Glencoe World Geography

Chapter 28: East Asia Today

East Asia Today

1
__________ has East Asia's most rural economy, with about 50 percent of its workers employed as farmers.
A)Mongolia
B)China
C)North Korea
D)Japan
2
World demand for its high-quality goods has made __________ a global economic power.
A)Japan
B)South Korea
C)Taiwan
D)China
3
North Korea's production of __________ suffers because so many resources go to its military forces.
A)agricultural goods
B)consumer goods
C)machinery
D)chemicals
4
After more than 150 years of British rule, control of __________ returned to China in 1997.
A)Macau
B)Taiwan
C)North Korea
D)Hong Kong
5
The __________ is China's most important waterway.
A)Yellow River
B)Grand Canal
C)Xi River
D)Yangtze River
6
Most of East Asia's power is produced from __________.
A)hydroelectric power
B)nuclear power generators
C)burning fossil fuels
D)using wood for heating and cooking
7
In China, environmental challenges include all EXCEPT __________.
A)acid rain
B)windblown dust from burning coal
C)nuclear waste
D)industrial waste
8
Japan has become a world leader in addressing environmental issues such as the reduction of emissions of __________, gaseous substances found in liquid coolants.
A)ozone
B)carbon dioxide
C)chlorofluorocarbons
D)acid rain
9
__________, or the cultivation of fish and other seafood, is one way in which the region's countries try to solve the problem of overfishing.
A)Aquaculture
B)Aquafishing
C)Commercial fishing
D)Factory ships
10
Natural disasters that can occur in East Asia include __________.
A)flooding
B)earthquakes
C)tsunamis
D)all of the above
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