1. How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead on the banks of the Ganges River and development of more industry been a problem for other people who use the river? A. People are not allowed to go near the river when cremations are taking place. B. The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there. C. Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream. D. The ashes of the dead, as well as partially burned bodies, constantly float down the river, along with industrial waste from factories.

2. What is the source of air pollution that causes problems in India’s urban areas?
Few people in India feel air pollution that causes problems
No government efforts have been made to control air pollution
There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today
It is due to a rapidly growing population, heavy industry and thousands of automobiles

3. When Beijing, China was awarded the 2008 Olympics, what environmental issue was a big concern for many of the athletes?
The city’s terrible air pollution
Heavy seasonal rains that come to China in the summer
Temperatures would be too hot in the summer in China
Lack of fresh drinking water was the main concern before the games

4. What generalization can be made about the climate and geography of Southern and Eastern Asia?
Most of this area is covered with desert and has very few people
This large area has many different types of both climate and geography
Eastern Asia has fewer mountains and therefore has a milder climate than Southeastern Asia
The climate of Southern Asia is cold and dry because of the large number of mountains and deserts

5. Locate the Himalayan Mountains on a map.

6. Where is the Gobi Desert on a map?

7. Where is the Bay of Bengal on a map?

8. Where is China on a map?

9. Where is Japan on the map?

10. Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?
India
Japan
China
Vietnam

11. What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
The Vedas
The Quran
The Middle Way
The Four Noble Truths

12. What is the caste system?
The name of the Hindu priesthood
A voting system used in Asian countries
The name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women
The division of all the people in a society into categories that are hereditary

13. What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?
A strict caste system
Worship of one god
Good behavior and virtue
Ruler who could keep order

14. In which country did Shintoism begin?
India
Japan
China
Vietnam

15. Which country has a federal system of government?
Japan
India
North Korea
People’s Republic of China

16. How do the Japanese feed their people with so little good farmland?
Many of the Japanese people starve every year
The Japanese depend on fishing and imported food
The Japanese sell oil to earn money to buy food from other countries
Tourists coming to see Japanese volcanoes provide most of the money the country needs

17. Which Asian countries have a democratic system of government?
India and Japan
China and Vietnam
China and South Korea
North Korea and China

18. Which Asian country could be described as an autocracy?
India
Japan
South Korea
North Korea

19. Which best describes the Japanese government?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Federal democracy
Constitutional monarchy

20. What sort of government is the People’s Republic of China?
A monarchy
A federal democracy
A communist oligarchy
A constitutional monarchy

21. What role do the people play in the government of Japan?
The people have ultimate power through elections
They have the power to vote the emperor out of office
The people get to approve the laws made by the emperor
They have little influence since the emperor makes most of the decisions

22. What group makes most of the important decisions in the government of the People’s Republic of China today?
The wealthy landowners
Advisers and Mao Zedong
The Chinese Communist Party
People in the local village councils

23. In the 1970’s China tried to improve the country’s economy by announcing which of the following programs?
The Cultural Revolution
The Great Leap Forward
The Four Modernizations
The People’s Economic Congress

24. The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were examples of China’s attempt to
End communist rule
Improve the economy
Sell more goods overseas
Control population growth

25. Which area was targeted for improvement by India’s Green Revolution?
Education
Air quality
Agriculture
Iron and steel making

26. Which country’s economy is a command economy?
China
Japan
North Korea
South Korea

27. Which is an area that India is a world economic leader?
Health care
Military weapons production
Modern farming and agriculture
Technology and service industries

28. Why has Japan specialized in the area of technology?
Japan has few natural resources and little farming
Japan has a very poorly educated population
The country has little in the way of fishing and shipping
The country uses the money earned to support a large military.

29. Why is it important for nations to have a system to convert from one currency to another?
The dollar is the most valuable currency in the world today
Most banks are not able to handle different kinds of currencies.
The conversion to different currencies makes goods cost less.
This makes it possible to buy and sell goods between nations with different types of money

30. How did the Four Modernizations affect Chinese agriculture and industry?
Many farmers were forced off the land and had to move to cities
Factories involved in heavy industry were moved to rural areas to provide jobs
Farmers were forced to sell all surplus agricultural products to the government
Farmers were given better seeds and equipment; factories increased production of smaller consumer goods that were easier to sell

31. Why is investment in capital goods so important for the economy of a country like Japan?
The investment in capital goods makes overseas trade unnecessary
The investment in capital goods makes up for a poor literacy rate in Japan
Japan needs investment in capital goods to develop its rich natural resources
Japan’s economy depends heavily on industry and must be modern to be competitive.

32. Which has been a persistent problem for India’s economy?
A lack of strong middle class
The expense of maintaining a large military
A GDP that has not grown in the past ten years
Overpopulation and poverty found throughout the country

33. How has China’s attitude toward entrepreneurship changed in the past several decades?
Entrepreneurs are allowed to operate, but not with overseas businesses
The government has become more open to the idea of allowing some free enterprise
The Chinese government was more open to entrepreneurship in the years before 1970
Entrepreneurs are encouraged, but only in the areas of making weapons and military equiptment

34. How has Japan used tariffs to help the country’s economy?
The tariffs have provided money for health care
The tariffs have kept cheap foreign-made goods off the Japanese market
The tariffs have made it easier for Japanese people to buy foreign imported goods
The tariffs have made little difference in what Japanese people pay for imported goods

35. Nationalism is defined as
Loyalty based on geographic location only
A feeling of belonging to a group that is highly educated and wealthy
A sense of belonging that is based on a written document like a constitution
Loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture, and/or religion

36. What was one of the goals of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in India?
Working to modernize Indian farming
Trying to bring more industry to India
Greater independence from British control
Ending the religious wars being fought all over India

37. What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?
He wanted violent demonstrations all over the country until the British left
The people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair, but do it with non-violence
Gandhi felt it was best to go along with British laws to avoid making the colonial authorities angry
He thought the best way to change the laws was through passing legislation in the Indian National Congress

38. What was the political party of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam?
Green Party
Socialist Party
Communist Party
Democratic Party

39. Which explains one way the Korean War and Vietnam War were alike?
American troops fought against Russian and Chinese forces
American troops were under the direction of the United Nations
The United States entered the wars to stop the spread of communism
The United States supported the wars with money and supplies but not with troops

40. What was the role of the Japanese emperor in the new government after World War II?
His role was mainly ceremonial
He was a powerful political figure
The office of emperor was eliminated
He served in the parliament as the presiding officer

41. What was Mao’s attempt to organize small farms into larger farms where ownership of everything was shared?
The Long March
The Kuomintang
The Great Leap Forward
The Collective Movement

42. Which was Mao’s attempt to silence anyone who criticized his government in China?

43. 21. Describe the Domino Theory.