East & South East Asia

What is one way the governments of China and the United States operate differently?

• In China the electorate only has one party to choose from, and in the United States

  there are multiple political parties.

• In China elections are only conducted on the provincial level, and in the United States

  elections are held on the national level.

• In China the executive leader is elected by a legislative body, and in the United States

  the executive leader is chosen by popular vote.

• In China legislative representatives are chosen from groups of local leaders, and in the

  United States legislative representatives generally have served as state governors.

In 2008, the summer Olympic Games were hosted by China in Beijing.The presence of the Olympic Games in China is an example of

• distance decay

• a cultural hearth

• cultural convergence

• a sphere of influence

Which religion was successfully introduced to China primarily by means of the Silk Road?

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Judaism

• Shintoism

Which factor contributed most to the desire of European colonial powers to control trade in

Southeast Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

• Demand for spices grown in the region

• Need for timber from the region for fuel

• Supplies of enslaved labor from the region

• Hopes of discovering oil reserves in the region

Which factor contributed most to the placement of the border between North Korea and

South Korea?

• A military conflict

• A mountain range

• A natural river boundary

• A differing set of cultural values

Where does the independent city-state of Singapore likely fall on the economic spectrum?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Free Enterprise

Based on the information in the excerpt, in what way has increasing globalization affected

cultural values in Thailand?

• Traditions in rural areas are changing.

• People are moving from rural areas to cities.

• Rural monasteries have become more isolated.

• Buddhist monks are abandoning the rural areas.

How have the economic policies of governments in Southeast Asia shifted in the last

decade?

• Recent economic policies have ignored environmental concerns.

• Recent economic policies have created millions of economic refugees.

• Recent economic policies have limited international investment and financial aid.

• Recent economic policies have reduced government controls over sectors of the

  economy.

In what way has the opening of the Three Gorges Dam affected the movement of goods in

China?

• Shanghai’s harbor has been deepened.

• Overland routes have been cut by the dam.

• Ocean-going ships are able to travel farther inland.

• Travel between China’s northern and southern regions is easier.

Why is farming and forestry mainly located in Eastern China?

• Access to seaports for trade

• industrial waste pollution in western China

• Dry, rough terrain in large portions of western China

• Government planning restricting farm development to the eastern China