Why was the building of the Three Gorges Dam controversial?

Over a 1 million had to be relocated when the dam was built.

Why did China build the Three Gorges Dam?

to provide power for China's growing population

Why does the majority of Japan's population live in the coastal lowlands?

The rest of the country is mostly rugged mountains.

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Unit 8: East Asia

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1
an overthrow of the government
coup
alliance
tributary
revitalization
2
a very small island
peninsula
islet
bay
riverbank
3
Clans were groups of people connected through
labor
geography
history
family
4
Which of the following is a direct consequence of burning coal?
flooding
decreasing air temperatures
landslides
air pollution
5
In the last decade, South Korea has focused on
high-tech industries
light manufacturing
textiles
iron, steel and chemical production
6
the value of a country's exports is greater than the value of the country's imports is a
trade agreement
trade surplus
trade balance
trade deficit
7
Why was the building of the Three Gorges Dam controversial?
Not enough water for farming is provided by the dam.
Over a 1 million had to be relocated when the dam was built.
Fewer nuclear power plants will be built because of the dam.
Only 18.2 million homes are powered by the dam.
8
After resisting attempts by Mongol invaders, Korea became known as the "hermit kingdom" because
of its isolationism
political principles
of its gunboat diplomacy
bureaucracy
9
Why did China build the Three Gorges Dam?
to provide safer transport for ships
to increase the size of the floodplain along the river
to provide power for China's growing population
to decrease shipping capacity
10
What percent of the population of China lives on only one-sixth of the land?
10%
90%
50%
30%
11
Art in North Korea is heavily influenced by
Confucian traditions
Western culture
familial rituals
Communist government
12
a ruling house or continuing family of rulers
dynasty
ideogram
allegiance
tribe
13
What is the major ethnic group in China?
Tibetans
Hans
Mongolians
Taiwanese
14
Why does the majority of Japan's population live in the coastal lowlands?
The rest of the country is mostly rugged mountains.
The risk of earthquakes is lower near the coasts.
The climate is milder in the lowlands.
The tsunami threat is lesser in the coastal lowlands.
15
Eighty percent of South Korea's population
live in rural areas
live in urban areas
are farmers
work in the service sector

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