Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Geography of Asia
Chapter Number: 01

Question type: Multiple Choice
1)	The most important characteristic of South, East, and Southeast Asia is its:

a)	Ancient history
b)	Diversity
c)	Huge population
d)	Different political systems
e)	Environmental transformation
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
 	Reference: Introduction
2)	Which of the following does NOT apply to the concept of landscape?

a)	Cultural and physical landscapes are interrelated.
b)	It is only the world we see.
c)	It includes our entire world of experience.
d)	It is expressed at both local and global scales.
e)	It includes the content of of our lived world.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Introduction
3)	The notion of “dragons and tigers” represent the dynamic forces of:
a)	Chinese Emperors
b)	Luck and protection
c)	Light and dark
d)	Power and change
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Dragons and Tigers

4)	Which of the following terms is NOT related to the others?
a)	Naga
b)	Snake
c)	Eagle
d)	Varuna
e)	Dragon
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Dragons and Tigers
5)	There are 5 types of tigers that represent:
a)	Colors
b)	Directions
c)	Natural phenomena
d)	All of the above
e)	None of the above
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Dragons and Tigers
6)	Asia is the world’s largest continent stretching from the _____ to the _____.
a)	Pacific Ocean; Mediterranean Sea
b)	Pacific Ocean; Arabian Sea
c)	Atlantic Ocean; Arabian Sea
d)	Indian Ocean; South China Sea
e)	Indian Ocean; Arabian Sea 
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Dragons and Tigers
7)	The inhabited world is known as the:
a)	Geographic realm
b)	Functional realm
c)	Ecosystem
d)	Biome
e)	Ecumene
Answer: e
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Dragons and Tigers

8)	The term “Asia came from the Greek word for:
a)	Myth
b)	Sunrise
c)	Sunset
d)	Orient
e)	Occident
Answer: b
	Difficulty: Mediium
	Reference: Dragons and Tigers
9)	The notion that civilization and progress diffuse from European countries to the “culturally barren” periphery is called the _____ model.
a)	Colonizers
b)	Cultural integration
c)	Civilizing
d)	Evolutionary
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Dragons and Tigers
10)	 A xenophobic person is afraid of:
a)	Asians
b)	Europeans
c)	Foreigners
d)	Animals
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Dragons and Tigers
11)	 The Congress of Vienna in 1815 divided Europe and Asia at the:
a)	Western end of the Mediterranean Sea
b)	Arabian Peninsula
c)	Ural Mountains in Russia
d)	Volga River in Russia
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Dragons and Tigers
12)	 Which of the following is the LEAST significant of Asia’s religions?
a)	Hinduism
b)	Buddhism
c)	Islam
d)	Animism
e)	Christianity
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
13)	 Which of the following is the oldest religion?
a)	Confucianism
b)	Islam
c)	Hinduism
d)	Buddhism
e)	Taoism
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
14)	 By following the “right path of behavior” a Buddhist can achieve:
a)	Karma
b)	The Four Noble Truths
c)	Nirvana
d)	Heaven
e)	Sangha
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
15)	 A belief system that rejects competition, rank and luxury is:
a)	Confucianism
b)	Daoism
c)	Buddhism
d)	Communism
e)	Hinduism
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

16)	 The most Confucian country in Asia is:
a)	China
b)	South Korea
c)	Japan
d)	Vietnam
e)	Indonesia
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
17)	 Which of the following countries does NOT have a significant number of Christians?
a)	Timor-Leste
b)	The Philippines
c)	Japan
d)	South Korea
e)	Vietnam
Answer: c
Difficulty: Difficult
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

