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What added to China’s downfall in the 19th and early 20th centuries? the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation When did the Communist Part of China come to power? 1949 When did China begin market-oriented economic development? After 1978 What boar...

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1. What added to China’s downfall in the 19th and early 20th centuries? the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation 2. When did the Communist Part of China come to power? 1949 3. When did China begin market-oriented economic development? After 1978 4. What boarders China on the North? Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. 5. What boarders China and South Korea? Yellow Sea 6. Which country forms part of the southern border of China? India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Vietnam 7. Which country is slightly larger than China in land mass? US 8. Which metal is naturally found in China? iron ore, helium, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land 9. How much of China’s land is used for agricultural production? 54.7% 10. What produces acid rain in China? air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal 11. In China, what does poor land management lead to? soil erosion, landslides, floods, droughts, dust storms, and desertification 12. What is the largest ethnic group in China? Han 13. How many ethnic groups are recognized in China? 56 14. Which religion has the larger number of followers in China? Buddhist 15. . Which city in China has the largest population? Shanghai 16. What percentage of the population are between the age of 25-54 yrs old? 47.84%

17. What is the median age of females in China? 38.8 18. What percentage of the population live in urban areas? 59.2% 19. What is the total population’s life expectancy at birth in China? 75.8 years 20. When did the government announce allowing more than one child per couple? 2016 21. Which country had an influence on the Chinese legal system? Soviet and continental European civil law systems 22. How is Chinese citizenship determined? Citizenship by descent only: least one parent must be a citizen of China 23. When did Xi Jinping first get elected as President of China? 2013.03.14 24. The National People’s Congress elects the president. Which of the following can elect the members of the congress? members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates 25. Which of the following is a national symbol of China? Dragon, Giant Panda 26. When did China become the world’s largest exporter? 2010 27. What year will China peak its carbon dioxide emissions according to the Paris Agreement? Between 2025 and 2030 28. How has China’s leaders undermined market-oriented reforms? By reaffirming the "dominant" role of the state in the economy, a stance that threatens to discourage private initiative and make the economy less efficient over time 29. What was the 2017 GDP of China (purchasing power parity/in US$)? $23.21 trillion 30. What was the poverty line in 2011? RMB 2300 (approximately US $400) 31. In which industry does China lead the world (as gross value)? world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizer; consumer products (including footwear, toys, and electronics); food processing; transportation

equipment, including automobiles, railcars and locomotives, ships, aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites 32. How many people are in China’s labor force? 806.7 million 33. What percentage of China’s labor force is in services? 43.5% 34. What was the value of exports from China in 2017? 2.216 trillion 35. Six percent of China’s exports goes to which country (2017)? Japan 36. What is the value of China’s imports (est.) in 2017? 1.74 trillion 37. From which country does China import the most? South Korea 38. How much foreign exchange and gold does China hold? 3.236 trillion 39. How much of China’s electric energy production is from fossil fuels? 62% 40. How much of China electricity is produced from nuclear fuels? 2% 41. How much refined petroleum products did China consume (2016) in bbl/day? 12.47 million 42. In 2017 how much carbon dioxide emissions did China produce from consumption of energy? 11.67 billion 43. Where does China rank in comparison for the production of carbon dioxide emissions? 1 44. How many broadcaster companies are not owned by or affiliated with the Communist Party of China or the government? None 45. How many km of crude oil pipelines does China have? 30400 km 46. How many of the world’s largest container ports are in China? 7 47. What percentage of the GDP did China spend on its military in 2017? 2%

