The correct answer is - The region is dominated by desert and high elevations.
Most of the population of China is concentrated in the eastern half of the country, while the western half is very sparsely populated. The main reason for this is the geography and the climate of this part of China.
The western half of the country is dominated by high mountains, the highest in the world actually, the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, deserts and semi arid ares. All of these places are not suitable for living, especially not for larger populations, so there's towns and villages that far away from one another, and they have relatively small populations.
The goal of the writers of the Lecompton Constitution is humanitarian aid to slaves. It was proposed for the state of Kansas in response to the anti-slavery position of the 1855 Topeka constitution and other free state advocates. The constitution protected the slave holder rights, enshrined slavery and allowed voters the choice of allowing more slaves to enter the territory.
The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology, impacted the domestic economy and the presidency, and affected the personal lives of Americans creating a climate of expected conformity and normalcy. ... The Cold War was to last almost to the fall of the Iron Curtain and the death of the Soviet Union.
