NST 104- QUIZ 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Why is air quality bad in china - Answer--common with switches in countries that
went from underdeveloped to a now developed country
-is working to have more renewable energy, but energy is still nonrenewable
-large population=lots of cars
Economy in china - Answer-a large middle class, so lots of money flowing allowing
for investments in food
Life expectancy in china? What is the population in china - Answer-1.5 billion people,
50 different ethnic groups in china
-77 years old
Immigration from china to the US, where in america, - Answer-- peak immigration-
2000-present
-many come as students-science, math, etc.--for employment, and with investor
visas
- pop centers are california and new york
-3rd largest immigrant group in the US- 2018**
-low percentage of daca and family unification, some seek asylum
How do chinese compare to other immigrants - Answer--have higher proficiney in
english
-higher level of education attainment in comparison to other immigrants which leads
to higher rates of employment in management, business, science and arts
occupations
-have a higher median income
-higher likelihood of health insurance
values and worldview of china - Answer--high regards around education
-family gender roles, family comes first
-religion- very diverse, but the majority does not identify with a religion, some minor
religions are confucianism, taoism, buddhism, islam, protestantism
-eastern medicine- usually correlated with Chinese medicine
Yin vs Yang - Answer-yin like and internal condition, like anemia treated with yang,
and external treatment- like herbs, CAM, etc
Eastern medicine main idea - Answer-finding balance, not just addressing symptoms
Traditional food habits in china - Answer--tend to eat a wide variety of foods and
avoid very few
, -four distint styles of cooking based on geography
--south:cantonese
--eastern:shanghai
--northern: shandong
--Western: sichuan
-extensive use of soy products with dairy uncommon and high rates of lactose
intolerance
-proteins- dependent mostly on cost
-most critical cooking utensil is a wok
common meal composition in chinese cuisine - Answer--3 meals per day
-snacks
-soups are common at most meals
-pork and seafood
- composition may be influenced by rues like yin and yang with a proper amount of
fan to cai
fan=grains
cai=meats and vegetables
chinese americans dietary changes - Answer-in comparison to normal diet
-dinner still most traditional meal
-increase in variety
-skipping meal and increase in snacking
-diet is higher in fat, protein, sugar, and cholesterol
-diet is lower in complex carbs
-75 % are lactose intolerant
-obesity is low among chinese americans
counseling in the US for chinese americans - Answer--traditional chinese medicine
pracitioner are sought concurrently
-favor chinese american biomedical health providers
-western healthcare is used less
Hong Kong's and Taiwans history - Answer--hong jong was colonized by great britain
and is now part of china
-taiwan is more seperate from china, US views taiwan as its own country
geography/ climate/ population of japan - Answer--little islands
-size of california
-similar in length like san diego to seattle
-70% of land is inhabitable
- 130 million people
-riches fishing water
-longest life expectancy, with a older population
History of japanese immigration in the US. Population centers? - Answer-initial
immigration started in 1890 and issues of started in 1907
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Why is air quality bad in china - Answer--common with switches in countries that
went from underdeveloped to a now developed country
-is working to have more renewable energy, but energy is still nonrenewable
-large population=lots of cars
Economy in china - Answer-a large middle class, so lots of money flowing allowing
for investments in food
Life expectancy in china? What is the population in china - Answer-1.5 billion people,
50 different ethnic groups in china
-77 years old
Immigration from china to the US, where in america, - Answer-- peak immigration-
2000-present
-many come as students-science, math, etc.--for employment, and with investor
visas
- pop centers are california and new york
-3rd largest immigrant group in the US- 2018**
-low percentage of daca and family unification, some seek asylum
How do chinese compare to other immigrants - Answer--have higher proficiney in
english
-higher level of education attainment in comparison to other immigrants which leads
to higher rates of employment in management, business, science and arts
occupations
-have a higher median income
-higher likelihood of health insurance
values and worldview of china - Answer--high regards around education
-family gender roles, family comes first
-religion- very diverse, but the majority does not identify with a religion, some minor
religions are confucianism, taoism, buddhism, islam, protestantism
-eastern medicine- usually correlated with Chinese medicine
Yin vs Yang - Answer-yin like and internal condition, like anemia treated with yang,
and external treatment- like herbs, CAM, etc
Eastern medicine main idea - Answer-finding balance, not just addressing symptoms
Traditional food habits in china - Answer--tend to eat a wide variety of foods and
avoid very few
, -four distint styles of cooking based on geography
--south:cantonese
--eastern:shanghai
--northern: shandong
--Western: sichuan
-extensive use of soy products with dairy uncommon and high rates of lactose
intolerance
-proteins- dependent mostly on cost
-most critical cooking utensil is a wok
common meal composition in chinese cuisine - Answer--3 meals per day
-snacks
-soups are common at most meals
-pork and seafood
- composition may be influenced by rues like yin and yang with a proper amount of
fan to cai
fan=grains
cai=meats and vegetables
chinese americans dietary changes - Answer-in comparison to normal diet
-dinner still most traditional meal
-increase in variety
-skipping meal and increase in snacking
-diet is higher in fat, protein, sugar, and cholesterol
-diet is lower in complex carbs
-75 % are lactose intolerant
-obesity is low among chinese americans
counseling in the US for chinese americans - Answer--traditional chinese medicine
pracitioner are sought concurrently
-favor chinese american biomedical health providers
-western healthcare is used less
Hong Kong's and Taiwans history - Answer--hong jong was colonized by great britain
and is now part of china
-taiwan is more seperate from china, US views taiwan as its own country
geography/ climate/ population of japan - Answer--little islands
-size of california
-similar in length like san diego to seattle
-70% of land is inhabitable
- 130 million people
-riches fishing water
-longest life expectancy, with a older population
History of japanese immigration in the US. Population centers? - Answer-initial
immigration started in 1890 and issues of started in 1907
