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Nearly three fourths of China’s population lives

in rural areas.

in cities dotting the banks of the Yangtze River.

in cities on the east coast.

on the rolling plains of the Tibetan Plateau.

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in cities on the east coast

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Australia’s climate is mostly

arid and semiarid.

highlands.

arctic and subarctic.

tropical wet and dry.

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arid and semi-arid

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After World War II, Chinese Nationalists formed a new government after fleeing to the

Chinese mainland.

Philippines.

island of Taiwan.

United States.

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island of Taiwan

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Which part of this region has the greatest concentration of manufacturing and trade?

southern Japan

coastal Vietnam

northwestern Australia

southwestern China

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southern Japan

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An airplane flying directly from New Zealand to Japan would cross the

Equator.

Plateau of Tibet.

Indian Ocean.

Himalayas.

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Equator

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Why do you think Australia has such a high percentage of unpaved roads?

Demand for paved roads through its vast, sparsely inhabited interior is low.

Frequent floods cause its paved roads to wash away.

Few Australians drive cars, and those who do generally drive sport utility vehicles (SUVs).

It is a poor country that cannot afford paving materials.

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Demand for paved roads through its vast, sparsely inhabited interior is low.

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The Ring of Fire is known for

hot temperatures due to tropical climates.

dry conditions that encourage wildfires.

earthquakes and active volcanoes.

fires caused by lightning strikes.

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earthquakes and active volcanoes

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Which of the following is an example of cultural convergence?

economic growth in non-Communist countries

the development of a unique writing system in China

restrictions on the movements of Western traders in Japan

the spread of Christianity in the Philippines

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the spread of Christianity in the Philippines

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Which nation worked to establish an empire during the 1920s and 1930s?

North Korea

Japan

the People’s Republic of China

Vietnam

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Japan

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Which part of East Asia and the Pacific world has the highest elevation?

southern Japan

southwestern China

coastal Vietnam

northwestern Australia

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southwestern China

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Which country in East Asia and the Pacific world has the largest population?

Thailand

China

Japan

South Korea

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China

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Which of the following contributed the most to the religious diversity of East Asia and the Pacific world?

cultural isolation

climate change

industrialization

international trade

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international trade

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Fertile farmland is most likely to be found in

the Mekong River valley.

Mongolia.

the Plateau of Tibet.

the area surrounding Lake Eyre in Ausralia.

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the Mekong River Valley

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Hydroelectricity contributes greatly to the energy needs of

Myanmar.

China.

Indonesia.

Australia.

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China

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In which of the following capital cities would you be most likely to see a large number of mosques?

Canberra

Beijing

Jakarta

Taipei

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Jakarta

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If a news bulletin reported that a typhoon was approaching, you would look for shelter that could provide protection from

a blizzard.

heavy rains.

an earthquake.

volcanic eruptions.

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heavy rains

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Of all the continents, Australia is the smallest and the

most thinly populated.

coldest.

wettest.

most mountainous.

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most thinly populated

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In which nation would you expect sheep herding to be a major economic activity?

Mongolia

New Zealand

Thailand

Japan

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New Zealand

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How did the Cultural Revolution affect China?

Collectives were reorganized into People’s Communes.

Freedom of speech increased.

The economy thrived due to new reforms.

Hundreds of thousands of people were relocated, imprisoned, or killed.

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Hundreds of thousands of people were relocated, imprisoned, or killed.

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Which part of this region best fits the following description: geography—vast and dry; economy—becoming more urban and industrialized; government—formerly Communist?

Taiwan

China

Hong Kong

Mongolia

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Mongolia

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Why did Deng Xiaoping set up Special Economic Zones?

to establish spheres of influence

to discourage migration to cities

to improve farm production

to attract foreign investment

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to attract foreign investment

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The vast majority of Chinese

cannot read.

use the same system of writing.

practice the same religion.

speak with the same Chinese dialect.

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use the same system of writing.

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In June 1989, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Chinese troops

opened fire on protesters who were demanding democratic reforms.

celebrated the return of Hong Kong to China.

destroyed the last remaining Tibetan monasteries.

gained final victory over the Japanese invaders.

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opened fire on protesters who were demanding democratic reforms.

