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1.
In 1989, a pro-democracy movement was crushed in:
A.
Tianjin
B.
Shenyang
C.
Tiananmen Square
D.
Forbidden City
E.
Hong Kong
2.
The Chinese were, historically:
isolated from much of the rest of the world
anxious to play a major role in world affairs
conquerors of much of Africa at various times in their history
rulers over Japan
rulers over much of northern India
3.
In the first "Opium War" (1839-1842) China's opponent was:
Great Britain
Russia
Netherlands
Portugal
Japan
4.
Which of the following nations did not have a sphere of influence in China?
Britain
Belgium
Germany
France
5.
The Portuguese possession near the mouth of the Xi River is:
Xanggang (Hong Kong)
Macao
Timor
Shandong
Hainan Island
6.
The rustbelt of China is:
the Northeast
Tibet
Canton
Beijing
Hunan
7.
The Chinese name for the Yellow River is the:
Indus
Huang
Liao
Amur
Xi River
8.
Which of the following statements is false?
Northern China grows wheat and cotton, South China grows rice and tea.
Northern and northwest China is the land of the ox and the camel, South China uses the water buffalo.
While northern China is stagnating economically in the 1990s, South China is swept up in the changes of the Pacific Rim.
Northern China contains the Huang River, but South China is close to Xanggang (Hong Kong).
All of the above are true.
9.
Central China is dominated by the:
Huang River
Yellow River
Chang River
Ordos Desert
Gobi
10.
A major project currently that Chinese environmentalists protest is the:
Grand Canal
Three Gorges Dam
Aswan Dam
extraterritorialization of Tibet
none of the above
11.
Which region contains Tibet?
South China
Inner Mongolia
Xinjiang
Xizang
Northeast China
12.
Which of the following statements concerning Xinjiang is false?
Xinjiang's population is about 75 percent Chinese.
The majority of the region's people are Muslims.
The Uygurs are concentrated in the Tarim Basin.
Xinjiang's total population today is about 16 million.
Just one generation ago, Xinjiang's population was only about 5 percent Chinese.
13.
The Meiji Restoration:
restored Japan to its former position of power and regional influence
marked the beginning of Japan's modernization and generated its economic and military transformation
witnessed the rise of Kyoto as the country's modern capital city
halted Japan's explosive population growth and has led to a stable population since about 1890
occurred after the disastrous defeat Japan suffered in World War II
14.
Most Japanese are Buddhists.
Japan has the most unvaried population of its size in the world.
The Ainu were the first inhabitants of Japan.
Shoguns were military rulers in Japan.
Japan remained isolated for many years until the American fleet sailed into Japanese harbors in the 1850s.
15.
________ percent of Japan's labor force is engaged in agricultural production in the 1990s.
Less than 8
About 33
55
60
More than 65
16.
The outcome of the Korean War in the 1950s was:
defeated North Korea was returned to the control of Japan
victory for the South, which soon became communist
a military stalemate resulting in the continued division of the country
a short pause, followed by renewed war that still drags on to this day
the unification of the two Koreas
17.
The Nationalist leader who led 2 million refugees to Taiwan during the Communist takeover of the mainland and then established the Republic of China on that island, was:
Zhou Enlai
Sun Yat-sen
Kim Il Sung
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
18.
The Special Economic Zone that has been most successful is:
Shenzen
Guangdong
19.
______ percent of China's population live in urban areas.
28
75
14
90
51
20.
Which of the following is NOT a commonly used measure of economic development?
population density
per capita national product
productivity per worker
per capita energy consumption
literacy rates