18)	 In the 16th century, Roman Catholic Jesuits brought Christianity to:
a)	China
b)	Vietnam
c)	Japan
d)	None of the above
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
19)	 “Islam” means:
a)	Holy war
b)	Glory to God
c)	Glory to Allah
d)	Submission to Mohammed
e)	Submission to God
Answer: e
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
20)	 Which of the following is NOT one of the “Five Pillars of Islam?”
a)	Give alms to the poor
b)	Pilgrimage to Mecca
c)	Pray five times a day
d)	Fast during Ramadan
e)	Jihad
Answer: e
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
21)	 While Christians pray in a church, Muslims pray in a:
a)	Madrassa
b)	Kaaba
c)	Mosque
d)	Haji
e)	Medina
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
22)	 The hajj involves a pilgrimage to:
a)	Mecca
b)	Medina
c)	Saudi Arabia
d)	All of the above
e)	None of the above
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
23)	 Islamism refers to:
a)	The resurgence of religious fundamentalism
b)	The practice of Sunni Islam
c)	The infallibility of Imams
d)	Wahabiism
e)	Sharia
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
24)	 Islamic religious law is called:
a)	Karma
b)	Shia
c)	Wahabi
d)	Imani
e)	Sharia
Answer: e
Difficulty: Easy
	Reference: Religion and Belief Systems
25)	 The basis for a world trade system in the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean regions was laid by the:
a)	Arabs
b)	British
c)	Portuguese
d)	French
e)	Dutch
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: European Expansion and Trade
26)	 The first cargo was brought by sea to Europe from the “Far East” by:
a)	Bartolemeu Diaz
b)	Vasco da Gama
c)	Ferdinand Magellan
d)	Sir Francis Drake
e)	Cornelius de Houtman
Answer: b
Difficulty: Difficult
Reference: European Expansion and Trade
27)	 By 1520, the _____ dominated the seas in Asia.
a)	Dutch
b)	British
c)	Arabs
d)	Chinese
e)	Portuguese
Answer: e
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: European Expansion and Trade
28)	 The only country in Southeast Asia that was not colonized is:
a)	Thailand
b)	Vietnam
c)	Indonesia
d)	The Philippines
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Colonialism and Imperialism
29)	 _____ was a former Dutch colony.
a)	Indo-China
b)	Thailand
c)	The Philippines
d)	Indonesia
e)	Sri Lanka
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Colonialism and Imperialism
30)	 Japan’s imperialist policies were founded in:
a)	Its need for raw materials
b)	Its desire for space for expansion
c)	A desire to have an empire like Britain
d)	All of the above
e)	None of the above
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Imperialist Japan
31)	 In 1910, Japan annexed:
a)	China
b)	Manchuria
c)	Russia
d)	Korea
e)	Mongolia
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Imperialist Japan
32)	 Sun Yat-sen is regarded by many as the first great Asian:
a)	Colonialist
b)	Nationalist
c)	Communist
d)	Asianist
e)	Imperialist
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Decolonization and Independence
33)	  Vast, intertwined channels of communication produced by flows of technology are called:
a)	Technoscapes
b)	Computerscapes
c)	Digital divides
d)	Integrated landscapes
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: New Global Order
34)	 The world’s largest market for mobile phones is:
a)	China
b)	India
c)	Japan
d)	Indonesia
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: New Global Order
35)	 The spread of international capitalism, business, investment and ideas around the world is called:
a)	Digitization
b)	Nationalization
c)	Multinationalism
d)	Globalization
e)	All of the above
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: New Global Order
36)	 The substitution of cheaper foreign labor for domestic labor is called:
a)	Transnationalism
b)	Multinationalism
c)	Deficit manufacturing
d)	Offhandling
e)	Offshoring
Answer: e
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: New Global Order
37)	 Which of the following would NOT be classified as a core region?
a)	The United States
b)	Japan
c)	Germany
d)	Nepal
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: New Global Order
38)	 The anti-globalization movement claims that:
a)	The integrity of governments’ independence is being threatened.
b)	Globalization is accentuating inequality.
c)	Powerless people see globalization as a means to keep them in a position of powerlessness.
d)	All of the above
e)	None of the above
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: New Global Order
39)	 The World Trade Organization:
a)	Is supportive of regionalism
b)	Promotes protective trade measures
c)	Helps countries to maintain their economic independence
d)	All of the above
e)	None of the above
Answer: e
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: New Global Order
Question Type: True/False
40)	  More than half of humans live in Asia.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Reference: Introduction

41)	  Dragons are often used as metaphors for mountains and rivers.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Dragons and Tigers
42)	 The art of snake charming in India is learned at special schools.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Reference: Dragons and Tigers

43)	 Asia is an easily definable geographic realm.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Reference: Dragons and Tigers

44)	 Those who believe that the physical environment controls human behavior are environmental determinists.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Dragons and Tigers
45)	 “Toponyms” refer to mountain peaks.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Reference: Dragons and Tigers

46)	 Hinduism is a polytheistic religion.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium

Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

47)	 Hindus believe in a “One Ultimate Reality” called Brahman.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

48)	 Karma refers to the sum of one’s actions.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

49)	 In the 6th century, Buddha came to the profound conclusion that the cause of suffering is desire.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

50)	 Mahayana Buddhism is practiced primarily in Southeast Asia.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

51)	 Both Christianity and Islam are monotheistic faiths.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

52)	 Since the communists suppressed all forms of religion in China, Christianity is not significant there.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

53)	 The word of Allah is contained in the Koran.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

54)	 The majority of Muslims are Sunni.
Answer: True
	Difficulty: Medium
	Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

55)	 Sharia stresses the equality of men and women.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Medium
	Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

56)	 Interest in trade in Asia was based on the desire for riches such as spices.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
	Reference: European Expansion and Trade

57)	 The main driving force behind the Age of Exploration was religion.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: European Expansion and Trade

58)	 “Monsoon” means “rains.”
Answer: False
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: European Expansion and Trade

59)	 Colonial cities were characterized by spatial separation of Europeans and local people.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Colonialism and Imperialism

60)	 The Age of Imperialism was launched by the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Colonialism and Imperialism
61)	 Japan’s GEACPS was intended to incorporate Asians and eliminate Europeans.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Imperialist Japan

62)	 Time-space convergence means that it takes longer to cover long distances.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: The New Global Order

63)	 The digital divide is widening at an unprecedented pace.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: The New Global Order

64)	 Walmart is the single largest importer of Chinese goods.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: The New Global Order

65)	 Peripheral regions supply raw materials and cheap labor for core regions.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: The New Global Order
	
66)	 Because of the rise of Asian pop culture, Americanization is losing importance in Asia.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: The New Global Order

Question type: Short Answer

67)	 List 5 characteristics of the colonial city.
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Colonialism and Imperialism

68)	 Give 5 reasons why dragons and tigers are appropriate symbols for Asia.
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Dragons and Tigers

69)	 Give three reasons why Europeans were interested in Asia.
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question Type: Essay

70)	 What are some of the major differences between Confucianism and Daoism.
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

71)	 What is Islamism and how is it affecting Asian society?
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Religion and Belief Systems

72)	 Explain World Systems Theory.
Difficulty: Difficult
	Reference: The New Global Order