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What traditional Chinese principle was central to the concept of collective farming? atheism cooperation individualism criticism
cooperation
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The main economic activity in China's rugged Northwest is silver mining. herding. steel manufacturing. grape growing.
herding
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Why are China's leaders so concerned with rapid population growth? It could lead to an exodus into the western regions. It could lead to famine. It could lead to a rapid expansion of the economy. It could lead to martial law.
It could lead to famine.
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Which region of China has fertile farmland due to a combination of river valleys and mild climate? Southeast Northwest Southwest Northeast
Southeast
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The Nationalists and Communists cooperated during World War II because both wanted to join Japan's fight against the Western powers. to establish a democratic system of government. to work together on the manufacture of modern weapons. to drive out Japanese invaders.
to drive out Japanese invaders
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Why is Hong Kong now a part of China? Britain returned Hong Kong to China at the end of a 99-year lease. Britain returned Hong Kong to China because its economy was failing. The people of Hong Kong voted to become part of China. The people of China voted to allow Hong Kong to join China.
Britain returned Hong Kong to China at the end of a 99-year lease.
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Sun Yat-sen became the first president of China soon after a series of revolts forced the emperor to abdicate. Japan invaded Manchuria. Mao Zedong died. Western powers upset the country's internal trade network.
a series of revolts forced the emperor to abdicate.
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What was the Long March? the month in which Mao Zedong launched the Great Cultural Revolution the Nationalists' escape to Taiwan the last of the Four Modernizations the Communists' journey to the north of China
the Communists' journey to the north of China
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After the Chinese invaded Tibet, they turned the Dalai Lama into a theocrat. destroyed many Buddhist monasteries. industrialized the region. made Islam the official religion.
destroyed many Buddhist monasteries.
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eng tried to reduce China's population growth by telling each family to have no more than three children. no children. no more than two children. no more than one child.
no more than one child
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How might you describe the Plateau of Tibet? cold and dry prone to flooding densely populated warm and humid
cold and dry
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The Four Modernizations program in China led to freedom of speech and of the press. a widespread shift from industry to agriculture. rapid but uneven economic growth. the establishment of a provisional government.
rapid but uneven economic growth.
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China's economy would be most severely damaged if a million Chinese abandoned Confucianism in favor of Daoism. the Huang He completely dried up. massive flooding hit the Northwest region. the people of Tibet declared their independence.
the Huang He completely dried up.
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What is the main issue causing tension between Taiwan and China today? Special Administrative Regions versus Special Economic Zones independence versus reunification innovation versus tradition agricultural modernization versus industrialization
independence versus reunification
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Which of the following crops would a farmer in China be most likely to grow? corn rice beans tomatoes
rice
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Why do you think Japanese cars have led the way in fuel efficiency and in alternative power systems? A small country naturally builds small cars. Japan has few energy resources of its own. Japan does not have the technological know-how to build large, powerful engines. Japan has the world's most homogeneous automobile industry.
Japan has few energy resources of its own.
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What is a typhoon? a cold ocean current one part of an archipelago a tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean a volcano that has just become active again
a tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean
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On which island do most Japanese live? Shikoku Kyushu Honshu Taiwan
Honshu
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What is Shinto? a tariff on goods entering Korea a religion based on forces of nature and shared by most Japanese a group that supports militarism in Japan a typhoon that devastated Kyushu in the late 1800s
a religion based on forces of nature and shared by most Japanese
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What happened to Japan's military after World War II? It took over the government. It was sent to Communist China. It was disbanded. It began building new and more powerful weapons.
It was disbanded.
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Why would the reuniting of North Korea and South Korea be beneficial from an economic standpoint? It would help southern Korea shift from agriculture to industry. It would allow Koreans to set up food markets in the demilitarized zone. It would allow northern Korea to take advantage of the South’s hydroelectric power. It would merge the mineral resources of the north with the agricultural resources of the south.
It would merge the mineral resources of the north with the agricultural resources of the south.
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When did women gain legal equality with men in Japan? with the arrival of Portuguese traders during the period of Meiji reforms during the United States occupation after World War II with the rise of militarism after World War I
during the United States occupation after World War II
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Why are recycling and waste treatment programs important in Japan? High population density and limited land area led to huge problems with pollution and waste disposal. The government wants to reduce imports by having people reuse as many items as possible. The Shinto religion forbids using anything that is made entirely of new materials. Vast areas are set aside as parklands in which littering is a serious crime.
High population density and limited land area led to huge problems with pollution and waste disposal.
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Reforms during the Meiji period were a result of the glorification of the military. the desire to avoid domination by foreign powers during the 1800s. efficient production methods in factories. Japan's defeat during World War II.
the desire to avoid domination by foreign powers during the 1800s.
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Korea became two separate countries shortly after the Vietnam War. World War II. it became part of Japan in 1910. World War I.
World War II.
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Why did Japan order foreigners to leave in 1639? The foreigners tried to buy all the good farmland. Japan feared that foreigners would build Western-style houses in Tokyo. The foreigners refused to trade with Japan. Japan feared that foreigners would try to conquer it.
Japan feared that foreigners would try to conquer it.
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What is a demilitarized zone? a group of countries that pledge to avoid war an area in which armies hold training exercises without using live ammunition a war zone a strip of land in which troops and weapons are not allowed
a strip of land in which troops and weapons are not allowed
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What has been a key to Japan's economic success? its use of quotas to increase the availability of foreign-made goods its educated and loyal work force its isolation from the outside world its government's hands-off approach toward business
its educated and loyal work force
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Which of the following conclusions could you draw, based on the physical characteristics of Japan? An invasion of Japan would be difficult. The Japanese export large amounts of food. Desertification is a major problem in Japan. Natural disasters are rare in Japan.
