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The Xinjiang region:

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contains desert basins near Turkestan

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Japan's largest and main island, containing the Japanese capital and almost all of its core area is:

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Honshu

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The SEZ located closest to China's largest city, Shanghai, is:

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Pudong

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Which of the following statements is false?

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The Taiwanese cannot keep pace economically with the mainland Chinese.

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The Boxer Rebellion was a reaction by the Chinese to foreigners in 1949.

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FALSE

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The Meiji Restoration:

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marked the beginning of Japan's modernization and generated its economic and military transformation

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Japan's core area is developing along the shores of the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

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FALSE

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South Korea's growth has resulted from an economic system described as:

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state capitalism

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By 2100, Japan's current population of 128 million is expected to shrink to about _____ million:

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67

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Taiwan is located off the coast of:

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China

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Japan's name for itself is Nippon.

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TRUE

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Which of the following is one of the worlds' most heavily populated agricultural areas:

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the North China Plain

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China's Shenzhen is a Special Economic Zone.

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TRUE

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The economies of North and South Korea are complementary and both states would have much to gain by reunification.

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TRUE

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Taiwan was invaded by the Communist Chinese in 1945.

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FALSE

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China's current population is closest to:

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1.3 billion

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The fortified political boundary separating the two Koreas has done little to halt trade and population movements between the two political entities.

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FALSE

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Xizang is part of China proper.

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FALSE

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Which of the following statements about Japan is false?

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Japan has numerous ethnic minorities that create significant internal strife

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The Huang He:

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almost encircles the Ordos Desert

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Xinjiang and Xizang are two of the most densely populated regions of China Proper.

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FALSE

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An area of China that can be designated as a "regional state" is:

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the Pearl River Hub

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Taiwan ranks ahead of the People's Republic of China in GNI per capita.

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TRUE

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Which of the following is false concerning the western interior of China?

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much of the area is a flat plain

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Japan's natural landscapes:

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are mountainous and hilly, with flat land at a premium

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Powdery wind-blown soil formed from pulverization by glaciers is called:

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loess

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The capital of Taiwan is Taipei.

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TRUE

question

North and South Korea are in the process of reuniting into a single country.

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FALSE

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South Korea has developed under a socialist system since 1945.

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FALSE

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Taiwan was at one time a colony of:

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Japan

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The largest conurbation in Japan is:

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Tokyo-Yokohama-Kawasaki

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The Special Economic Zone that has been most successful is:

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Shenzhen

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Japan forged a major colonial empire in Asia during the first half of the twentieth century.

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TRUE

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Which of the following is not a Special Economic Zone?

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Chongqing

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Which of the following regions is often called "Manchuria" by uninformed foreigners?

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Northeast China

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Which of the following lies just across the old Chinese border from Hong Kong?

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Shenzhen

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Which of the following was not occupied by Japan during World War II?

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Siberia

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Although they experienced difficulties in getting along with each other in the early years following the communist revolution, China and the former Soviet Union were always close friends and allies from the mid-1960s until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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FALSE

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On a southwest-bound trip on the Tokaido "bullet train" out of Tokyo, the city of Nagoya is reached before Osaka.

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TRUE

question

Which of the following is one of the worlds' most heavily populated agricultural areas:

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the North China Plain

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Taiwan is located off the coast of:

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China

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About 75 percent of Taiwan's population live in rural areas.

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FALSE

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Japan's leading region of urbanization and industry (and agriculture as well) is the:

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Kanto Plain

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Xizang:

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all of the above

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The following are the busiest container ports in Asia except:

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Buter

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The North China Plain is one of the world's most densely populated farming areas.

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TRUE

question

Which of the following has not been important in the development of Shenzhen as an SEZ?

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the socialist economic principles applied by the Chinese government to its development

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Japan's four large islands are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Sakhalin.

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FALSE

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The Nobi Plain lies between the Kansai District and the Kanto Plain.

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TRUE

question

Japan's recent economic problems are a result of all of the following except:

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three major earthquakes since 1990 that resulted in 500,000 deaths and billions of yen in losses

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With the single exception of Kyoto, all primary and secondary cities of Japan lie on the coast.

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TRUE

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The Long March took Chinese Communists from Shanghai to Taiwan.

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FALSE

question

The capital of Japan was moved:

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from Kyoto to Tokyo by the Meiji rulers

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Mongolia is a good example of a buffer state.

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TRUE

question

Powdery wind-blown soil formed from pulverization by glaciers is called:

answer

loess

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Which of the following is the Chinese name for Tibet?

