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1

The "Asian Way" of doing business grew out of the teachings of
A)Buddhism.
B)Daoism.
C)Confucianism.
D)Christianity.
2

The first Chinese civilization developed in the valley of the
A)Huang He (Yellow River).
B)Yangtze River (Chang Jiang).
C)Liao River.
D)Xi River.
3

The form of Buddhism found in Tibet is
A)Zen.
B)Lamaistic.
C)Monotheistic.
D)Hindu.
4

Kublai Khan established the Chinese capital at
A)Nanjing.
B)Shanghai.
C)Guangzhou.
D)Beijing .
5

After being defeated by the Communist forces on the mainland, the defeated Kuomingtang fled to
A)Japan.
B)the United States.
C)the Philippines.
D)Taiwan.
6

The East Asian city that is among the top-ranking global city regions is
A)Tokyo.
B)Beijing.
C)Shanghai.
D)Seoul.
7

Japan's major population challenge is its
A)poor health.
B)high birth rates.
C)high death rates.
D)rapidly aging population.
8

Japanese farm products today face
A)increasing competition from cheaper Chinese sources.
B)soil exhaustion.
C)population pressure.
D)greater status of Western foods.
9

Many of Japan's important cities are built around historic cores of
A)industries.
B)central business districts.
C)castles.
D)universities.
10

Much heavy industry in Japan is located
A)at the oceanside, frequently on reclaimed land.
B)downtown.
C)in the suburbs.
D)in the countryside.
11

North Korea causes major concern in the international community today because of its
A)mining industry.
B)production of acid rain.
C)nuclear program.
D)university system.
12

The leader of the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976 was
A)Deng Xiaoping.
B)Xu Wenli.
C)Hu Juntao.
D)Mao Zedong.
13

The household responsibility system
A)built urban housing.
B)gave farm families control over land and its produce.
C)required farm families to home-school their children.
D)ruled the countryside from the cities.
14

The Han Chinese make up what percentage of the Chinese population?
A)25 percent
B)52 percent
C)76 percent
D)92 percent
15

China's chief source of power is
A)coal.
B)oil.
C)hydroelectricity.
D)natural gas.
16

In 1945, Japan's per capita gross national income was one-eighth that of the United States, and other East Asian countries had per person GNIs lower than Africa at the same time.
A)True
B)False
17

A source of Japanese enmity toward the United States was American laws restricting Japanese immigration to California.
A)True
B)False
18

A major hazard in East Asia is earthquakes.
A)True
B)False
19

Flooding along China's rivers is increased by deforestation.
A)True
B)False
20

Because many of China's factories are new, the country has few air pollution problems.
A)True
B)False
21

East Asian countries came fresh to global trading after 1950.
A)True
B)False
22

At the end of World War II, one-half of the Japanese population was still rural.
A)True
B)False
23

The Japanese want Russian forces on Okinawa to leave.
A)True
B)False
24

China is now a dominantly urban, manufacturing country.
A)True
B)False
25

China feeds 21 percent of the world's population on 7 percent of the world's arable land.
A)True
B)False





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