GEOG 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mariana Trench, Kleptocracy, Mekong
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Tea was first brought to europe by ________ traders and marketed as a medicine. This industry is the largest in nepal, employing approximately 20 percent of the population. This country is believed to be the largest illicit opium producer in the world. The main conflict within sri lanka is between the buddhist majority and the hindu minority. The dominant religion of the maldives is islam. Rice is the most important crop in southeast asia. The deepest deep-sea trench in the world is the:mariana trench. By the late 1990s, borneo was providing more than half the world"s tropical hardwoods. The mekong river is southeast asia"s longest waterway. Orographic precipitation results in uneven rainfall throughout southeast asia. Alfred wallace was the first to notice a striking division between species on either side of the deep ocean trench between the islands of bali and lombok. Kleptocracy is defined as leaders diverting national resources for their personal gain.