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at over 29,000 ft, this is the tallest mountain in the world
What is Mt. Everest?
these nations are archipelagos
What is Japan and Philippines?
this feature, which circles the perimeter of the Pacific Ocean, has the most active volcanos in the world
What is the Ring of Fire?
What two nations in Asia are considered to be communist?
What is North Korea and China?
Soon after World War II, as money began to flow into Japan, business owners and the Japanese government were wise to do this with profits
What is they invested in researching new technologies, especially in the computer and electronics industries?
this mountain range contains the highest peaks in the world
What is the Himalayas?
the name of the international organization of nations that was formed after World War II
What is United Nations?
this is the theory that the earth's crust is made up of slowly moving sections
What is plate tectonics?
after the communists took over China, many who favored democracy and a free market economy fled from China to a nearby island and formed this nation
What is Taiwan?
the area running along the border between North Korea and South Korea
What is the "demilitarized zone"?
Most populated continent and densely populated
What is Asia?
this is the main goal of the United Nations
What is to keep peace throughout the world?
the average number of people living in an area
What is population density?
this is why China's economy is said to be a "hybrid system"
What is there are still communist policies (the Chinese government still owns most major Chinese businesses), but there are also some free enterprise policies (foreign companies have been allowed to open factories on Chinese soil)?
the war that resulted in a split between the two Koreas occurred during this decade
What is the 1950s?
the communist government of this nation has relaxed its stand on the Western World within the last twenty years and now trades a bit more freely with nations like the USA
What is China?
this is the name of the special council of 15 nations that has voting power over UN decisions
What is the Security Council?
a political/economic structure in which the government controls nearly all businesses and agriculture, and makes the economic decisions
What is communism?
Japan has this type of economic system
What is free enterprise (capitalism)?
this East Asian nation's recent missile tests have caused harsh reactions amongst most nations of the world
What is North Korea?
China was struggling so it welcomed...
What is foreign businesses?
these nations are the FIVE permanent members of the UN Security Council
What is Britain (UK), France, USA, Russia, and China?
What nation in East Asia is considered to be a Western nation?
What is Japan?
these are two major Japanese automobile companies
What are Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Mazda?
this East Asian nation has opened its doors to more foreign business in the last three decades because of its own economic hardships
What is China?