What does a country's rate of natural increase indicate?

how fast its population is growing each year

Which factor best explains the appearance of capsule hotels in Japan?

the scarcity of land for building

Why have the SEZ's of China been so successful?

companies were given more freedom over what to produce

Which of the following statements is true about life expectancy in Japan?

It is among the highest in the world

How is Japan's population distribution similar to that of the rest of the world?

Most people live near a coastline.

Atmospheric pressure is a measure of which of the following?

the weight of air pushing down on Earth

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1
North Korea is ruled by...
a single family
parliament
a president
congress
2
Which of the following is the best definition of arable land?
land that can be mined
land that can be farmed
land that is forested
land that is flat
3
Which problem resulted from NorthKorea's isolation from the global economy?
C. a low standard of living
B. workers migrating to other nations
A. an unstable government
D. difficulty preserving cultural traditions
4
What does a country's rate of natural increase indicate?
how fast its population is growing each year
how many babies are born there each year
how many businesses start there each year
how much energy it uses each year
5
Which factor best explains the appearance of capsule hotels in Japan?
the development of bullet trains
the decrease of extended families
the scarcity of land for building
the filling in of wetlands
6
Because Pune, India, lies in a rain shadow, its people have learned to live with
widespread flooding
frequent droughts
water salinization.
tropical cyclones.
7
physiologic population density is calculated by dividing the population by the
arable land area
total land area
average family
average life expectancy
8
What is one way that the Three Gorges dam would benefit China?
flood hundreds of towns and farms
Change ecosystems
slow the population growth
provide clean energy
9
What is the main goal of China's one-child policy?
increased life expectancy
less spatial inequality
zero population growth
lower infant mortality
10
Why have the SEZ's of China been so successful?
people were forced to work in certain jobs
They forced people to buy new products
China continued to not trade with foreign countries
companies were given more freedom over what to produce
11
Which of these South Asian cities is known asone of the world's wettest capitals?
Dhakka
Ottawa
Abuji
Calcutta
12
Which of the following statements is true about life expectancy in Japan?
It is about average among the world's countries.
It has dropped as Japan's population has grown.
It is among the highest in the world
It has fallen far behind that of India.
13
What is one way that people adapt tothe semiarid climate of Jodhpur?
they build houses on stilts
they ride rickshaws to work
they use drip irrigation
they grow rice
14
How is Japan's population distribution similar to that of the rest of the world?
Most people live at high elevations.
Most people live near the equator.
Most people live near a coastline.
Most people live in small towns.
15
The term monsoon means
storm surges
long droughts
seasonal winds
tornado
16
Which of these policies has been most successful in increasing China's GDP?
The Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
zero population growth
Special Economic Zones
17
What type of land use have farmers used in Japan?
terracing hillsides
recycling trash
filling in wet lands
building underground
18
Who was behind China's "Great Leap Forward"?
Donald Trump
Deng Fedong
Kim Jung-Un
Mao Zedong
19
Which of these best explains why cities on opposite sides of a mtn receive less rain?
the water cycle
cloud seeding
orographic effect
altitudinal zonation
20
Which of the following physical features has most affected Japan's pop. distribution?
moutains
deltas
rivers
deserts
21
Atmospheric pressure is a measure of which of the following?
the amount of water vapor in the air around Earth
the weight of air pushing down on Earth
the total solar energy received by Earth
the speed of prevailing winds circling Earth

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