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WorksheetsChapters 30-32 Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
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1.
How does the size of China compare to that of the United States?
a)
China is twice the size of the United States.
b)
China is about the same size as the United States.
c)
China is half the size of the United States.
d)
China is four times the size of the United States.
2.
Geographers sometimes describe China as
a)
a flat plain that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
a vast sandy desert that stretches across most of North Africa.
c)
a giant slope that stretches from the mountains of Central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
an icy continent covered in glaciers that surrounds the South Pole.
3.
Which statement about China’s population is true?
a)
China’s population declined dramatically in the second half of the 20th century.
b)
The population of China doubles every two years.
c)
In China, the death rate is higher than the birth rate.
d)
China was the first country whose population reached 1 billion people.
4.
The rate of natural increase of a population is the same as
a)
the annual death rate.
b)
doubling time.
c)
the annual growth rate.
d)
zero population growth.
5.
What was the Great Leap Forward that began in 1958?
a)
an agricultural program to help Chinese farmers during a prolonged drought
b)
a government policy designed to slow China’s population growth
c)
a program intended to make China into an industrial giant
d)
a policy that allowed foreign companies to invest heavily in China
6.
How did China slow its population growth after Mao’s death?
a)
It limited married couples to just one child under the one-child policy.
b)
It made irrigation illegal in dry regions, leading to widespread famine and population decline.
c)
It forced people in overpopulated regions to give up their children for international adoption.
d)
It refused medical assistance to the elderly in hopes of increasing the death rate.
7.
What was the effect of the one-child policy on the population of China?
a)
dramatic population decline
b)
slower population growth
c)
zero population growth
d)
slower population decline
8.
How has the one-child policy had a negative impact on China?
a)
Large farming families suffer when they do not have enough children to help work on the farms.
b)
Boys far outnumber girls because many parents prefer to have boys if they can have only one child.
c)
There will be fewer children to care for elderly parents in the future.
d)
All Answers are Correct
9.
Which nation consumes the most energy in the world?
a)
China
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
United Kingdom
10.
China obtains 65 percent of its energy needs from
a)
coal.
b)
nuclear power.
c)
oil.
d)
hydroelectric power.
11.
How will China benefit from generating hydroelectric power at the Three Gorges Dam?
a)
clean energy
b)
flood control
c)
improved river shipping
d)
All answers are Correct
12.
What will happen once water backs up behind the Three Gorges Dam?
a)
The weight of the water will help prevent devastating earthquakes in the region.
b)
Shipping along the Yangtze River will become more difficult.
c)
Hundreds of ancient settlement sites and modern villages will be lost forever.
d)
Many plant and animal species will find improved habitats.
13.
What did Mao’s Cultural Revolution achieve after it was launched in 1966?
a)
the creation of a new society based on Mao’s ideas
b)
the dramatic decline in farm and factory production
c)
an increase in foreign investment in China
d)
a significant reduction in the population
14.
Why did China create special economic zones, or SEZs?
a)
to encourage the growth of Chinese businesses in poor rural areas
b)
to have greater control over economic activity by Chinese businesses
c)
to encourage foreign investment in China
d)
to increase steel production in its people’s back yards
15.
How do special economic zones benefit China?
a)
They reduce migration by providing jobs in rural villages.
b)
They make it possible for China to be economically self-sufficient.
c)
They help millions of Chinese start their own businesses across the country.
d)
They produce millions of jobs and increase workers’ standard of living.
16.
The special economic zones have created a “floating population” of
a)
migrant workers who drift between their villages and factories.
b)
students who travel between their villages and colleges.
c)
foreign workers who come for the tourist season and then leave the country.
d)
foreign managers who stay in China for short periods before going back to their main offices.
17.
Where are most of China’s special economic zones located?
a)
in the rural hinterland
b)
near the Three Gorges Dam
c)
in the suburbs of Beijing
d)
along the coast
18.
Which of the following would slow down a country’s rate of natural increase?
a)
a decline in the infant mortality rate
b)
a rise in life expectancy
c)
a decline in women’s education
d)
a rise in access to modern family-planning methods
19.
Below are four statements about the impact of women’s education on the rate of natural increase. Which statement is true?
a)
Educating women teaches them the benefits of having very large families.
b)
Women with more education tend to marry earlier and have more children.
c)
Educated women tend to have fewer children than women with little education.
d)
Women with more education have the same number of children as women with little education.
20.
How might a country with rapid population growth benefit by slowing its rate of natural increase?
a)
Countries that slow their rates of natural increase generally grow wealthier.
b)
With fewer children, they are better able to educate each child.
c)
A healthy, educated population attracts trade and business.
d)
All answers are correct
21.
