Chapter 32, Section 1
1. A chain of hills and mountains known as the Great Dividing Range interrupts Australia’s level landscape. The Western Plateau, a low area of flat land in central and western Australia, covers almost 2/3s of the continent. The Great Dividing Range and the Western Plateau are separated by the Central Lowlands, an arid expanse of grassland and desert that stretches across the east central part of Australia. New Zealand’s North Island and South Island display sandy beaches, emerald hillsides, and snow-tipped mountains.
2. Continental islands are formed by the rising and folding of ancient rock from the ocean floor. Most of Oceania’s large islands, such as New Guinea and New Caledonia, are continental islands. Low islands are ringed-shaped islands, known as atolls, formed by the buildup of coral reefs on the rim of submerged volcanoes.
Creative Writing:
North Island would be the best to visit on vacation. Its northern region includes golden beaches, ancient forests, and rich soil. A central plateau of volcanic stone features hot springs and several active volcanoes.
Chapter 32, Section 2
1. Australians climate and vegetation regions include tropical climate in the northeast, deserts in the interior and midlatitude temperate areas of grasslands, scrub, and mixed forests along the eastern, southern, and southwestern coasts. Seasons throughout most of Oceania alternate between wet and dry. The dry season features cloudless blue skies, but the wet season brings constant rain and high humidity.
2. Because much of Oceania lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Creative Writing:
Much of Oceania lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, so many islands have a tropical wet climate. Most days are warm year-round ranging from 70 degrees to 80 degrees. The Dry season features cloudless blue skies.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Chapter 31 homework
Chapter 31, Section 1
1. Farmers use more than half of the regions arable land to grow rice, a major food source for the region. The crop is also an important export product.
2. During the 1980s, the industrializing countries of Southeast Asia enjoyed an economic boom based on abundant natural resources and inexpensive labor and increased foreign investment. Debts, corruption, and financial mismanagement led to an economic crisis in late 1997. Economic reforms allowed Thailand to emerge fairly quickly from the crisis.
Creative Writing:
In recent years, Southeast Asian countries have become more interdependent. As they draw closer together, economic and political developments in one county can affect others in the region. Two organizations-the Asian Development Bank and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reflect this increasing interdependence.
Chapter 31, Section 2
1.Flash floods in Southeast Asia kill hundreds of people and ruin millions of acres of crops every year. Typhoons such as the one that hit the Philippines in 2006 may have winds from 150-180 miles per hour and may be accompanied by rain and high ocean waves. Most of the larger Philippine islands include volcanic mountains, several of which are active.
2. Industrialization, economic development, and population growth in Southeast Asia have resulted in pollution and the destruction of natural resources.
Creative Writing:
The people of Southeast Asia face many challenges with both natural and man-made environmental issues. Identify what you think is the most important challenge and write a paragraph designed to convince readers of the importance of addressing the issue.
1. Farmers use more than half of the regions arable land to grow rice, a major food source for the region. The crop is also an important export product.
2. During the 1980s, the industrializing countries of Southeast Asia enjoyed an economic boom based on abundant natural resources and inexpensive labor and increased foreign investment. Debts, corruption, and financial mismanagement led to an economic crisis in late 1997. Economic reforms allowed Thailand to emerge fairly quickly from the crisis.
Creative Writing:
In recent years, Southeast Asian countries have become more interdependent. As they draw closer together, economic and political developments in one county can affect others in the region. Two organizations-the Asian Development Bank and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reflect this increasing interdependence.
Chapter 31, Section 2
1.Flash floods in Southeast Asia kill hundreds of people and ruin millions of acres of crops every year. Typhoons such as the one that hit the Philippines in 2006 may have winds from 150-180 miles per hour and may be accompanied by rain and high ocean waves. Most of the larger Philippine islands include volcanic mountains, several of which are active.
2. Industrialization, economic development, and population growth in Southeast Asia have resulted in pollution and the destruction of natural resources.
Creative Writing:
The people of Southeast Asia face many challenges with both natural and man-made environmental issues. Identify what you think is the most important challenge and write a paragraph designed to convince readers of the importance of addressing the issue.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Chapter 29 homework
Chapter 29, Section 1
1. The Eurasian, Philippine, and Indo-Australian tectonic plates collided millions of years ago, forming the landmasses known today as Southeast Asia. This upheaval formed cordilleras, or parallel mountain ranges and plateaus. Activity from related volcanoes and tectonic activity created a series of archipelagoes, or groups of islands.
2. Fossil fuels, minerals, and gems are some of the natural resources of the region. The flora and fauna, or plants and animals, of Southeast Asia are among the most diverse on Earth and are also valuable natural resource. Southeast Asia has a plentiful supply of fossil fuels and an abundance of minerals. Oil and natural gas deposits off Borneo’s northern coast have made the ruler of Brunei one of the world’s richest people. Indonesia and Malaysia are among the top six exporters of tin in the United States.
Creative Writing:
Throughout Southeast Asia, people rely on waterways for transportation, communication, and food. The rivers’ silt and deposits of sediment create fertile agricultural areas.
