BRILLIANT CHAPS
Which of the following countries has a constitution requiring that the country keep a minimum of 60 percent of its land forested?
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Nepal
The Padma and Jamuna Rivers unite and empty into the Bay of Bengal forming a large delta system.
After the Sinhalese people arrived in Sri Lanka, the Tamil people invaded Sri Lanka from
Tibet.
southern India.
Nepal.
Bhutan.
Plateaus dominate the landscape of Pakistan.
How did Bangladesh gain freedom from Pakistan?
elections
peaceful protest
military coup
war
In the early 1600s, Bhutan’s religious and political power was consolidated by a Tibetan
stupa.
dzong.
mantra.
lama.
Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka all face the threat of lost farmland due to
water pollution.
soil erosion.
mudslides.
damage to aquifers.
Which of the following describes Britain’s policy of taking direct control of India?
socialist
mercantilist
capitalist
imperialist
A 2004 tsunami damaged the fishing industry in
Maldives.
Sri Lanka.
What were samurai?
Japanese rulers
professional warriors
government soldiers
military rulers
What is a typhoon?
a seasonal wind that changes direction twice a year
an unexpected downpour sometime between May and October
a chain reaction of serious floods caused by slow-moving storms
a violent tropical storm that forms in the western Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer
Since 1987, South Korea’s government has had a structure like that of
Russia.
Japan.
the United States.
China.
Discipline and proper moral conduct are key principles of Confucian beliefs.
At the end of WWI, the independence movement in Southeast Asia began.
An emerging market is an economy that is in transition to becoming a stronger market.
Which of the following products is NOT a main focus of North Korea’s economy today?
metal and machinery
military equipment
service industry
chemicals
In the last decade, South Korea has focused on
textiles.
high-tech industries.
military equipment.
light manufacturing.
How would you characterize Japan’s openness to other countries today?
Japan is open to its current trade relationships but avoids new ones.
Japan is more open than in the past and involved in regulated trade.
Japan is not very open and restricts most trade.
Japan is very open and involved in free trade.
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