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4. List some major cities or regions around the Pacific Rim. |
Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States, Tokyo in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul in Korea, Sydney in Australia, Taipei in Taiwan, and Vancouver in Canada. |
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5. What areas of the Pacific Rim have industrialized in the past few decades? |
Thailand, Malaysia, and South Korea have all undergone massive industrialization in the past 20 years. |
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6. How does industrialization relate to trade? |
Money poured into these countries from all over the world. Investors wanted to be part of their growth. With this industrialization came an increased desire for international trade. |
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7. How does the cost of shipping long distances by boat compare to other methods? |
boats are very good at going long distances at low cost. It's much more expensive to drive or fly cargo for 7,000 miles than it is to put it on a boat for that distance. |
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8. Why do you think ideas and cultures are exchanged along with physical products? |
Part of this is due to the migration of peoples. As trade becomes common, immigration also becomes common. Business people relocate to foreign countries to take advantage of new business ventures. People migrate looking for work. As economies develop, tourism to far-off exotic places becomes more attractive. Another part of it is due to the exchange of goods. In a way, the culture of a society is represented by what it produces. For instance, the United States exports its blockbuster action movies throughout the world. |
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9. What are the important similarities between Bangkok and Seattle? |
both are industrial and are important cities, both are major cultural centers, people go here for education, similar transportation |
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10. What are the important similarities between Bangkok and Nan Province? |
both travel by train or bus, both are in Thailand |
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11. In what ways are Seattle and Phillips County similar? |
both are big areas, both are important to Us economy |
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12. When comparing two places, what factors do you find most important? |
economy, education, religion, ethnicity, and culture |
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How do the economies of Bangkok and Seattle compare? |
They are both industrialized areas with strong economies. |
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both are similar in urbanization? |
They are quite similar, both having dense urban areas and similar transportation systems. |
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What are some cultural differences between Bangkok and Seattle? |
Language and religion are two major differences between them. |
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How do Bangkok and Seattle compare in education? |
They are both educational centers of their regions. |
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How do the arts of Bangkok and Seattle compare? |
They are both artistic centers of their regions. |
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What problems do Bangkok and Seattle share? |
They both face problems with pollution and crowding. |
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The economy of rural Montana is based on agriculture, mostly grains such as wheat, oats, and barley. There are also cattle and sheep farms |
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How would you describe the economy of Nan Province, Thailand? |
. Agricultural with very little industry and a low per capita income |
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What are the primary religions of Nan, Thailand? |
Buddhist and other |
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How would you describe the economy of Phillips County? |
Agricultural with a per capita income that is low for the nation, high compared to most of the world |
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What are the primary religions of Phillips County? |
Christian, nonreligious, and other |
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Which region has more ethnic diversity, Nan Province or Phillips County? |
Both; ethnic diversity is about the same |
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nan province |
very low population density 500,000 people 74th-lowest population density practice Theravada Buddhism. much less developed than Bangkok Agriculture is important, since much of the region is not industrialized Poverty is higher than in Bangkok 10 percent of the inhabitants of the Nan Province belong to hill tribes Travel between the Nan Province and Bangkok is either by bus or by plane. Flights are scheduled four times per week. |
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Phillips county montana |
Seattle is still the closest big city to Phillips County. Montana is the fourth-largest state in the United States by area population is just around one million people third-lowest population density in the United States. Christian region. 82 percent 18 percent as nonreligious, and less than 1 percent as other religions. economy of rural Montana is based on agriculture, mostly grains such as wheat, oats, and barley 2003, Montana had the third-lowest per capita income in the United States. population of 4,601. 18.3 percent of the population there was living under the poverty line. |
