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Monday, May 11, 2015

Main Ideas 1-10 pg. 672

1. What causes an earthquake? 
It is part of the Ring of Fire: A Chain of volcanoes that line the pacific rim.
2. Why are the Japanese islands so unstable?
Because of the shifting plates.
3. What are some Japanese organizations that help prepare for disasters?
Japanese Red Cross Society and the Asia Pacific Disaster Management Center.
4. What effect did Western nations have on economic development in East Asia? 
 Europe signed treaties that gave them some influence on the East.
5. What is the connection between industrialization and globalization? 

 East Asia used and shared theirs and other countries resources to help the industrial economy. When they did this they eventually began a global economy.
6. What are some of the things that went wrong in economics of the region. 
Debt and mismanagement.
7. What are some examples of the stress that population growth puts on the environment?
 The high demand for food and bad sanitization.
8. What are some effective ways to manage population growth. 
Family planing programs.
9. How developed was East Asia in the middle of the 20th century? 
 In the middle of the 20th century East Asia ranked among the least developed countries in the world.
10. How had East Asia changed by the beginning of the 21st century? 
They improved so much that their economy is better as well as their life expectancy.


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