Unit 13.3 Check for Understanding

China is considered to have a(n) _________ type of government.

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

Japan is considered to have a(n) _________ type of government.

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

North Korea is considered to have a(n) _________ type of government.

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

Mongolia is considered to have a(n) _________ type of government.

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

Taiwan is considered to have a(n) _________ type of government.

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

South Korea is considered to have a(n) _________ type of government.

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

What is the Korean DMZ or Demilitarized Zone?

• Buffer zone between North and South Korea that marks the division at the 38th parallel; also a place where leaders of both countries meet to talk national interests

• Buffer zone between the Koreas where people from both countries meet to worship the Buddha.

• Zone where all military exercises take place as a show of military power.

• Zone where all the nuclear missiles are located in which both countries are ready to launch against any threat.

The creation of the DMZ between North and South Korea was mostly caused by --

• economic factors

• political factors

• environmental factors

• religious factors

The countries of Taiwan, South Korea and Japan share economic similarities as they are all

• considered to have mixed economies.

• considered to have free market economies.

• considered to have communist economies.

• considered to have undeveloped economies.

Which country tends to have a strict communist economy leading it to be the least developed nation?

• China

• Japan

• North Korea

• South Korea