Chapter 29, Section 2
1. The island and coastal areas have a tropical wet climate characterized by little variation in temperature and mostly wet conditions almost year-round. A tropical dry climate sweeps southeastward across the Indochina Peninsula and along the southeaster parts of Indonesia. Alternate wet and dry seasons characterize this climate. Parts of Southeast Asia;s mainland have a humid subtropical climate that experience cool, dry temperatures.
2. A tropical wet climate dominates the island Southeast Asia, while most parts of the mainland and some islands have a tropical dry or humid subtropical climate.
Creative Writing:
I am against another area working toward urbanization, such as Singapore. Once and island covered by dense rain forest and surrounded by mangrove tees, Singapore developed into an urban area. Many endemic species are gone. Nearly 80% of the trees and shrubs growing in Singapore are imported from Central and South America.
1. The Eurasian, Philippine, and Indo-Australian tectonic plates collided millions of years ago, forming the landmasses known today as Southeast Asia. This upheaval formed cordilleras, or parallel mountain ranges and plateaus. Activity from related volcanoes and tectonic activity created a series of archipelagoes, or groups of islands.
2. Fossil fuels, minerals, and gems are some of the natural resources of the region. The flora and fauna, or plants and animals, of Southeast Asia are among the most diverse on Earth and are also valuable natural resource. Southeast Asia has a plentiful supply of fossil fuels and an abundance of minerals. Oil and natural gas deposits off Borneo’s northern coast have made the ruler of Brunei one of the world’s richest people. Indonesia and Malaysia are among the top six exporters of tin in the United States.
Creative Writing:
Throughout Southeast Asia, people rely on waterways for transportation, communication, and food. The rivers’ silt and deposits of sediment create fertile agricultural areas.
Chapter 29, Section 2
1. The island and coastal areas have a tropical wet climate characterized by little variation in temperature and mostly wet conditions almost year-round. A tropical dry climate sweeps southeastward across the Indochina Peninsula and along the southeaster parts of Indonesia. Alternate wet and dry seasons characterize this climate. Parts of Southeast Asia;s mainland have a humid subtropical climate that experience cool, dry temperatures.
2. A tropical wet climate dominates the island Southeast Asia, while most parts of the mainland and some islands have a tropical dry or humid subtropical climate.
Creative Writing:
I am against another area working toward urbanization, such as Singapore. Once and island covered by dense rain forest and surrounded by mangrove tees, Singapore developed into an urban area. Many endemic species are gone. Nearly 80% of the trees and shrubs growing in Singapore are imported from Central and South America.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Chapter 28 Homework
Chapter 28, Section 1
1. Governments and economies are closely related in East Asia. Economies in the region include market systems, based on private ownership, such as those in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. A rigid commend system is controlled by the North Korean government. Communist-ruled China and democratic Tibet have shifted from command economies to mixed economies.
2. Since the mid-1900s, most East Asian countries have shifted from the agricultural to industrial economies. Agriculture, however, is still important to the region. Political events, changes in the global economy, and government policies hace all affected industrial growth in East Asia.
Creative Writing:
I am for these decisions of granting full trading privileges to China and admitting them to the WTO. I believe that China’s human rights record will improve as contact with other countries increases. The United States favors increased trade because of China’s growing economy and its more than one billion potential customers.
Chapter 28, Section 2
1. Industrialization and economic growth in East Asia have created environmental challenges. The effects of China’s economic boom on the environment and human health are enormous. The use of outdated technology in transportation and industry has caused serious air pollution in urban areas. Acid rain from burning coal us a serious problem in China. Forests in Japan suffer and this pollution travels well beyond the region, depositing mercury into the Pacific Ocean and areas of the western United States.
2. Because of its location and physical geography, East Asia has faced and continues to face natural disasters. China’s major rivers can produce disastrous flooding. As part of the Ring of Fire, most East Asian countries experience earthquakes. Japan also has more than 80 active volcanoes. Undersea volcanoes or earthquakes can trigger tsunamis that can cause destruction and loss of life. Typhoons cause high winds and coastal flooding.
Creative Writing:
Without trees to slow runoff from rain, large-scale soil erosion and flooding occur. A series of unusually heavy rains caused the Chang Jiang and Huang He to flood which caused destroyed property, altered the landscape, and killed 1,000s of people. In response to such disasters, China has begun planting trees on millions of acres along deforested riverbanks. Since the 1970s, Japan’s government has encouraged industries to curb pollution.
1. Governments and economies are closely related in East Asia. Economies in the region include market systems, based on private ownership, such as those in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. A rigid commend system is controlled by the North Korean government. Communist-ruled China and democratic Tibet have shifted from command economies to mixed economies.
2. Since the mid-1900s, most East Asian countries have shifted from the agricultural to industrial economies. Agriculture, however, is still important to the region. Political events, changes in the global economy, and government policies hace all affected industrial growth in East Asia.
Creative Writing:
I am for these decisions of granting full trading privileges to China and admitting them to the WTO. I believe that China’s human rights record will improve as contact with other countries increases. The United States favors increased trade because of China’s growing economy and its more than one billion potential customers.
