Geography 102: Indonesia, Southeast and East Asia – Flashcards
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When did the Industrial Revolution emerge?
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From 1730-1850
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Today, Europe has just under _____ million Protestants
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100
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What mountain range in over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet
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Alps
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Where do most immigrants to France come from
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France's former colonies in Africa
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Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture, large cities, and major industrial activities
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The European Lowland
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Which country of Europe is primarily located on the European Lowland
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Netherlands
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What kind of organization is the European Union
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A supranational organization working toward economic, political, and cultural integration in Europe
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What is the word for state policy of reclaiming lost lands or land inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state
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Irredentism
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What do the letters in NATO stand for?
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North-Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Of the former Yugoslav republics, only ____ has actually achieved membership in the EU, although all Balkan countries have begun the lengthly and complex EU membership process
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Slovenia
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Why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today?
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German Nazis murdered approximately 6 million Jews in the Holocaust
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Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders in the recent past?
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They were experiencing low or negative growth, and needed immigrants to fill in the gaps in their labor force
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Economic cooperation in Western Europe at the end of World War II centered on what commodity?
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Coal and steel
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Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?
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Basque
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Which of the following cities is located in the area with the highest population densities?
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Cologne
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What European mountain range forms the political border between Spain and France?
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Pyrenees
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In Europe, which type of feature are the names Rhine, Loire, Thames, Danube, and Elbe associated?
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Rivers
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How many World Wars were fought in Europe?
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2
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From 1945 until 1990, Europe was divided into two geopolitical and economic blocks, east and west, separated by the infamous
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Iron curtain
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How many countries does Europe contain?
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42
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What is the approximate population of Europe?
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530 million
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Today, Europe has about ___ million Catholics
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250
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In what part of Europe is Protestantism the dominant religion?
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Northern Germany, Norway, England, Sweden
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What is the second most widely spoken Germanic language in Europe?
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English
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The architecture of St. Petersburg, Russia, is similar to thatof which other part of the world?
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Western Europe
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What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks werewell-known?
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Horsemanship
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What body of water lies to the north of the Russian Domain?
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The Barents Sea
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The conquest of Siberia...
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Was primarily carried out by Cossacks
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What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate, vegetation, and agriculture in the Russian Domain?
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The northern latitudinal position of the Russian Domain
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What is the primary reason why European Russia has a higher population than Asia Russia?
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European Russia is better suited for agriculture
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Who were the original founders of Russia?
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Southward moving warriors from Sweden
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What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?
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Turkish
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The Trans-Siberian Railroad
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End at the port city of Vladivostok
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Why is the city of Chernobyl well-known?
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It is the site of the world's worst-ever nuclear accident
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Prominent religion in Russia
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Russian Orthodox
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What is Steppe?
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A biome region with grassland plain without trees, semi-rid and has continental climate
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What group founded the Taliban?
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Young Muslim religious students in Afghanistan
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Which of the following is one of the most densely populated regions of Central Asia?
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The lowlands of Azerbaijan
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What transportation technology must be constructed before the oil wealth of Central Asia can become economically viable?
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Pipelines
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Of all the Central Asian countries, which one has the worst overall composite record of social indicators?
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Afghanistan
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Beginning with increased diversion of water during the 1950, what happened to the Aral Sea?
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All of the choices are correct
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What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?
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Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950 have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea
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What is the current status of Lamaist Buddhism with respect to China?
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The Chinese have allowed many Buddhist monasteries to open, but their activities remain limited
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Which Central Asian lake is the largest lake in the world?
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Caspian Sea
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Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north
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Is relatively evenly spaced throughout the region
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Where is oil pollution worst in Central Asia?
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Caspian Sea
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As the Nomadic armies of Central Asia declined, which of the following countries benefited?
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Russia and China
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Which of the following descriptions does not apply to a Central Asia?
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Densely populated
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In which country of Central Asia is the Gobi Desert found?
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Mongolia
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Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?
