Since the end of the Chinese civil war Taiwan and China have had diplomatic battles over who is the legitimate government of both places. In 1979 the International Olympic Committee passed a resolution requiring Taiwan to be called Chinese Taipei at international sporting events and their athletes are not allowed to carry their flag or have their national anthem played.
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 was so disastrous in terms of
loss of life and property because . . .
-- It was caused by an Earthquake of a type and at a depth that
cause exceptionally large tsunamis.
-- It hit parts of Indonesia, India, and Africa where low-lying terrain
extends far inland. That made it possible for the sudden increase
in sea-level to push the wall of water far inland.
-- It hit parts of Indonesia, India, and Africa where the coastal areas
are densely populated.
-- It hit parts of Indonesia, India, and Africa where there is little or no
communication among densely populated coastal areas. There were
hundreds of thousands of people who took no action to protect themselves
or their homes, because even several days after the Earthquake, nobody
in their villages knew what was coming.
A cultural region groups people together according to their traditions.
Explanation:
Cultural region is a word that is used in geography and anthropology. It deals with group of people as well as their territory where they live. Different boundaries are found based according to their particular traditions.
People of different culture stay in a particular region. A cultural region can be explained by common language, a region can be economic or political region. Behavior , art and craft as well as beliefs are the features of a cultural place.
Answer:
Igneous rock is molten rock.
Explanation:
Igneous rocks form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. The melt originates deep within the Earth near active plate boundaries or hot spots, then rises toward the surface.
