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test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Sardar Sarovar Dam is intended to dam which Indian river? | Narmada River |
| Be familier with what has been proposed as more effective alternatives to the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India? | Rainwater harvesting, ground water recharge, and water shed management |
| Has the iron ore deposits along the river been effected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam project? | |
| It is fair to say that the Sardar Sarovar Dam project has created more problems than it has solved. | yes |
| Why has India renamed several of its large cities, with Calcutta becoming Kolkata and Bombay becoming Mumbai? | to replace the names given to them during british colonial rule |
| Which mountain range shields the Indian subcontinent from cold airflows from the north? | Himalayas |
| What process created the Himalayan Mountains? | The collision of the Indian-Australian Plate and Eurasian Plate |
| Understand the cultural adjustments that rural people have to make to cope with South Asia’s contrasting climatic seasons? | *study under climate and vegetation on page 292 |
| The monsoon that brings plentiful rain to South Asia occurs during which season? | summer |
| Which country has the most people vulnerable to the effects of a rise in sea level ? | Bangladesh |
| Which is the wealthiest city in South Asia? | Mumbai |
| What is the South Asian island nation that is extremely vulnerable to climate change because much of it lies one meter or less above sea level? | Maldives islands |
| Know what efforts have been made to respond to the threats of climate change in South Asia. | government-run emergency employment programs and public and private entities are taking measures to reduce contributions of CO2 to the atmosphere |
| India’s diversion of the Ganga River’s flow to Kolkata has had a significant impact on farmers and fishermen in which country | Bangladesh |
| What is the main purpose of the “Chipko movement” in India? | slowing deforestation and increasing ecological awareness |
| India and Bangladesh are at odds over the economic and environmental effects of what practice? | major air and water pollution problems related to industrial waste, lack of sewage treatment facilities, and end-of-life religious pilgrimages |
| The Indian government’s campaign to clean up poorly regulated factories came about as a result of the Union Carbide explosion in what city? | Bhopal |
| What were the direct results of Britain’s colonial domination of India? | Profoundly influenced the region politically, socially, and economically |
| What was the city of Mumbai once known as? | Bombay |
| What year did India achieve its independence from Great Britain? | 1947 |
| Who was the leader of organized civil disobedience against British rule in India? | Mohandas Ghandi |
| What nation was formed in 1971 as a result of a bloody civil war in Pakistan? | Bangladesh |
| Understand the major changes that have occurred in the post-colonial period in South Asia. | *study postindepence period page 303 |
| East Asia is home to approximately what percentage of the human population? | 1/4 |
| Know which countries are considered a part of the region of East Asia. | China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan |
| Which country has operated as an independent country since World War II but is claimed by China as a province? | Taiwan |
| The term floating population represents which group of people in China? | the chinese term for jobless or underemployed people who have left economically depressed rural areas for the cities and move from place to place looking for work |
| Which country has operated as an independent country since World War II but is claimed by China as a province? | Taiwan |
| The term floating population represents which group of people in China? | the chinese term for jobless or underemployed people who have left economically depressed rural areas |
| Beijing was once called? | Peking |
| Understand what occurs during East Asia’s winter monsoon. | *page 334 The Monsoon East |
| 30. What terms best describe East Asia’s two climate zones? | dry interior west and the wet monsoon east |
| 31. Which two East Asian countries have wet climates year-round because of their proximity to the sea? | Korea and Japan |
| How many times per year do Japan and Taiwan receive monsoon rains? | twice: spring and winter |
| The first international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was signed in which East Asian city? | Kyoto |
| Know the effects of the nuclear disaster that followed the 2011 earthquake in Japan. | *page 336 Response to the climate crisis |
| 35. Which East Asian country has been criticized for overfishing and for consuming endangered fish species? | Japan |
| 36. What is the world’s largest dam, and the second largest engineering project in history? | three Gorges Dam |
| 37. Understand which factors are true of all dam projects in China. | *page 338 |
| 38. What happened to China’s use of coal between1975 and 2005? | it quadrupled |
| What is most of South Korea’s pollution is caused by? | Fossil fules in its many industries and has many gasoline powered cars |
| 40. Taiwan today provides an illustration of how maintaining environmental quality is difficult under what living conditions? | dense population and high rate of industrialization |
| What are the three purposes of the Three Gorges Dam? | improve navigation on the Chang Jiang, control flooding, and generating hydroelectricity |
| 42. How did Japan industrialize in the twentieth century? | by integrating european influences that china disdained |
| Understand the early land use system in north China that the textbook described as feudal. | *page 342 |
| The philosophy of Confucianism spread so thoroughly throughout China because it tended to serve the best interests of which group? | patriarchal extended family |
| What is considered the final blow to Chinese dominance in East Asia before the twentieth century? | when Japan won a spectacular naval victory over China in the Sino-Japanese war |
| 45. Hong Kong became a British possession as a result of which wars? | opium wars |
| The Opium Wars began as an effort by China to prevent merchants from what country from trading opium for prized Chinese goods? | |
| Who was the leader of China’s Communist Party who proclaimed the People’s Republic of China? | Mao Zedong |
| 48. The primary targets of Mao’s Cultural Revolution were: | Educated People and Intellectuals |
| 49. Which of the following groups constituted the Chinese Communist Party’s most important base of support? | peasants |
| Understand what has happened to the economical and political conditions in China in recent years according to your book. | *page 334 changes after mao |
| 51. Know which countries were once a part of the Japanese empire. | |
| 52. Why was the Great Wall of China built? | because mongolia's nomadic horsemen posed a threat to china for millennia |
| 53. Where is Sarawak located? | Malaysia |
| 54. The lowland forests of Sarawak were clear-cut to make room for what? | oil palm plantations |
| 55. Which island is home to three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei? | Borneo |
| 56. What is the name given to the country of Burma by its military junta? | Myanmar |
| 57. The deadly tsunami of 2004 was triggered by a giant earthquake just north of which island (s)? | Sumatra |
| 58. What did the president of Indonesia do to crack down on illegal logging? | focusing attention on officials and military personel who have been running the operations |
| 59. What is the dominant land use in Indonesia? | oil palm plantations |
| 60. What is the primary cause of deforestation in Southeast Asia? | expansion of oil palm plantations |
| 61. What best summarizes the environmental impact of oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia? | the Co2 emissions |
| 62. Why is Solar energy a promising form of energy in the countries of Southeast Asia? | Because they lie on the equator and receive the most solar energy |
| 64. Ho Chi Minh was the leader of which country’s resistance against French occupation? | Vietnam |
| 63. What former name of Indonesia reflects its colonial past? | Dutch East Indies |
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