6th Six Weeks District Assessment Review

Master East Asia geography, culture, and government for your 6th Six Weeks assessment!

1. Which of the following generalizations is supported by the information on the map below? China's population has concentrated near Hong Kong to gain financial advantages. The Gobi Desert in the north has pushed China's population to the western regions. Most of China's population is living in the countryside as opposed to living in urban areas. Mountain desert barriers have concentrated China's population along the east coast. 2. Which term is defined as the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group? colonization genocide imperialism regicide 3. Which East Asian cultural belief is reflected in art such as in the painting? Life in enriched without material goods. People should live in harmony with nature. Art should be affordable to all social classes. Urbanization has negative effects on culture. 4. The modification of the environment shown in the picture was intended to -- protect small villages in China from flooding warn the Chinese population about earthquakes create hydroelectric power for the people in China provide a north-south transportation route in China 5. The technologies listed above have helped people living in East Southeast Asia to -- move products to markets quicker produce energy from the environment adapt to the environment of the region end the destruction of natural disasters 6. Which number is the location of the city of Tokyo? 1 2 3 4 7. Which geographic factor best explains the concentration of China's cities in the Southeast of the country? dense forests in the west high temperatures in the north vast plains and hills in the north mountains and deserts in the west 8. Which government policy, intended to regulate society, is used in both North Korea and China? bans against smoking censorship of free speech unrestricted travel vouchers limitation of one child per family 9. How did the geography of the region contribute to the decision of British traders to establish the Port of Singapore in 1819? Singapore has easy access to fresh water. Singapore experiences a mild, dry climate. Singapore is ideally located along shipping routes. Singapore has flat, grassy land that can support tea production. 10. How did the physical geography of Southeast Asia contribute to the diversity of culture in the region? A series of tall mountain ranges isolated cultures from one another. A large grassland plain allowed multiple empires to dominate the region. A narrow peninsula connected different societies from large land masses. A vast archipelago of thousands of islands facilitated a global trading network. 11. The interview below is an example of how cultural diffusion can result in -- a loss of local cultural traditions new cultural patterns in a society conflicts between various societies changes to a societies belief systems 12. Which East Asian country has an economy that operates most like that of Japan? Tibet China North Korea South Korea 13. Which of the following is an example of an unlimited government? Japan South Korea Hong Kong North Korea 14. Though using different approaches, a common goal of the protest groups described in the article below is -- a right to speak freely a desire for equal voting rights a government accountable to the people a living wage and safer working conditions 15. In the People's Republic of China, the government is led by -- a life-long dictator a council of generals the official monarch Communist party officials 16. How has the government of Indonesia changed from the leadership of Suharto to today? From a tribal government to a confederation From a monarchy to a constitutional republic From an unlimited government to a limited government From a socialist government to a democratic government 17. Which reason best explains why Suharto limited the rights of his opponents? He was able to expand the economy. He was able to establish a new constitution. He was able to keep control of the government. He was able to introduce new democratic reforms. 18. Which of the following accounts for most of the cultural diffusion to East Asia throughout history? war trade colonization immigration 19. Which country in East Asia has historically experienced more diffusion of culture from Western nations as compared to other East Asian countries? China Japan Mongolia North Korea 20. The likely reason for the blending of cuisines as described in the excerpt is -- the colonial history of the region the extinction of food products the proximity to foreign military bases the geographic location as a crossroads of trade 21. The center of the religion of Islam is the nation of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has over 24 million followers of Islam, while Indonesia is the largest Islamic nation, with over 200 million followers. How was Islam brought from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia? Arabic invaders conquered the native Indonesian population almost 1000 years ago. Arabic traders who arrived by ship spread Islam to the native Indonesian population. Telecommunications technology like radio and television brought the message of Islam to the Indonesian population. Indonesian political leaders who were converted to Islam after traveling to Saudi Arabia required the population to become Islamic as well. 22. Traders using the Silk Route had to overcome the physical barriers posed by the mountains and the --- Great Wall of China numerous river crossings threat of natural disasters desert climate conditions 23. Based on the data in the table, which of the following best describes the level of economic development in East Asia? the standard of living is very low in most East Asian countries most East Asian economies can be described as less developed East Asia is characterized by varying levels of economic development Economic development in East Asia has surpassed that of any other region