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Xizang

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Which city is located in the last outpost of the Republic of China, which was first proclaimed in 1912:

answer

Taipei

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North Korea has numerous industrial raw materials; the resources of the South are more agricultural.

answer

TRUE

question

Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan's capital city was:

answer

Kyoto

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The Meiji Restoration:

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marked the beginning of Japan's modernization and generated its economic and military transformation

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Although they experienced difficulties in getting along with each other in the early years following the communist revolution, China and the former Soviet Union were always close friends and allies from the mid-1960s until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

answer

FALSE

question

China's largest city is:

answer

Shanghai

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The region in Japan best situated to do business with Korea and China is:

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Kitakyushu

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South Korea has developed under a socialist system since 1945.

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FALSE

question

In terms of coal, iron ore, and petroleum, Japan is better supplied by domestic resources than the British Isles.

answer

FALSE

question

With the single exception of Kyoto, all primary and secondary cities of Japan lie on the coast.

answer

TRUE

question

The Meiji Restoration preceded the 1853 arrival of Commodore Perry's flotilla, and hailed this contact immediately as a major new trading opportunity.

answer

FALSE

question

The Liao Basin is one of the most productive agricultural regions of Guangdong Province in South China.

answer

FALSE

question

The fortified political boundary separating the two Koreas has done little to halt trade and population movements between the two political entities.

answer

FALSE

question

Japan's second-largest city, Osaka, is located in the _____ District.

answer

Kansai

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Which of the following statements is false?

answer

Most Japanese are Buddhists.

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The island of Hokkaido lies outside of Japan's core area.

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TRUE

question

North Korea has numerous industrial raw materials; the resources of the South are more agricultural.

answer

TRUE

question

To symbolize modernization, the Meiji rulers shifted the capital from Kyoto to Tokyo.

answer

TRUE

question

In terms of coal, iron ore, and petroleum, Japan is better supplied by domestic resources than the British Isles.

answer

FALSE

question

Japan's territorial dispute with Russia is over four small islands in the Kurile Island chain.

answer

TRUE

question

The Special Economic Zone that has been most successful is:

answer

Shenzhen

question

The outcome of the Korean War in the 1950s was:

answer

a military stalemate resulting in the continued division of the country

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The Long March took Chinese Communists from Shanghai to Taiwan.

answer

FALSE

question

Mao Zedong's proclamation creating the communist People's Republic of China was announced in:

answer

1949

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Japan's name for itself is Nippon.

answer

TRUE

question

Mao Zedong's proclamation creating the communist People's Republic of China was announced in:

answer

1949

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Which of these statements about Mongolia is least accurate?

answer

it is desirous of union with China

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About 75 percent of Taiwan's population live in rural areas.

answer

FALSE

question

Which of the following lies just across the old Chinese border from Hong Kong?

answer

Shenzhen

question

Which of the following statements about Japan is false?

answer

Japan has numerous ethnic minorities that create significant internal strife

question

The capital of Japan was moved:

answer

from Kyoto to Tokyo by the Meiji rulers

question

Taiwan ranks ahead of the People's Republic of China in GNI per capita.

answer

TRUE

question

Xizang:

answer

all of the above

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Shenzhen has now ended its role as an SEZ since Hong Kong reunified with China in 1997.

answer

FALSE

question

The country of the "people of Han" is:

answer

China

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On a southwest-bound trip on the Tokaido "bullet train" out of Tokyo, the city of Nagoya is reached before Osaka.

answer

TRUE

question

Japan's name for itself is Nippon.

answer

TRUE

question

The _____ is Japan's Mediterranean.

answer

Seto Inland Sea

question

The Meiji Restoration preceded the 1853 arrival of Commodore Perry's flotilla, and hailed this contact immediately as a major new trading opportunity.

answer

FALSE

question

Which of the following is not located in Northeast China?

answer

the ancient city of Xian

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The Huang He:

answer

almost encircles the Ordos Desert

question

By 2100, Japan's current population of 128 million is expected to shrink to about _____ million:

answer

67

question

The North China Plain is dominated by the:

answer

Lower Huang He

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The Liao Basin is one of the most productive agricultural regions of Guangdong Province in South China.

answer

FALSE

question

The leader who took over in China following the struggle after Mao's death was:

answer

Deng Xiaoping

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The Han Dynasty:

answer

was a pivotal and formative period in Chinese history, when the Chinese sphere of influence was enlarged, land reform occurred, and external trade commenced

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