Unit 10: Quiz 3
Maldives
All of the following countries are neighbors except for _____. India Maldives Bangladesh Pakistan
developing cars with lower carbon dioxide emissions, forcing industries to lower emissions
Choose two ways in which Japan is improving the nation's air quality. outlawing trash burning developing cars with lower carbon dioxide emissions forcing industries to lower emissions requiring the use of solar heat
Indonesia
From the lesson, what nation causes air pollution for other countries from their many forest fires?
parliament and prime minister
Japan's ruling clans were replaced with a ______ and ______.
China
The Three Gorges Dam is located in which country?
Gobi Desert
The _____ _______ expands by hundreds of square miles each year.
North Korea
This nation allows its people to be malnourished rather than seek international assistance.
China
This nation has planted millions of trees to combat desertification.
foreign investors, agricultural success, foreign companies
What are three things that helped India turn her economy around? industrial success foreign investors international aid agricultural success foreign companies
water pollution
What is one environmental issue facing Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh?
republic
What is the most common type of government in Central, South, East, and Southeast Asia?
United States
Which nation brought Japan out of international seclusion?
Myanmar
Which of the following countries does not have issues with coral reef damage? Maldives Myanmar Indonesia Malaysia
India
Which of the following countries gained its independence first?
deforestation and soil degradation
Which two of the following list of environmental problems are the most prevalent problems in South and Southeast Asia?
seclusion
a state of isolation from others
Bhutan
absolute monarchy (1)
dignitary
an official state representative sent to another state
Laos, China, North Korea, Vietnam
communist (4)
Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal
constitutional monarchy (5)
Pakistan, India
federal republic (2)
subservient
meek or humble before someone of greater authority
Myanmar
military junta (1)
proximity
nearness to something or someone
burgeoning
rapidly growing or expanding
Maldives, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka
republic (6)
displacement
the forced removal of plants or animals from their natural environment
degradation
the wearing-down or destruction of natural resources
emit
to send or give off something, such as pollutants
prominence
top reputation or importance
