wants to create a reservoir for irrigation purposes.
21) Currently, the Three Gorges Dam provides what percentage of China’s electricity need?
A) 80%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 12%
E) 3%
22) How does China generate most of its electricity?
A) burning coal
B) dams and hydroelectric energy
C) burning oil
D) nuclear power plants
E) solar energy
23) What climate type is found in most of Japan?
A) tropical
B) subarctic
C) subtropical
D) continental
E) temperate
24) Which country has the highest population in East Asia?
A) Japan
B) China
C) North Korea
D) South Korea
E) Taiwan
25) What country in East Asia is facing a population decline?
A) Taiwan
B) China
C) North Korea
D) South Korea
E) Japan
26) In which part of East Asia would we find one of the most thoroughly anthropogenic
landscapes in the world?
A) the Gobi Desert
B) Manchuria
C) the forests of Japan
D) the North China Plain
E) the mountains of Japan
27) Which city in East Asia was called “Edo” in the 1700s?
A) Tokyo
B) Beijing
C) Seoul
D) Kyoto
E) Hong Kong
28) Which urban region is considered a superconurbation otherwise known as a megalopolis?
A) Shanghai, China
B) Seoul, South Korea
C) Hong Kong, China
D) Tokyo, Japan
E) Pyongyang, North Korea
29) As of 2012, what was the approximate population of Japan?
A) 34 million
B) 63 million
C) 100 million
D) 127 million
E) 157 million
30) The populations of Japan and South Korea
A) are predominately rural.
B) reside in the upland areas of the nations.
C) are concentrated along the central coasts of both nations.
D) are concentrated mainly in cities.
E) are evenly distributed around the two countries.
31) Why does Japan and South Korea import so much meat, wheat, lumber and pulp?
A) Communist rule influences what these countries can produce.
B) These countries have limited space to produce these products so must import them.
C) There are not enough trees to provide lumber.
D) Much of the population of both countries is vegetarian.
E) Local climates prohibit the agricultural production of these products.
32) If trends continue, which country’s population is expected to drop from 127 million to 87
million by 2060?
A) Japan
B) North Korea
C) South Korea
D) Taiwan
E) China
33) Which country of East Asia has the lowest percentage of its population living in urban areas?
A) Japan
B) China
C) Taiwan
D) South Korea
E) Hong Kong
34) Which of the following phrases best describes the agriculture in East Asia?
A) highly productive
B) highly productive, and produces enough for export
C) unproductive
D) highly productive, but does not produce enough to feed all the people in the region
E) highly unproductive
35) Where is almost all of the rice that the Japanese consume grown?
A) Japan
B) China
C) Korea
D) Southeast Asia
E) New Zealand
36) Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of traditional Chinese cities?
A) a defensive wall
B) narrow alleyways that were reserved for commercial functions
C) planned according to strict geometrical principles with streets meeting at right angles
D) houses built around courtyards
E) low buildings and straight streets
37) What writing system forms the basis for the writing throughout East Asia?
A) ideographs
B) Arabic alphabet
C) Cyrillic alphabet
D) hieroglyphics
E) Roman alphabet
38) The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?
A) China
B) North Korea
C) Japan
D) South Korea
E) Taiwan
39) What is the name of the belief system that deals with designing buildings and placing objects
on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local
topography?
A) feng shui
B) Shinto
C) Confucianism
D) Buddhism
E) Falun Dafa
40) Which of the following is NOT an example of the “cultural internationalism” of the capitalist
countries of East Asia?
A) Most Japanese study English for 6 to 10 years.
B) Business meetings among Japanese, Chinese, and Korean firms are often conducted in
English.
C) Relatively large numbers of advanced students from East Asia study in the United States and
other English-speaking countries.
D) North Koreans maintain an isolationist position.
E) Action films from Hong Kong are popular in much of the world.
41) With which country of East Asia is Taoism associated?
A) Japan
B) North Korea
C) South Korea
D) Taiwan
E) China
42) Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?
A) North Korea
B) China
C) Japan
D) South Korea
E) Taiwan
43) Which country of East Asia has a diaspora with hundreds of thousands of people in the
United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere?
A) China
B) Korea
C) Japan
D) Taiwan
E) Hong Kong
44) Using the graphic below, which of the following languages covers the most in area?
A) Min
B) Wu
C) Mandarin
D) Gan
E) Hakka