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1
China has created millions of jobs and attracted international businesses by creating...
A large army
The 3 Gorges Dam
SEZs (Special Economic Zones)
Free Market Trade
2
Which level is missing from this Caste system example?
Landowners
Priests
Untouchables
Warriors
3
River valleys are often the birthplace of civilizations. What do you call that birthplace?
Diffusion
Cultural Hearth
Home
Cultural Borrowing
4
Who decides what is produced in a command economic system?
The government
The people
Tradition
5
What are a few of the earliest Chinese inventions?
Soap, moveable type, & carbonated water.
Paper, iphone, & parachute.
Paper, gunpowder, & the compass
6
What level of economic activity does entertainment fall under?
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
7
What is the primary cause of Indonesia's widespread deforestation?
Increasing climate change is destroying rain forests
Its fast growing population and developing economy
Its increasing demand for wood to build houses
8
People living in the red area need to be prepared for...
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Floods
Fires
9
What was the Green Revolution?
an establishment of economic equality among countries
the introduction of western culture and values
large increase in crop production by introducing technology
a Soviet Union plan to drain Central Asia of its resources
10
Which conclusion can best be made using the population pyramids below?
The one-child policy has created a shortage of workers
The one-child policy was a total success for the population
The one-child policy hurt families, causing mass migration
The one-child policy had no effect on China's population
11
The highlighted country is home to both the largest modern tsunami and the largest volcano.
Japan
Indonesia
Malaysia
Taiwan
12
What were/was the main source(s) of water for the Aral Sea?
Yellow River
Caspian Sea
Syr Darya & Amu Darya Rivers
13
Which of the following is a pull factor on India's population?
The overcrowding of urban areas is causing people to leave
Opportunities causing migration from rural to urban areas
Frequent monsoons causing people to go to less prone areas
14
Monsoon winds bring...
Rain in the winter and cool dry air in the summer
Rain in the summer and Cool Dry Air in the winter
Death! Always Death!
Rain! Always Rain!
15
What conclusion can you make about the location of centers of manufacturing and trade in Asia?
most centers of manufacturingand trade are near Europe
most centers of manufacturingand trade are near Russia
most centers of manufacturingand trade are near oceans
most centers of manufacturingand trade are near oil fields
16
Which religion originated in China?
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Daoism
17
Buddhism begins deep within the Ganges River Valley, what explains its spread throughout Asia?
Cultural Diffusion
War and Conquest
Buddhist Missionaries
Cultural Hearths
18
When these two tectonic plates get stuck underwater they can cause everything
except...
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Typhoons
Volcanoes
19
Name the benefit of the Three Gorges Dam that
does not belong
...
It preserves natural and historic beauty.
It controls flooding
It produces gigawatts of clean energy
It increases trade deeper into China.
20
What level of economic activity is automobile production?
Teritary
Primary
Secondary
21
What level of economic activity is chick-fil-a?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
22
What is the border between North and South Korea?
DMZ
The Rio Grande
No Mans Land
Kaesong Line
23
What was one of the main reasons for China's Government to build the Three Gorges Dam?
To create a reservoir of clean water.
To control the torrential yearly flooding.
To redirect the river to reach barren lands.
24
The Huang River Valley is densely populated because
the Huang(Yellow) River is a major source of water.
all of China's largest cities are located in the valley.
the Huang River is China's major defense from invaders.
25
What conclusion can you make about the United States’ and China’s consumption of petroleum?
They will never be able to meet their demand forpetroleum
They need to import oil or findalternative sources of energy
They are able to make money selling oil to theUnited Kingdom
They are entirely dependent on Russia for their energy needs
26
What does Japan do to obtain the domestic energy resources to meet their needs?
lower the price of fuel
trade with other nations
protect the environment
encourage emigration
27
Which of the following represents the area shaded in blue?
The Yangtze River Valley Civilization
The Nile River Valley Civilization
The Indus River Valley Civilization
The Huang He River Valley Civilization
28
What level of economic activity is mining?
Tertiary
Priamry
Secondary
29
What level of economic activity is textile production?
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
30
Who decides what consumers will buy in a market system?
The people
Tradition
The government
31
This highlighted country is part of what major geologic physical feature?
The Ring of Fire
The Indian Subcontinent
The Aral Sea
The Huang He valley
32
The Ancient Chinese Shang Dynasty was located in what important river valley?
Nile
Huang (Yellow)
Mekong
Indus
33
What event caused the Aral Sea to shrink?
The Green Revolution
The building of a dike on the North side
The building of the Three Gorges Dam
34
What major international problem does North Korea pose to the world?
Internet Program
Communist Program
Nuclear Program
Economic Program
35
What level of economic activity is fishing?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
36
What has this mountain range done for South Asia?
Produces volcanoes and deadly tsunamis.
Regulated Climate and isolated people groups
Encouraged trade and produced conflict
it has created vast areas of frozen wasteland
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What is a tsunami?
Extreme flooding caused my heavy rainfall.
Strong storm winds
Seismic wave
38
What does DMZ stand for?
Democratic Zone
Demilitarized Zone
Demolition Zone
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The movement of technological and manufacturing jobs to developing countries in Asia is called
Insourcing
Relocation
Outsourcing
