Monsoon - Answer a seasonal reversal in surface wind direction; associated primarily with south, east, and southeast Asia
Plateau - Answer a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side
Drought - Answer a period of time when an area or re...
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Monsoon - Answer a seasonal reversal in surface wind direction; associated primarily with south, east,
and southeast Asia
Plateau - Answer a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one
side
Drought - Answer a period of time when an area or region experiences below- normal precipitation.
abnormally low amounts of rain
Wildfire - Answer An uncontrolled fire in a natural setting
Connectivity - Answer The degree of economic, social, cultural, or political connection between two
places
What is the environmental impact on agriculture in Central Asia - Answer - Natural grasslands, the
primary use is for animal grazing.
- central asia is largely a desert so they had to rely on crops that didn't require a lot of rain. Including
Opium, Wheat, rice, and tomatoes
What is the environmental impact on agriculture in Australia and N.Z.? - Answer - humid highlands, and
mediterranean southwest east, interior desert.
- decrease in preciptiation as you move inward so populations stay toward the edges.
- N.Z. has 10% of land capable of producing crops, only 5% is used for food crops
- 40% of australia has ranching. To raise sheep, cattle, and other livestock
- higher risk of wild fire. increasing risk of droughts
, - which create dust storms that kill plants
- when sea leaves rise there is land loss, atoll, and coral loss which is essentially a barrier around the
island
What is the environmental impact on population dynamics in central asia? - Answer - 33% of the
world's population
- urbanization has caused overcrowding of the limited live-able land
- air pollution from people in urban areas has caused environmental challenges
What is the environmental impact on population dynamics in Australia and N.Z.? - Answer - conditions
toward center of the island are unihabitable and unrealistic living conditions
- lack of water access and high drought conditions
- limited land, 90% of population in urban areas
- creating densely packed cities and limited sprawl due to risk of drought and wildfire.
- low connectedness between urban areas on the east and west side of the country
- N.Z. is choked in its spot.
- they don't have room to spread out and are dwarfed by australia
- there are limited job opportunities due to space and competition
What are the Megacity regions? - Answer - Jakarta
- Manila
- Bangkok
What is Singapore considered? - Answer A city-state-nation
What is FDI's impact in Singapore? - Answer - its the regional center of banking, transport, and service
industry, shipping, maritime, services.
- they were able to develop through FDI
- state planned industrial parks attracted FDI.
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