What was so shocking about the Tet Offensive?

It took place in areas under South Vietnamese control.

Why were Cambodia and Laos important in the Vietnam War?

Vietcong supply routes went through both countries

What is the Gao Kao test?

A way to measure readiness of Chinese students

What are the dominant religions of East Asia?

Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism

What has historically prevented good communication across Southeast Asia?

Several countries are archipelagos

What is the significance of Mao Zedong?

He led the Chinese communist revolution

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World Geography Semester 2 Part 1

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1
Identify one negative result of China's economic growth.
High levels of pollution
Poor relations with other economic powers
High unemployment
High levels of trade debt
2
Which location would be most likely to have a fault line running through it?
Mongolia
Japan
Plainfield
Norway
3
What natural disaster hit Japan in 2011?
A nuclear attack and alien invasion
An earthquake and tsunami
A typhoon and tornado
A volcanic eruption and mudslide
4
What was so shocking about the Tet Offensive?
It was launched by the Khmer Rouge
It took place in areas under South Vietnamese control.
It took place after peace had been declared
It resulted in the defeat of US forces
5
Which Asian country was an American possession from the late 1800s through World War II?
Malaysia
Singapore
Okinawa
Philippines
6
Why were Cambodia and Laos important in the Vietnam War?
They both surrendered to North Vietnam
Vietcong supply routes went through both countries
They both invaded Vietnam to end the war.
They were used as staging areas by the US military
7
What is the Gao Kao test?
A way to measure the quality of Japanese beef.
A way to measure the taste of cacao.
A way to measure readiness of Chinese students
A citizenship test in Curacao.
8
POINT BUSTER: What stadium did the Bears call home beginning in 1921?
Soldier Field
Comiskey Park
Chicago Stadium
Wrigley Field
9
POINT BUSTER: Each of the following movies won 11 Oscars except for...
Titanic (1997)
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
Forrest Gump (1994)
10
What accounts for the slight decrease in Chinese population growth over recent decades?
The impact of civil war
Mass emigration to neighboring countries
The Great Leap Forward
The One Child Policy
11
Which of the following is landlocked country?
Mongolia
North Korea
Japan
Pakistan
12
Southeast Asia is dominated by this climate
Subtropical wet
Tropical Wet
Humid desert
Tropical dry
13
Which choice is NOT an archipelago?
Japan
Philippines
Indonesia
Taiwan
14
What is the dominant religion in Southeast Asia?
Sunni Muslim
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
15
What are the dominant religions of East Asia?
Catholicism and Protestantism
Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism
Sunni and Shia Islam
Hinduism and Judaism
16
Which country has relied most heavily on US military support since World War II?
Philippines
Hawaii
Japan
Vietnam
17
The Khmer Rouge seized power in this country...
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Baton Rouge
18
What was the purpose of the Three Gorges Dam project?
To create irrigation systems in India
To control flooding in China
To solve unemployment problems in China
To divert water from the city of Cairo
19
POINT BUSTER: What is the highest grossing movie of all time (adjusted for inflation)?
Avatar (2009)
Jurrasic World (2015)
Star Wars (1977
Gone With the Wind (1939)
20
What has historically prevented good communication across Southeast Asia?
Several countries are archipelagos
Technology was not available
Language barriers
Warfare prevented safe travel
21
What is the significance of Mao Zedong?
He led the Vietcong during the Vietnam War
He was the founder of North Korea
He led the Chinese communist revolution
He opened China's economy to capitalism

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