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Collision of the Earth's plates were the cause of
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WG - E Asia Review
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capital of China
Beijing
Manila
Seoul
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Collision of the Earth's plates were the cause of
ocean currents
the Himalayas and the Plateau of Tibet
monsoon winds
the variety of vegetation in East Asia
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Capital of Malaysia
Tokyo
Manila
Kuala Lumpur
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Even though East Asia is a largely rural region,
it has some of the largest cities in the world
agriculture is not an important economic activity
most of the people, except in Japan, work in manufacturing
the standard of living is the highest in the world
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China has a population of about 1.2 billion people, or
1/10 of the worlds total
1/2 of the worlds total
1/5 of the worlds total
1/50 of the worlds total
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households with grandparents, parents, and children living together under one roof
nuclear family
happy family
extended family
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Which of the following statements is true about life expectancy in Japan?
It has dropped as Japan's population has grown
It is about average among the world's countries
It has fallen far behind that of India
It is among the highest in the world
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capital of North Korea
Beijing
Pyongyang
Seoul
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capital of Japan
Taipei
Tokyo
Hanoi
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The Korean Peninsula lies
between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
to the west of Taiwan
west of the southernmost point of mainland China
directly east of Japan
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Japan's climate is most affected by the
its vast forests
monsoon winds
waters that completely surround it
Ring of Fire
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capital of Phillipines
Taipei
Tokyo
Manila
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capital of Vietnam
Hanoi
Ulaanbaatar
Pyongyang
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What does a country's rate of natural increase indicate?
how fast its population is growing each year
how many businesses start there each year
how many babies are born there each year
how much energy it uses each year
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capital of Mongolia
Seoul
Ulaanbaatar
Pyongyang
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Special economic zones attract more foreign business because they offer companies
greater freedom
cleaner air
cheaper energy
warmer weather
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technique used to farm steep hillsides
nuclear family
famine
terracing
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capital of Indonesia
Jakarta
Taipei
Tokyo
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fastest train in Japan
Chunnel
Tsunami
Shinkansen
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large sea wave that is caused by an undersea earthquake
tsunami
arable land
archipelago
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The Three Gorges Dam is expected to provide all of these benefits EXCEPT
clean energy
safer river shipping
more steel production
flood control
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In the 1970s, China adopted a policy of allowing families to have ___ child/children
three
one
two
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What is the MAIN goal of China's one-child policy?
lower infant mortality
increased life expectancy
less spatial inequality
zero population growth
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capital of South Korea
Beijing
Jakarta
Seoul
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Which statement best describes the impact of high population density on Japan's transportation?
Subway and trains seldom run one time
Subways and trains are overcrowded at rush hour
Subways and trains do not go where people want to go
Subways and trains are dirty
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a group of chain of islands
arable land
Shinkansen
archipelago
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capital of Taiwan
Taipei
Ulaanbaatar
Hanoi
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period of severe food shortages
terracing
bumper crop
famine
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land that is suitable for farming
archipelago
arable land
rainforest