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Center of the region
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What is the most developed country of Central Asia?
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Kazakhstan
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Which natural resource is of potentially great importance to economic development in Central Asia?
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Oil
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The Russian war in Afghanistan...
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Resulted in Taliban control of most of the country in 1995
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In the Tarim Basin, where do most of the people reside?
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In the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge
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China's government is on which of the following paths of development?
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Modified capitalist development
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Which of the following languages covers the most area in East Asia?
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Mandarin
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Han people?
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They all speak the same language and dialect
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Which city in East Asia was called "Edo" in the 1700s?
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Tokyo
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China's "Great Leap Forward"
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Led to a major famine as the government melted down peasants' farm tools
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What is Kanji?
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The Japanese term for the Chinese ideographs they borrowed to begin their writing system
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Which country of East Asia has taken recent steps to acquire nuclear weaponry, triggering concern in the U.S.?
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North Korea
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During what era did the Chinese Empire reach its height?
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1700
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Which country of East Asia has the lowest percentage of its population living in urban areas?
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China
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Confucianism stresses all of the following, except
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The need for the aristocracy to serve in the bureaucracy
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Which country has the highest population in both East Asia and the world?
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China
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Which of the following was not a characteristic of traditional Chinese cities?
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Narrow alleyways that were reserved for commercial functions
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Currently, some 35,000 U.S. Troops are stationed in Japan, and another 28,000 are stationed in
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South Korea
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Which country of East Asia has a diaspora with around hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere?
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Korea
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With which country of East Asia is Taoism associated?
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China
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During what era did the Chinese Empire reach its height?
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1700s
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Which two countries decided to divide Korea at the end of WWII?
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The Soviet Union and the U.S.
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Japan's economy...
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Slowed substantially in the 1990s
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Where is almost all of the rice that the Japanese consume grown?
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Japan
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China's late-twentieth-century economic reform...
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Led to growth rates exceeding 10% per year
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Which of the following statements about Pakistan is INCORRECT?
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Pakistan is made up of small group of islands
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What are the Tamil Tigers?
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Rebel force in Sri Lanka
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Which of the following phrases best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?
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An agricultural success, but an ecological and social failure
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Which of the following is one of the main reasons that Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth?
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It is burdened by high levels of defense spending
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About how many metropolitan areas in India have populations over 1 million inhabitants?
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40
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What physical feature is needed for orographic precipitation to occur?
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Mountain
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Which country in South Asia is only 6 feet above sea level at its highest point, and therefore is most threatened by rising sea levels predicted to accompany climate change?
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The Maldives
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Where do most people in South Asia live?
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In compact rural villages
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A thousand years ago, what was the major unifying force in South Asia?
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Caste system
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What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?
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Islam
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Which country of East Asia has the lowest percentage of its population living in urban areas?
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China
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Which city in East Asia was called "Edo" in the 1700s?
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Tokyo
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Which environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan?
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Earthquakes
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Macao was the last territory to be returned to China by the European colonial power. Which European colonial power returned it?
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Portugal
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Why has East Asia come to occupy a central position in climate change debates?
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Because of China's rapid increases in carbon emissions
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Which two countries decided to divide Korea at the end of WWII?
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The Soviet Union and the US
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Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?
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North Korea
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What is the name of the belief system that deals with designing buildings and objects on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local topography?
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Feng shui
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Which of the following was not a characteristic of traditional Chinese cities ?
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Narrow alleyways that were reserved for commercial functions
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The four southernmost islands in the Kuril chain is claimed by both of these countries?
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Japan and Russia
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Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam include all of the following, EXCEPT
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The diversion of two other major rivers to fill the Three Gorges reservoir
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Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?
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North Korea
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Japan remained largely closed to foreign commerce and influence until ____ gunboats sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853 to demand trade access
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United States
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Which two countries decided to divide Korea at the end of WWII?
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The Soviet Union and the US
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The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?
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Japan
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In terms of its latitudinal extent, how does Japan compare to the state of California?
