East Asia

What is the main reason that Japan limits logging in some areas of the country?

• The trees are too young to harvest.

• There is less demand for wood products in those areas.

• The trees are too diseased to harvest.

• The people think many forest areas are sacred.

What is one of the highest forms of art in China and Japan?

• anime

• “K-pop”

• calligraphy

• haiku

Which of the following is often an effect of a major earthquake in Japan?

• monsoon

• tsunami

• drought

• glaciation

Two-thirds of the people in Japan live in cities.

• False

• True

What was the main purpose of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward?

• to increase industrial output

• to create state-owned farms

• to increase the number of teachers

• to slow the growth of China’s population

Which of the following statements about Japan’s population policy is accurate?

• Japan has adopted a hands-off policy toward population growth.

• Japan provides programs such as child care to encourage more births.

• Japan has a “one-child” policy to slow uncontrolled population growth.

• Japan welcomes foreign immigrants to help build up the population.

What is the world’s tallest mountain range?

• Plateau of Tibet

• Everest

• Himalaya

• Great Wall of China

China’s population experienced a sharp decline in the mid-1900s.

• False

• True

The United States supported South Korea and the Soviet Union supported the North. What agreement was reached to end the Korean War?

• no peace treaty, Korea remains a unified state

• no peace treaty, a demilitarized zone

• no free enterprise and the country’s economy began to decrease

From which country was Buddhism introduced into China?

• Mongolia

• Japan

• Taiwan

• India