Which of the following describe Japan's climate?
a)
cool winters and mild summers with little rainfall
b)
hot and dry weather all year round
c)
mild winters and warm summers with plenty of rainfall
d)
severe winters and mild summers with sparse rainfall
22.
Earthquakes occur in Japan when
a)
heavy snowfall covers Mount Fuji.
b)
tectonic plates move.
c)
liquid rock flows from volcanoes.
d)
tsunamis fail to appear each year.
23.
How does Japan's land affect the population distribution?
a)
About 8 out of 10 people live in cities located in the cool mountains.
b)
About 8 out of 10 people live in industrial areas away from arable land.
c)
About 8 out of 10 people live on the hillsides and mountain peaks.
d)
About 8 out of 10 people live on limited flat land near the ocean.
24.
Which measurement of population density more accurately measures how crowded Japan is?
a)
physiologic population density
b)
arithmetic population density
c)
geometric population density
d)
distribution population density
25.
How have the Japanese adapted to busy rush hours?
a)
Each year, more Japanese people drive personal cars to work.
b)
Japanese people start work at different times throughout the day.
c)
Most people have to work only two or three days a week
d)
The Japanese created an efficient public transportation system.
26.
Shinkansen are
a)
bullet trains that travel at speeds of up to 180 miles per hour.
b)
high-rise parking garages that looks like giant shoe cabinets.
c)
people wearing white gloves whose job is to push passengers into subway cars.
d)
the morning and evening rush hours in Tokyo.
27.
If you live in Tokyo and want to own a car, you must
a)
earn a driver's license showing you can safely drive up to 180 miles per hour.
b)
pay a penalty each year equaling the purchase price of your car.
c)
prove you have a place off the street to park it.
d)
sign a contract indicating you will not make use of the public transportation system.
28.
How does Tokyo maximize its parking space for cars?
a)
It has built high-rise garages that stack cars on top of one another.
b)
It has built special parking decks over the coastlines and small bodies of water.
c)
It requires all car owners to park their cars in underground garages.
d)
It requires all new housing to accommodate parking space for at least two cars.
29.
What happened as more Japanese people moved into the cities?
a)
Families grew bigger as people had more children.
b)
Fewer people lived in extended families.
c)
Many people lived in larger homes than they had had in the countryside.
d)
Most people began living in roomy one-story houses.
30.
What is one way that the Japanese make the most of limited space?
a)
They ensure that the kitchen is the largest room of the house.
b)
They live in small houses with their extended families.
c)
They make sure each family member has a separate bedroom.
d)
They use rooms for more than one purpose.
31.
How has population density affected Japanese people even after death?
a)
Most have their bodies cremated after death, because ashes take up less space than a coffin.
b)
Most are interred in high-rise cemeteries in which coffins are stacked on top of one another.
c)
Most have their property and other belongings redistributed to the poor after their deaths.
d)
Most are buried on their own property, because all of the cemeteries are full.
32.
Japanese houses are
a)
bigger than American homes.
b)
grander than American homes.
c)
smaller than American homes.
d)
the same size as American homes.
33.
How does Japan try to meet everyone's needs when the land is so limited?
a)
They build taller buildings.
b)
They build underground.
c)
They create usable land in wetlands and on mountainsides.
d)
All answers are correct
34.
Earthquake-resistant construction techniques allow the Japanese to
a)
build skyscrapers than can withstand severe shaking.
b)
convert shallow wetlands into land to be used for new buildings.
c)
grow rice on the mountain slopes.
d)
All answers are correct
35.
What is one disadvantage of filling in wetlands?
a)
It cannot withstand earthquakes.
b)
It destroys fish and wildlife habitat.
c)
It cannot be used for buildings.
d)
It destroys farmland.
36.
Like the Incas of South America, the Japanese
a)
build taller structures using earthquake-resistant construction techniques.
b)
create new land for farming by cutting terraces into hillsides.
c)
fill in shallow wetlands with dirt and rubble to create more buildable land.
d)
have little or no conflict over land use among neighbors.
37.
What is one consequence of an increase in population density?
a)
A. cleaner city streets
b)
B. larger families
c)
C. longer life expectancy
d)
D. pollution problems
38.
Life expectancy in Japan is
a)
among the highest in the world.
b)
average among Asian nations.
c)
lower than all industrialized nations.
d)
the same as in the United States.
39.