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Japan is more elongated extending farther North and south
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Which of the following alliances did NOT exist during the Cold War that followed World War II?
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Taiwan and Russia
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What is the both "the common language " and the national language of China?
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Mandarin
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About how many Chinese citizens are Muslim?
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Ten million?
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During what era did the Chinese Empire reach its height?
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1700s
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Which of the following phrases best describes the agriculture in East Asia?
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Highly productive, but does not produce enough to feed all the people in the region
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How does China generate most of its electricity?
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Burning coal
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What is China's rationale for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam project?
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China is trying to reduce its dependence on coal as a power source, which is causing widespread air pollution in the country
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The British sphere of influence in the nineteenth century in East Asia was mainly in the
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South
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Which country of east Asia has a diaspora with around hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere?
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Korea
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Why has East Asia come to occupy a central position in climate change debates?
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Because of China's rapid increases in carbon emissions
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In which part of East Asia would we find one of the most thoroughly anthropogenic landscapes in the world?
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The North China Plain
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The recently independent country of East Timor was formerly part of what country of Southeast Asia?
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Indonesia
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What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized?
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Singapore
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About how many distinct languages are spoken in Indonesia?
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50
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Indonesia's islands stretch for a length that is about the same distance as the mileage between which of the following pairs of cities?
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New York to San Francisco
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On which island of Indonesia are the forests still extensive?
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New Guinea
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What is education like in Southeast Asia?
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Emphasis on basic education, but inadequate attention given to university and technical education
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According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be
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Laos and Cambodia
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Which country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total Fertility rate. A rate so low (below replacement level) that its population may so begin to decline
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Singapore
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Which of the following conditions is relatively common in Southeast Asia?
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Primate cities
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Vietnam
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Adopted many aspects of Confucianism
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Partition
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The division of former British colonies in 1947 into independent states of Pakistan and India. The division was primarily along religious lines: Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India
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Largest Muslim country in the world
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Indonesia
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Why has Japan been so successful in its efforts to preserve its forests?
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The Japanese import most of their wood products from other locations around the world
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How does China generate most of its electricity?
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Burning coal
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The three gorges dam is being constructed on which river in China?
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Yangtze
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What country in east Asia is facing a population decline?
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Japan
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What writing system forms the basis for the writing throughout east Asia?
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Ideographs
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What is Kanji?
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The Japanese term for the Chinese ideographs they borrowed to begin their writing system
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The green revolution in South Asia
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Relied in part on newly developed varieties of crops
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What is the dominant climatic factor in South Asia?
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Monsoon
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What territory in South Asia is claimed by both India and Pakistan?
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Kashmir
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Where do most immigrants to France come from?
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France's former colonies in Africa
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What is the dominant climate type in the Russian domain?
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Continental
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What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea
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Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the soviets in the 1950 have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea
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What was the most common foreign language of the countries of Central Asia in the 1970?
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Russian
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South Asia's monsoons bring flooding in the winter
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False
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Wind is the defining feature of a monsoon
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True
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The Islamic religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh
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True
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As a result of China's one-child policy , the number of baby boys far outweighs the number of baby girls?
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True
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Southeast Asia
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People close with the ocean; subsistent farming: small interior farms and rice farms
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Where does the population tend to concentrate in Southeast Asia
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Where the soils are rich
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What is the major reason for animosity toward Chinese immigrants in the countries of Southeast Asia?
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Many of Chinese immigrants are rather prosperous compared to the locals
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With what southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated?
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Cambodia
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What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia?
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The total amount of rainfall
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About how many distinct languages are spoken in Indonesia ?
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50
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What country near the region of Southeast Asia has sent a very large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia?
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China
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What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra , Java, and the Lesser Sunda islands?
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Volcanic activity
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Which country of Southeast Asia lies both on the mainland and in the island of the region?
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Malaysia
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Which of the following is NOT one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia?
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Indentured workers from japan
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On mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands?
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Rice
