1. Why is animal power used too often in North Korean agriculture, and what implications does this have for the North Korean population?
2. Why are Chinese investors particularly interested in business opportunities in Angola?
3. To what extent do conflicts over natural resources influence geopolitical tensions across East Asia?
4. How have East Asia's patterns of population density influenced the region's agricultural and settlement systems?
5. What have been the main historical factors in the creation of an East Asian world region?
6. How are the basic patterns of physical geography in China linked to the country's historical problems with floods and droughts?