Question 1

Explain the postwar economic development of Japan and South Korea. What are the similarities and what are the differences?

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Question 2

Compare and contrast the role and status of women in Japan and China.

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Question 3

China's "Great Leap Forward"

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A)  took place in the late 1960s.
B)  occurred against the wishes of Mao Zedong.
C)  occurred simultaneously with the "Cultural Revolution."
D)  has directly resulted in today's economic growth in China.
E)  led to a major famine as the government melted down peasants' farm tools.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following phrases best describes the agriculture in East Asia?

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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 unproductiveF) A) and C)
G) C) and D) D

Question 5

Rugged mountains cut off ________ China from Korea.

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A)  southern
B)  southeast
C)  western
D)  central
E)  northeasternF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Where is almost all of the rice that the Japanese consume grown?

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A)  Japan
B)  China
C)  Korea
D)  Southeast Asia
E)  New ZealandF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

In which of the following countries of East Asia were the feet of elite girls bound in order to produce a dainty appearance?

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A)  Japan
B)  South Korea
C)  China
D)  North KoreaE) A) and D)
F) A) and B) C

Question 8

Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country?

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A)  China
B)  Vietnam
C)  South Korea
D)  Russia
E)  TaiwanF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Which urban region is considered a superconurbation otherwise known as a megalopolis?

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A)  Shanghai, China
B)  Seoul, South Korea
C)  Hong Kong, China
D)  Tokyo, Japan
E)  Pyongyang, North KoreaF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

What has been the consequence of China's "one-child" policy?

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A)  The average total fertility rate has declined to 1.5.
B)  The number of baby boys has far outweighed the number of baby girls.
C)  Gender-selective abortion emerged, although the government is cracking down on the practice.
D)  Some families have abandoned healthy baby girls at birth.
E)  all of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

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?

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A)  Chongqing, China
B)  Tokyo, Japan
C)  Seoul, South Korea
D)  Hong Kong, China
E)  Taipei, TaiwanF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

Which East Asian nation developed the political strategy of a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"?

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A)  Japan
B)  South Korea
C)  North Korea
D)  China
E)  TaiwanF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

What is both "the common language" and the national language of China?

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A)  Cantonese
B)  Yue
C)  Mandarin
D)  Fujianese
E)  WuF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Han people?

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A)  They are Chinese.
B)  They form the vast majority of Chinese people.
C)  They all speak the same language and dialect.
D)  They have historically been incorporated into the Chinese cultural and political systems.
E)  Their language is expressed in the Chinese writing system.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E) C

Question 15

Using the graphic below, which of the following languages covers the most in area?

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A)  Min
B)  Wu
C)  Mandarin
D)  Gan
E)  HakkaF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Discuss and analyze the geopolitical history of China from the late 1890s to the present. Include Taiwan in your analysis.

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Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an example of the "cultural internationalism" of the capitalist countries of East Asia?

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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.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Who are the Ainu?

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A)  an ethnic minority in Japan
B)  the political elite in China
C)  the wealthiest people in South Korea
D)  the secret police of North Korea
E)  the religious leaders of TaiwanF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 19

China's government is on which of the following paths of development?

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A)  pure Marxist development
B)  modified socialist development
C)  pure capitalist development
D)  modified capitalist development
E)  pure socialist developmentF) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

China's late-twentieth-century economic reform

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A)  led to growth rates exceeding 10% per year.
B)  led to the strongest growth during the "Great Leap Forward."
C)  began in earnest in the mid-1990s.
D)  has not embraced capitalist principles.
E)  has been a disaster.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Exam 11: East Asia

Explain the postwar economic development of Japan and South Korea. What are the similarities and what are the differences?

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Compare and contrast the role and status of women in Japan and China.

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China's "Great Leap Forward"

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Which of the following phrases best describes the agriculture in East Asia?

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Rugged mountains cut off ________ China from Korea.

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Where is almost all of the rice that the Japanese consume grown?

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In which of the following countries of East Asia were the feet of elite girls bound in order to produce a dainty appearance?

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Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country?

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Which urban region is considered a superconurbation otherwise known as a megalopolis?

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What has been the consequence of China's "one-child" policy?

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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?

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Which East Asian nation developed the political strategy of a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"?

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What is both "the common language" and the national language of China?

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Han people?

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Using the graphic below, which of the following languages covers the most in area?

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Discuss and analyze the geopolitical history of China from the late 1890s to the present. Include Taiwan in your analysis.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of the "cultural internationalism" of the capitalist countries of East Asia?

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Who are the Ainu?

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China's government is on which of the following paths of development?

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China's late-twentieth-century economic reform

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