48. What is the English name of China’s strategic missile force? Rocket Force 49. With which country is China in dispute over Aksai Chin? India 50. Where has China interrupted Vietnamese hydrocarbon exploration? The coasts of the littoral states of the South China Sea 51. Japan administered Senkaku Islands are claimed by China and which other government? Taiwan 52. Which of the following countries is a source of prostitutes in China? neighboring countries, as well as Africa and the Americas 53. China is a source for which illegal drug? Heroin 54. Which country has a capitalist market system besides Japan? South Korea 55. How many times as big is Japan to China? 0.04 times 56. What two philosophical systems do all countries in E. Asia share? Confucianism and Buddhism 57. In Confucianism which of the following does “Propriety” encompass? Religious ceremony The proper interaction between family and society The outer embodiment of inner humanity Custom in Chinese society 58. Before you can regulate your family what must you do according to Confucianism? Preserve the good character of people Order national life 59. What was the Buddha’s first name? Gautama 60. Which of the following is an essential principle in Buddhism according to class lectures? Impermanence, No-self, Nirvana 61. What is a Bodhisattva? One training to be a Buddha 62. Which type of Buddhism became popular in China? Mahayana Buddhism 63. Which is a school of Chinese Buddhism according to lecture?

Tien Tai, Hua Yen, Ch’an/Zen, Pure Land 64. In which years did Marco Polo visit E. Asia? 1271-1275 65. Which dynasty in the second millennium banned Christianity in China? Ming Dynasty 66. When did Jogge Alvares sail to China? 1513 67. Why did Saint Francis Xavier go to Japan? A meeting in Malacca with a Japanese Buddhist named Anjiro, who had killed a man in a brawl and was troubled in spirit, aroused Xavier’s interest in the country. 68. One of the missionary’s ideas to save the souls of the Chinese was to do what? Destroy the culture 69. Which ideas was seen as true because of loss of country by some Chinese in the mid-1800s? Chinese as inferior, Self proclaimed “higher” teaching 70. In what years was the first Opium War? 1839 - 1842 71. Which major country did not have a Concession in China? Austria-Hungary, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, (Portugal), Russia, UK 72. When was the Sino-Japanese War? August 1, 1894 – April 17, 1895 73. During WWII a conference was held in Cairo between the UK, USA, and China. Who was president of China and attended this meeting? Chiang Kai-shek 74. What happened to the KMT members when they lost China to the Communists? KMT flees to Taiwan 75. According to your readings, which is NOT a “Starch Staple” in China? 除去 Millet, rice, kao-liang, wheat, maize, buckwheat, yam, sweet potato 76. Which is a popular Legume in China? Soybean, broad bean, peanut, mung bean 77. Sweet potatoes were an import food originally that became popular, which import food did not become popular in China? Milk and dairy product 78. How is rice cooked in a modern Chinese kitchen? Steamed

79. Which is NOT a way the Chinese preserve food traditionally? Food is preserved by smoking, salting, sugaring, steeping, pickling, drying, soaking in many kinds of soy sauces 80. Which dialect is the most spoken in China? Mandarin 81. When where the first Chinese characters used? Three and a half thousand years (3500). 82. What form of writing was the earliest Chinese characters? Pictographs 83. What do humans need to know about the life force (qi)? How to recognize and use it 84. What is China’s National Day? Celebrating the founding of Mao’s People’s Republic 85. What type of housing was once common in Beijing? One-story houses / Courtyard houses / Hutongs / Block of flats 86. What is one thing that has a huge impact on male-female relationships according to the video? The reformation and opening 87. The wedding in the video said what about food customs at the wedding? 6 starters 8 fried dishes 4 steam and 4 stewed dishes along with other delicacies 88. What is the cornerstone of Chinse society? Family 89. What is one of the fastest growing sectors of Beijing’s population? Money talks, business, and professional classes 90. Traditionally Chinese found marriage partners by what means according to the video? Serve the whole family and look after the house 91. A new idea has been introduced into the Chinese wedding. What is it? Presenting a ring at the wedding 92. What is the ultimate passport to success in China according to the video? Graduating from Beijing University 93. Who pays for university education in China? Students 94. Where do Chinese aspire to work? Jobs in private company

95. According to the video, what opportunities are there for women in business? First you have to try 96. What is the bedrock of the Chinese education system? Confusion thinking 97. In what year was the People’s Republic of China declared? 1949 98. What is the name of the leading center for Daoism in Beijing? White Cloud Temple 99. How many Daoist monks and nuns are in China? More than 25,000 100. Law and order in China is based on what? Confucian beliefs...