East Asia

How have these 2000-year-old routes affected the region of East Asia over time?

• It has caused lasting environmental damage.

• It has become the border of several East Asian nations.

• It has led to the collapse of many early Chinese dynasties.

• It has permitted a significant exchange of culture and goods.

Based on the map, how does the location of China today reflect the history of the region?

• Modern China is located at a crossroad of invasion routes.

• Much of modern China contains the cultural hearth of its ancient past.

• The location of Chinese culture has steadily moved eastward to the coastline.

• Chinese culture has become more concentrated in a smaller region over time.

The new Hong Kong International Airport was opened in 1998. This expensive airport was built on

a large artificial island that was created by dumping millions of tons of dirt onto the surrounding

seabed. Which factor contributed to the decision to use an artificial island for the new airport?

• Hong Kong is very small and dense with little available land.

• Hong Kong wanted an airport further from the Chinese border.

• Hong Kong could afford to construct the large, expensive project.

• Hong Kong could better protect the airport in the case of an invasion.

The eastern portion of China is densely population, while the west is very sparsely populated.

Which of the following geographic feature of western China most accounts for this settlement

pattern?

• Mountainous terrain

• Threat of earthquake

• Lack of access to water

• Political conflict with Tibet

How do summer monsoon winds affect the climate of southeastern China?

• The winds cause violent storms similar to hurricanes.

• The winds are dry and have contributed to the area being a desert.

• The winds are full of moisture and have contributed to the area being flooded often.

• The winds are cold and have contributed to the area being covered in tundra and permafrost.

Where was this image likely taken and how does the character of this place reveal its location?

• This is likely Japan because of the wide-open, grassy fields.

• This is likely Mongolia because the culture has a long history of nomadic life.

• This is likely South Korea because the culture has a long history of breeding horses.

• This is likely Taiwan because the environment lacks resources for stone and wood buildings.

Which conclusion most accurately reflects the data in the graph?

• China and Korea are at a similar level of development.

• While Japan and China are developing rapidly, Korea has lagged in its development recently.

• While Japan has developed more slowly than Korea or China, it is far more developed than

  either.

• While China and Korea have developed at the same rate, Korea and Japan today are at a

  similar level of development.

Which factor has contributed most to the trend in urbanization in South Korea?

• The nation is becoming increasingly industrialized.

• The nation is using far less farmland today than in the past.

• The cities have products unavailable to those in the countryside.

• The nation is exhausting much of the raw materials it can produce.

Which conclusion most accurately compares the populations of China and the world?

• More than half of the world's population is in China.

• China's population is growing at a faster rate than the world.

• The world's population is growing at a faster rate than China.

• The populations of both China and the world are growing at a similar rate.

One way that both China and Japan have modified the environment has been by building

infrastructure needed to —

• bring water to remote villages

• manage pollution created by industry

• repair damage done by volcanic activity

• supply energy to large, growing populations