1. Which of the following cities is located on the most densely populated island of Indonesia? A. Manila B. Bangkok C. Jakarta D. Kuala Lumpur 2. Distinguishing unique patterns of biodiversity in eastern and western areas of Southeast Asia, the Wallace Line is found between A. Borneo to the east and Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula to the west. B. the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea. C. East Timor and New Guinea. D. Borneo and Sulawesi. 3. The visit of an influential nuclear physicist to a population symposium in 1979 led to A. the one-child policy in China. B. new nuclear-power safety measures in populated areas in China. C. the election of Deng Xiaoping in China. D. the two-child policy in China. 4. Which of the following statements is true regarding gender equality in Southeast Asia? A. Japan's nationalists support female succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne. B. South Korea is the only Southeast Asian country that supports absolute gender equality. C. Mao Zedong declared that "Women hold up half the sky." D. Traditional Confucian views no longer maintain the inferiority of women. 5. The seat of the Japanese Emperors moved from Kyoto to Edo A. under the Meiji Emperor. B. immediately after Edo was renamed Tokyo. C. during the rule of the Samurai. D. when Shinto became Japan's dominant religion. 6. The rise of China's naval power under Admiral Cheng-Ho occurred during the _______ dynasty. A. Ming B. Qin C. Zhou D. Tang 7. The Filipinos call it the Luzon Sea and the Vietnamese call it the East Sea, but however it's named, the _______ Sea is the world's largest sea body after the five oceans. A. Philippine B. Celebes C. South China D. Java 8. Which of the following mainland countries of Southeast Asia was never a European colony? A. Laos B. Cambodia C. Thailand D. Burma (Myanmar) 9. With respect to human rights issues in Southeast Asia, which statement is most accurate? A. The leaders of the Khmer Rouge fled from Cambodia after 1979. B. Chinese merchants living in Cambodia and elsewhere have carried out vendettas against hill tribes. C. Both Cambodia and Vietnam carried out ethnic eradication programs against hill people. D. The Khmer Rouge leaders have never been brought to trial. 10. Which of the following statements is true of population and population density in East Asia? A. In the Koreas and Taiwan, population densities are found in eastern coastal areas. B. More than half the population of Mongolia lives in Ulan Bator. C. Population policies caused the population in China to decline during the 1950s. D. Around 70 percent of Japan's population lives in the region between Tokyo and Osaka. 11. According to a 1993 World Bank report, East Asian economic growth in the late twentieth century was due, in part, to A. educational programs focused on free higher education. B. relatively weak laissez-faire government policies. C. governments that favored import substitution over export competitiveness. D. strong governments that maintained business stability. 12. _______ has the largest metropolitan economy in the world. A. Taipei B. Seoul C. Tokyo D. Hong Kong 13. The Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea was established in A. 1953. B. 1945. C. 1911. D. 1963. 14. Which of the following statements about Vietnam is true? A. Vietnam's current level of rice exports challenges that of India. B. Vietnamese farmers have long specialized in the production of Arabica coffee. C. Vietnam is no longer a communist country. D. Hanoi is the main center of Vietnam's marketplace economy. 15. With respect to major rivers, the Mekong is to Vietnam as the Irrawady is to A. Thailand. B. Myanmar. C. Cambodia. D. Laos. 16. From 800--1200, the Khmer and Mon peoples moved into the northern regions of A. Vietnam. B. Thailand. C. Myanmar. D. Cambodia. 17. Which of the following is not among the four main islands of Japan? A. Shikoku B. Honshu C. Hokkaido D. Edo 18. Which of the following is true of the ethnic composition of East Asia? A. About 25 percent of Mongolians are ethnic Kazakhs. B. North and South Korea have been ethnically distinct for many centuries. C. The Han Chinese comprise more than 90 percent of China's population. D. Japanese peoples are mainly descended from mainland Asian populations. 19. The Indonesian name for Borneo is A. Sulawesi. B. Brunei. C. Kalimantan. D. Irian Jaya. 20. Until the mid-1900s, most Chinese cities were
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