Challenges facing east Asia.
African government
Government in East Asia
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100
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East Asian nations have imposed tariffs and other trade barriers to protect their industries, but these barriers have ________ economic growth.
Slowed.
100
Why does life in the Sahara cluster around oases?
Oases offer a supply of water.
100
Which type of government is the sultanate in Brunei?
monarchy.
100
Which is a reason why many people in Southeast Asia live in coastal regions?
Access to seas and other waterways enables transportation and trade.
200
What problem has China tried to solve by building hydropower dams, such as the Three Gorges Dam?
Production of greenhouse gases.
200
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Scientists believe the earliest humans originated from _____
Africa.
200
Which type of Southeast Asian economies are based on farming, herding, or hunting and gathering customs that have been passed down over time?
traditional.
200
Which environmental challenges in Southeast Asia are most directly related to the activity shown?
Hint: There are 2 answers.
deforestation .air pollution
300
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Plate tectonics put Japan and the Koreas at risk of ______________?
earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.
300
The Kushites invented which kind of writing?
Meroitic script.
300
Why are the economies of some Southeast Asian nations growing so quickly?
They have a mixed economy dominated by markets.
300
Which economic activity has largely driven development of modern Southeast Asian cities?
trade routes.
400
The Han emperor Wudi invented a bureaucratic system to help the Han run the empire. What was it based upon?
Confucianism.
400
Fill in the blank.
The most heavily populated areas of Africa are found _____.
Near sources of water.
400
Around 1200 CE, what early civilization in Cambodia built the Angkor Wat temple?
Khmer.
400
Which of the following is an example of an environmental challenge in Africa today?
the spread of cholera due to limited access to clean water.
500
How have trade barriers harmed East Asian economies?
They have limited growth by barring specialization.
500
Early West African kingdoms grew wealthy by exporting what resource?
Gold.
500
What was the main goal of Western powers that colonized Southeast Asia?
to export resources to back to Europe.
500
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Colonialism is______.
a policy where one country attempts to rule other areas.