Chapter 28, Section 2
1. Industrialization and economic growth in East Asia have created environmental challenges. The effects of China’s economic boom on the environment and human health are enormous. The use of outdated technology in transportation and industry has caused serious air pollution in urban areas. Acid rain from burning coal us a serious problem in China. Forests in Japan suffer and this pollution travels well beyond the region, depositing mercury into the Pacific Ocean and areas of the western United States.
2. Because of its location and physical geography, East Asia has faced and continues to face natural disasters. China’s major rivers can produce disastrous flooding. As part of the Ring of Fire, most East Asian countries experience earthquakes. Japan also has more than 80 active volcanoes. Undersea volcanoes or earthquakes can trigger tsunamis that can cause destruction and loss of life. Typhoons cause high winds and coastal flooding.
Creative Writing:
Without trees to slow runoff from rain, large-scale soil erosion and flooding occur. A series of unusually heavy rains caused the Chang Jiang and Huang He to flood which caused destroyed property, altered the landscape, and killed 1,000s of people. In response to such disasters, China has begun planting trees on millions of acres along deforested riverbanks. Since the 1970s, Japan’s government has encouraged industries to curb pollution.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Chapter 27 homework
Chapter 27, Section 1
1. The people of China have a long, rich cultural heritage with influences that included Confucianism, Buddhism, and communism.
2. Most people in China speak the Mandarin dialect of the Han Chinese language.
Creative Writing:
In the past, only the wealthiest Chinese learned to read and write, but China’s communist government pushed efforts to increase literacy. During the Cultural Revolution literacy suffered a setback. But government again emphasized education, and literacy rose. Communist governments generally pay for medical treatment, but economic reforms mean fewer promised services. The Chinese Communist government discourages all religious practices and many people identify themselves as atheists.
Chapter 27, Section 2
1. Most of Japan’s people and urban areas are concentrated in the relatively small lowland areas on seacoasts and in valleys and plains.
2. After World War I, in which Japan fought with the victorious Allies, the country had experienced record prosperity. Through Japan steered toward a democracy, military leaders gained influence over the government. After its surrender to the Allies in 1945, Japan became a democracy. Stripped of its overseas territories and military might, Japan rebuilt its shattered economy and society.
Creative Writing:
Although the Japanese language developed in isolation, expert believe it may be distantly related to Korean and Mongolian, Over the centuries, Japanese borrowed words and writing systems from Chinese, Western languages, especially English, have also influenced Japanese. Religion in Japan tends to be a blend of different practices from various faiths.
Chapter 27, Section 3
1. Western countries approached Korea through a unified police called “gunboat diplomacy”. Korea responded by adopting a closed-door, isolationist policy to keep pit foreign powers.
2. The Korean way of life is largely based on Confucianism.
Creative Writing:
Education has improved in South Korea since World War II. Most students attend middle and high school, and university attendance is increasing. In North Korea education serves primarily to teach ideology. The United Nations helped South Korea rebuild its health-care system after the war. Today it is a successful, modern system. North Korea provides health care to its citizens, but its people still suffer from inadequate food, water, and heating supplies.
1. The people of China have a long, rich cultural heritage with influences that included Confucianism, Buddhism, and communism.
2. Most people in China speak the Mandarin dialect of the Han Chinese language.
Creative Writing:
In the past, only the wealthiest Chinese learned to read and write, but China’s communist government pushed efforts to increase literacy. During the Cultural Revolution literacy suffered a setback. But government again emphasized education, and literacy rose. Communist governments generally pay for medical treatment, but economic reforms mean fewer promised services. The Chinese Communist government discourages all religious practices and many people identify themselves as atheists.
Chapter 27, Section 2
1. Most of Japan’s people and urban areas are concentrated in the relatively small lowland areas on seacoasts and in valleys and plains.
2. After World War I, in which Japan fought with the victorious Allies, the country had experienced record prosperity. Through Japan steered toward a democracy, military leaders gained influence over the government. After its surrender to the Allies in 1945, Japan became a democracy. Stripped of its overseas territories and military might, Japan rebuilt its shattered economy and society.
Creative Writing:
Although the Japanese language developed in isolation, expert believe it may be distantly related to Korean and Mongolian, Over the centuries, Japanese borrowed words and writing systems from Chinese, Western languages, especially English, have also influenced Japanese. Religion in Japan tends to be a blend of different practices from various faiths.
Chapter 27, Section 3
1. Western countries approached Korea through a unified police called “gunboat diplomacy”. Korea responded by adopting a closed-door, isolationist policy to keep pit foreign powers.
2. The Korean way of life is largely based on Confucianism.
Creative Writing:
Education has improved in South Korea since World War II. Most students attend middle and high school, and university attendance is increasing. In North Korea education serves primarily to teach ideology. The United Nations helped South Korea rebuild its health-care system after the war. Today it is a successful, modern system. North Korea provides health care to its citizens, but its people still suffer from inadequate food, water, and heating supplies.
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