Review for East Asia Quiz

Review for East Asia Quiz

Government and Weapons

• One Party Communist Dictatorship

• Congress Chooses the President and Vice President

• People vote on members of Congress but only those approved by the Communist Party.

• The Communist government of China under Mao Zedong believed that those who had the weapons determined the government.

• China became a Nuclear country in 1955.

• They acceded to the treaty of Non-Proliferation which positively helped the world by them agreeing not to give nuclear information to other countries.

Multiple Choice

What do the governments of Cuba and China have in common?

• They have open and free elections.

• They are ruled by only one political communist party.

• They are ruled by a king and a constitution.

• They have religious leaders who are the heads of state.

Multiple Choice

China acceded to the Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1992. How does this positively impact the world?

• It increases the number of countries with nuclear Weapons

• It helps the UN keep track of everyone's Nuclear Weapons.

• It makes China the main place where Tik Tok videos go Viral.

• It stops China from giving information about nuclear weapons to other countries.

Multiple Choice

"Power comes from the muzzle of a gun, those that have the guns have the power, those that have the power dictate what type of government their shall be." Based on this quote by Mao Zedong, what kind of government would Mao support in China?

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Communist

• Presidential Republic

East Asia Geographic Features

Mountain ranges, deserts and oceans helped China develop without outside influences. This is known as isolationism

Multiple Choice

Which geographic features allowed China to develop in isolation?

• Islands and Oceans

• Volcano and Tidal Waves

• Gobi Desert and Mountains

• Arctic Circle and Mediterranean Sea

Major Countries of East Asia

Know the names of the countries labeled with the numbers; 1, 5, 6, 7 ,8 & 9.

Multiple Choice

Which Island Country of East Asia is shown in red on the map?

• Japan

• China

• Mongolia

• Taiwan

Traditions of East Asia

Many of East Asia's traditions come from their religions like Buddhism, and Shinto.

Others come form The teachings of Confucius like respect for elders and ancestors.

Multiple Choice

Many cultures in East Asia are distinguished by a strong respect for elders and ancestors. These cultural characteristics are reflected in the traditions of —

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Confucianism

Natural Disasters in East Asia

East Asia has to live with many natural disasters like Earthquakes and Tsunamis.

These disasters can cause major heath issues.

When a tsunami hit japan in 2011 it caused a nuclear power plant to melt down and leak radioactive material.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following health disasters were caused by the 2011 tsunami that hit Japan?

• The destruction of the tropical rainforest and the resulting widespread drought that followed

• A nuclear power plant meltdown and leaks of radioactive water and vapor

• A total change in government in order to control the people who suddenly had no homes

• Millions of people were infected by a deadly fungal infection

Dynasties of China

A dynasty is when a family rules in a country.

Many advancements that have helped the world ha come from dynasties like; paper, gunpowder, acupuncture and fireworks.

Multiple Choice

China's history is dominated by dynasties. Which one of the answer choices below best defines a dynasty.

• People from the same family ruling an area or country.

• keeping out foreign influences

• landholders provide land to tenants in exchange for their loyalty and service.

• a person or country in a subordinate position to another.

Multiple Choice

What are fireworks, acupuncture, gun powder, and paper examples of?

• A. Things China must import from around the world

• B. China's advancements that have helped to shape the world.

• C. China's natural resources that no longer exist.

• D. China's contributions to the medical field.

East Asia Economy

Each country in East Asia has their own kind of Economy as determined by the government. We can see this by examining economic indicators like GDP per capita, Population below poverty level, literacy rate etc.

The biggest difference between China and Japans economy is that there is a higher rate of poverty in China.

Multiple Choice

The main difference between Japan's economy and China's is that.....

• in China, the government has no control over businesses

• in Japan, people can only buy what the government says they can

• In China, the GDP per capita is much lower th

• In Japan, the government doesn't let its citizens own businesses