Consult the glossary as needed. Match the following beliefs with their descriptions. Distinguish the following pair of terms from each other. Like Japan, the people of Southeastern Asia are a relatively homogeneous group. Eastern Asia is a region of earth activity and often violent weather.
Population growth is a dominant factor affecting Chinese prospects for economic development.
After major investments in the United States and Britain, Japan switched investments to Southeastern Asia in the late 1980s because of the rising value of the yen. Hong Kong is now the world s leading container port. Japan has a long history of contact and interaction with its neighbors. The lowlands of Eastern Asia became some of the world s least densely populated places. Labor forces in Eastern Asia are low cost, but often poor in quality and productivity.