TEST East Asia

Japan is NOT geologically active.

• True

• False

When the monsoons blow from the south, they cause a dry season.

• True

• False

Which country has the most resources?

• Japan

• China

China implemented the later, longer, fewer policy.  This means that people were encouraged to:

• Marry young and have as many children as possible

• Marry later in life, have longer intervals between births of children, and have fewer children overall.

China's declining population does not impact their economy.

• True

• False

90% of the world's earthquakes occur along this geologically unstable area.

• Mountains

• The San Andrea's Fault along the coast of California

• The Ring of Fire

___________ have shaped the physical landforms in East and Southeast Asia, which create numerous natural hazards.

• Tectonic collisions

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

A volcano eruption can cause global temperatures to drop.

• True

• False

A(n) _______________ was caused by a 2011 earthquake in Japan, which created a nuclear powerplant crisis.

• Tsunami

• earthquake

• volcano

Science has developed safeguards to prevent natural hazards from occuring.

• True

• False