American Military University GEOG 101 Week 6 Quiz

Quiz # 6 Week 6 South Asia and East Asia Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 - 100.0/ 100.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Although agriculturally productive, _______ does not usually produce a food surplus because it must grow enough to feed its dense population. • A. the Liao-Songhua Basin • B. the Northeast China Plain • C. the North China Plain • D. Xinjiang Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points India, Pakistan, and China are unlikely to risk a significant conflict over their competing claims in Kashmir because _______. • A. the people of Kashmir are united in their desire for independence • B. the harsh conditions there • C. all three have nuclear weapons • D. there's little of value there Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which is not a reason why Pakistan is considered part of the South Asian realm? • A. Ethnic continuity links it with India. • B. English is the lingua franca, as it is in India. • C. It has a very large Hindu population. • D. It evolved as part of the British Empire. Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following statements about Mongolia is least accurate? • A. It is landlocked. • B. It is slightly smaller than Alaska. • C. It can be termed a buffer state. • D. It has limited mineral resources. Question 5 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Despite their name, China's ______ regions don't have much authority to rule themselves • A. free • B. independent • C. autonomous • D. self-sufficient Question 6 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points All of the following religions emerged in South Asia except ______. • A. Buddhism • B. Jainism • C. Islam • D. Sikhism Question 7 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is true of the Yellow River? • A. It flows into the South China Sea. • B. It drains the Xi/Pearl River Basin. • C. It flows through the North China Plain. • D. No dams interrupt its flow. Question 8 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following has not been important in the development of Shenzhen as a SEZ? • A. Expanded seaport facilities. • B. Socialist economic principles as applied by the Chinese government. • C. Proximity to Hong Kong. • D. A relationship with the Walmart corporation. Question 9 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points _______ is uniquely vulnerable to sea level rise for a non-island nation, because so much of its land is only a few meters above sea level. • A. Pakistan • B. Bangladesh • C. Bhutan • D. India Question 10 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Unlike the United States and Western Europe, Japan has not made up for declining population growth by increasing ______. • A. virtualization • B. productivity • C. automation • D. immigration Question 11 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is largely responsible for the modern-day political boundaries in the South Asian realm? • A. British rule • B. mountain ranges • C. oceans and seas • D. monsoon rains Question 12 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The center of the Indus Valley civilization was in the modern country of _______. • A. Pakistan • B. Bangladesh • C. Nepal • D. Bhutan Question 13 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is _______ of Tibet. • A. the religious leader • B. head of state • C. both the religious leader and head of state • D. neither the religious or head of state Question 14 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points All of the following help to explain the connection between high-elevation mountains and large rivers in the South Asian realm except _________. • A. seasonal snow melt • B. South China Sea currents • C. monsoon rains • D. high-relief drainage Question 15 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points China's "One China" policy does not consider which of the following territories as part of an indivisible China? • A. Taiwan. • B. Indochina. • C. Tibet. • D. Macau. Question 16 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following statements about the western interior of China is false? • A. The area is very humid and well-watered. • B. The area is sparsely populated compared to China proper. • C. Much of the area is mountainous or is a high plateau. • D. Many of Asia's great rivers arise in the area's highlands. Question 17 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which climate type do high elevations in Himalaya mountain range resemble? • A. arid • B. polar • C. tropical • D. temperate Question 18 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Physiologic density provides a indication of how well a population can sustain itself, because it measures the number of people per square mile of _____ land. • A. food-producing • B. coastal • C. irrigated • D. mountainous Question 19 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is true of the Han Dynasty? • A. It was the period when the Chinese people's identity was established. • B. It is the earliest Chinese dynasty about which substantial information is available. • C. It is another name for the regime of Mao Zedong. • D. It began and ended before 300 BC, when China already was a well-organized state. Question 20 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points North and South Korea each possess qualities that could help the other nation. This is an example of the geographic concept of _______. • A. regional complementarity • B. ironic juxtaposition • C. transference • D. substitutability Question 21 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Monsoon climates have wet and dry seasons resulting from _____. • A. movements of the Jet Stream over India • B. hurricanes in the Indian Ocean • C. Indian Ocean waves • D. seasonally-reversing winds Question 22 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Japanese expansion into the rest of East Asia was driven primarily by ______. • A. the Japanese belief in manifest destiny • B. Japan's lack of the resources needed to industrialize • C. the need for more agricultural land • D. overpopulation of the Japanese islands Question 23 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is the first atmospheric condition that leads to the South Asian monsoon? • A. Moisture builds up in the air over the Indian subcontinent. • B. Cool air descends over the Indian subcontinent. • C. Hot air rises over the Indian subcontinent. • D. Moisture is squeezed out over the Indian subcontinent. Question 24 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The urban population of India is about equal to the entire population of _______. • A. The United States • B. Russia • C. Pakistan • D. South Africa Question 25 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is not a Special Economic Zone? • A. Beijing • B. Binhai • C. Pudong • D. Xiamen