More Study Questions

Study the Key Terms in this chapter. Consult the glossary as needed.

Match the following beliefs with their descriptions.

_____ Confucius	a. advocated local, village-based communities with little outside interference
_____ Shinto	b. argued for efficient and humane political and social institutions
_____ Taoism	c. built on ancient myths and customs creating a national religion

Match the following economic, trade, and agricultural terms with their descriptions.

_____ Collectivization	a. promotes Japanese trade and products abroad
_____ Commune	b. a trading port and distribution center
_____ Entrepot	c. economic activity conducted by Chinese people who live outside of China
_____ Household responsibility system	d. encourages foreign investment and export-orientated manufacturing
_____ Ministry of International Trade and Industry	e. combines agriculture, industry, trade, education, and local militia
_____ New rice technology	f. surpluses could be sold on the open market
_____ Special economic zone	g. part of the Green Revolution
_____ Transnational Chinese economy	h. individual farms grouped into cooperatives

Match the following urban terms with their descriptions.

_____Counterurbanization	a. group of continuous welded metropolitan centers

_____Deurbanization	b. policy designed to make urban areas smaller in population
_____Megalopolis	c. movement of people to small towns or rural areas
_____Primate city	d. movement of people to the outskirts of cities
_____Suburbanization	e. an urban area that is by far the largest in a country

Distinguish the following pair of terms from each other.

a. Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution
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Briefly describe each of the following:

a. Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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b. Buffer state
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c. Han Chinese
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