East Asia Review

Question 1

Who is the current leader of North Korea?

Accepted Answer

Kim Jong Un

Question 2

The attempt by Mao Zedong to industrialize China that resulted in the deaths of millions is..

Accepted Answer

The Great Leap Forward

Question 3

What was the 1st dynasty in China?

Accepted Answer

Shang

Question 4

What country did the Nationalist flee too?

Accepted Answer

Taiwan

Question 5

Who is the leader of China?

Accepted Answer

Xi Jinping

Question 6

Japan is one large _________________________

Accepted Answer

Archipelago

Question 7

Currently, Japan has what type of government?

Accepted Answer

Constitutional Monarchy with an Emperor and a Prime Minister

Question 8

What caused the Asian Tigers to be successful? (multiple answers)

Accepted Answer

cheap labor, aggressive exports

Question 9

What event ended the rule of the empire in Japan?

Accepted Answer

They lost WW2

Question 10

The pacific plate pushing under the Eurasian plate is called?

Accepted Answer

Subduction zone

Question 11

Climate in East Asia...

Accepted Answer

Is similar to US climate zones

Question 12

Which country in this region is considered the culture hearth?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 13

What was done to help the flooding on the Yangtze River

Accepted Answer

a giant dam was built

Question 14

Europeans did what to East Asia?

Accepted Answer

Carved them into "Spheres of Influence"

Question 15

What physical feature supported the ancient civilization in China?

Accepted Answer

North China Plain

Question 16

Who led the Communist Revolution in China?

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong

Question 17

Which dynasty built the Terracotta army?

Accepted Answer

Qin

Question 18

Most of the Japanese islands were formed by this:

Accepted Answer

volcanoes

Question 19

The majority of china's population lives on the __ side because the other side is __.

Accepted Answer

EAST, dry and mountainous

Question 20

How many people live in the region?

Accepted Answer

1.5 billion

Question 21

What were some important Chines inventions? (multiple answers)

Accepted Answer

paper, gunpowder

Question 22

The desire to rid China of capitalist views which resulted in the deaths of many people is...

Accepted Answer

Cultural Revolution

Question 23

What is the richest country in the region?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 24

Who led the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Chang Kai-Shek

Question 25

Which country supported North Korea in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 26

What was the end result of the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

The Korean Peninsula remained split

Question 27

The military ruler of Japan was called what?

Accepted Answer

Shogun

Question 28

What did the Yamato clan do in Japan?

Accepted Answer

They united all of the clans under one ruler

Question 29

Which religion stresses a well ordered society?

Accepted Answer

Confucianism

Question 30

Which country supported South Korea in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 31

Why is the Yellow River called "China's Sorrow"?

Accepted Answer

It floods and kills lots of people

Question 32

The dominant religions in China's history have been...

Accepted Answer

Buddhism and Confucianism

Question 33

China has what relationship with the environment?

Accepted Answer

They are the world's worst polluter of carbon dioxide

Question 34

Which river is called China's sorrow?

Accepted Answer

Huang He or Yellow River

Question 35

A giant wave caused by an underwater earthquake is called what?

Accepted Answer

tsumani

Question 36

This picture represents what?

Accepted Answer

Asian Tigers

Question 37

The "Great Leap Forward" resulted in:

Accepted Answer

Millions of people starving

Question 38

How many large islands exist in Japan?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 39

What methods is the GOVERNMENT of China using to control population? (Multiple answers)

Accepted Answer

giving people better education, propaganda campaigns, taxing people

Question 40

Who is the leader of the Tibetan people?

Accepted Answer

The Dalai Lama

Question 41

Mongolia has very few rivers, very little tourism, very little money BUT they DO HAVE...

Accepted Answer

Nomadic Herders

Question 42

Which country makes up most of the region

Accepted Answer

China

Question 43

The bombs that the U.S. dropped were dropped on what country?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 44

This is the longest man-made waterway in the world:

Accepted Answer

Grand Canal

Question 45

Which dynasty built the Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

Qin

Question 46

The royal families that ruled china for hundreds of years were called what?

Accepted Answer

dynasties

Question 47

reliable power, increased transportation and controlling flooding are what?

Accepted Answer

positives of the 3 Gorges Dam

Question 48

This is the longest river in the region:

Accepted Answer

Chang Jiang or Yangtze

Question 49

Which political party overthrew the last dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Nationalists

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