What is one way in which Japan tries to keep crowding from causing health problems?
a)
It forces sick people to stay away from all crowded areas until they are healthy.
b)
It has passed strict laws to clean up the air and water.
c)
It has solved the garbage problem by recycling absolutely everything.
d)
It requires factories to dispose of toxic chemicals in rivers and the ocean.
40.
With its trash dumps filling up so fast, how is Tokyo addressing its garbage problem?
a)
Tokyo has created the world's deepest trash dumps underground.
b)
Tokyo now dumps all of its garbage in the ocean.
c)
Tokyo residents reduce their garbage by recycling.
d)
Tokyo ships its garbage to Yokohama.
41.
What is globalization?
a)
the development of a worldwide society
b)
the movement in favor of reforming U.S. foreign policy
c)
the financial security of being able to travel globally
d)
the relationship between two individuals of different citizenship
42.
Why is the sneaker a good example of globalization?
a)
Sneakers are made exclusively in the United States.
b)
Sneakers were the first product to successfully use globalization.
c)
Making them involves multiple steps and countries.
d)
Making sneakers does not involve international relations.
43.
Which region has been most involved in globalization?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
South America
44.
What is free trade?
a)
the establishment of economic interdependence
b)
the taxation of goods across country borders
c)
the international flow of goods with few government controls
d)
the government regulation of multinational corporations.
45.
How has globalization helped bring economic growth to developing countries?
a)
It closed factories worldwide.
b)
It provided U.S. visas for millions.
c)
It granted citizenship for illegal immigrants.
d)
It created jobs for millions of people.
46.
What is one benefit of economic interdependence among countries?
a)
It prohibits free trade.
b)
It denies habeas corpus to terrorists.
c)
It requires all countries to convert to the U.S. dollar.
d)
It allows countries to rely on one another for resources.
47.
Why did the United States move their sneaker production to Asia?
a)
They were able to spend less on labor and materials.
b)
The American public voted to remove all sneaker factories.
c)
Asian countries bribed the United States for the job opportunity.
d)
European countries would not support the United States’ factories.
48.
In terms of globalization, distribution is how
a)
fairly each worker is hired.
b)
each product is manufactured.
c)
resources are divided among groups.
d)
workers divide their pay among each other.
49.
In the 1950s, sneakers were no longer seen as just for sports, but also as
a)
non-gender specific.
b)
expensive commodities.
c)
casual shoes for everyday.
d)
a product specifically for the elderly.
50.
Where does the leather in the uppers of sneakers come from?
a)
communist colonies
b)
livestock centers
c)
Pacific Island forests
d)
European lakes
51.
When production costs increased, where did sneaker production initially move?
a)
India
b)
Germany
c)
Australia
d)
South Korea
52.
Why did sneaker production relocate to China, Indonesia, and Vietnam?
a)
South Korea revolted against U.S. presence.
b)
North Korea threatened to attack the factories.
c)
Production costs in South Korea increased.
d)
The United States banned all sweatshops in Vietnam.
53.
Sneakers are typically transported from Asia by
a)
planes.
b)
trucks.
c)
trains.
d)
container ships.
54.
Why can global trade be harmful to the environment?
a)
toxic waste is dumped into rivers
b)
deadly fumes are released into the air
c)
streams often become very polluted
d)
All answers are correct
55.
What is toxic waste?
a)
the reuse of materials to reduce human waste
b)
a type of global warming negatively effecting factories
c)
the belief that working in factories is detrimental to a healthy life
d)
industrious materials that are poisonous to living things
56.
Factories that abuse workers are called _________.
a)
menaces
b)
sweatshops
c)
dynasties
d)
insurgences
57.
How can globalization disrupt traditional ways of life?
a)
national identity can be weakened
b)
countries can become less self-sufficient
c)
nations become involved in wars to maintain supply of desired goods
d)
All answers are correct
58.
How is globalization harmful to workers in developed countries?
a)
The U.S. dollar loses its value in other countries.
b)
The poor workplace conditions lead to civil disputes.
c)
Expensive U.S. factories close, increasing local unemployment.
d)
Equal wage is not provided for men and women in U.S. factories.
59.
Why is globalization likely to increase?
a)
It is becoming more expensive and desirable.
b)
It increases the unemployment rate in Asia.
c)
Developing countries see it as a path out of poverty.
d)
The American public continues to revolt against it.
60.
What is foreign investment?
a)
taxes imposed upon domestic workers
b)
tariffs that are enforced on foreign goods and not domestic goods
c)
laws that require all factories to pay equal wages to men and women
d)
money coming into a country from investors in another country
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