An invasion of Japan would be difficult.
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What changes did the Meiji government make? It introduced Buddhism into Korea. It outlawed Western ideas. It gave Japanese women the right to vote. It started to modernize and industrialize Japan.
It started to modernize and industrialize Japan.
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Why do you think North Korea has lagged so far behind South Korea economically? South Korea's capitalist system has outperformed North Korea's Communist system. North Korean industries continually downsize their work force. North Koreans are, by nature, a lazier people than South Koreans. North Korea has spent too much money on the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
South Korea's capitalist system has outperformed North Korea's Communist system.
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Shared ancestry means that Japan's population is considered autonomous. unskilled. homogeneous. culturally diverse.
homogeneous.
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What has happened to Japan's middle class since World War II? It has remained about the same size. It has grown significantly. It has nearly disappeared. It has shrunk a little.
It has grown significantly.
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What has kept North Korea and South Korea from reuniting? Their political and economic systems are too different. Their peoples do not speak the same language. The United Nations will not let them reunite. Their voters continue to support a divided Korea.
Their political and economic systems are too different.
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China's Southwest region is known for what? mountains deserts being the economic center being the industrial center
mountains
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The army of radical young mean and women that enforced Mao's policies were known as what? Mao's Soldiers Super Soldiers Red Guards Chinese Imperials
Red Guards
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Approximately when was pottery first made in Japan? 20,000 BC 10,000 BC 15,000 BC 5,000 BC
10,000 BC
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What is the world's least densely populated continent? Asia Australia Africa Europe
Australia
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When Mao realized the country's overpopulation issues, what did he do? put more resources into agriculture and farming put more resources into land expansion called for families to have no more than 2 children called for more educational emigration
called for families to have no more than 2 children
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North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has what type of government? Democratic Republic Monarchy Communist
Communist
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The Long March was a journey in the 1930s by which minority group? Working Class Taiwanese Communists Nationalists
Communists
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What is the official language of China? Mandarin Cantonese Ziang Hakka
Mandarin
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What religion started in East Asia? Hinduism Daoism Buddhism Islam
Daoism
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In 1958, Mao introduced a plan to create self-sufficient settlements in China as part of what? Forward Facing China the Great Leap Forward the Self-Sufficient Plan the March to Communism
the Great Leap Forward
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What region contains China's capital, Beijing? Northwest Southwest Southeast Northeast
Northwest
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What country established a communist government? South Korea Japan New Zealand China
China
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What country was previously one of the great powers under Genghis Khan? Taiwan Mongolia Hong Kong Nepal
Mongolia
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What religion is based on the teaching of Laozi? Buddhism Confucianism Taoism Atheism
Taoism
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The red circle on Japan's flag represents what? fire independence the citizens the sun
the sun
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What region of China includes Tibet? Northwest Southeast Northeast Southwest
Southwest
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Chinese written language uses pictures or characters representing things and ideas, known as what? pictographs heiroglyphs alphabet ideograms
ideograms
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The minority ethnic groups of China make up what percent of their population? approximately 35 percent less than 10 percent more than 50 percent approximately 25 percent
less than 10 percent
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What percent of the Chinese population below to teh Han ethnic group? 75 percent 25 percent 50 percent more than 90 percent
more than 90 percent
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South Korea has what type of government? Democratic Communist Republic Monarchy
Democratic
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What was the so-called "Fifth Modernization"? agriculture political freedom science and technology defense
political freedom
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Japan's majority, made up of people whose ancestors lived in Japan, makes up how much of the population? 25 percent more than 99 percent 50 percent 75 percent
more than 99 percent
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After revolts in 1912, China became what? a democracy a republic a communist state a dictatorship
a republic
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150 years ago, what type of nation was Japan? manufacturing industrial agriculatural technological
agriculatural
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Approximately how many ethnic minority groups live in China? more than 50 approximately 35 approximately 20 less than 10
more than 50
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Koreans, the only significant ethinic minority in Japan, make up how much of the population? less than 1 percent 15 percent 10 percent 5 percent
less than 1 percent
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China's population is approximately how many people? 10 million 1 billion 100 million 1 million
1 billion
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Deng Xiaoping came to power after Mao and instituted what policy? no more than two children per family multi-couple child raising multi-family groups one-couple, one-child
one-couple, one-child
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China's official religion is what? Confucianism Daoism Atheism Taoism
Atheism
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What region contains the four Special Economic Zones? Northwest Southwest Northeast Southeast
Southeast
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What Chinese region includes the Gobi Desert? Northwest Southwest Southeast Northeast
Northwest
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What territory is located on China's southern coast? Nepal Taiwan Hong Kong Mongolia
Hong Kong
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In 1949, the Communists defeated the Nationalists and established what? The People's Republic of China The Chinese Republic The Communist State of China The Communist Shield of China
The People's Republic of China
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What is the most common religion among Koreans? Confucianism Atheism Buddhism Daoism
Buddhism
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China's Northwest region is known for what? being the economic center being the industrial center mountains deserts
being the industrial center
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What is one of the Four Modernizations? politics industry mining military
industry
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From 1945 to 1952, Japan was occupied by what nation? England France United States Russia
United States
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Where do most Australians live? Along the coast of the country In the outback In the center of the country In a single main, central city
Along the coast of the country
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Australia and New Zealand were colonized by what people? Italian French German British
British
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What is Japan's largest island? Kyushu Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku
Honshu
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