B. Finland’s Archipelago Sea has an estimated 50,000 islands, most of them tiny. The Canadian Arctic Archipelago comprises 36,563 islands, situated in the Arctic Ocean. Indonesia is the largest island nation by both area and population. It has about 17,000 islands in archipelagos in the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Q: The bear population has increased while the human population has declined in the Akita region, where the troops were deployed. Japan’s population is ...

A. Aging

B. Shrinking

C. Urban

D. All of the above

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D. Nearly 30% of Japan’s 123 million people are over 65, and it has the second-oldest median age in the world, The population has dropped from a peak of 128.5 million in 2010, and it is still falling at a rate of 0.43% a year. Japan’s urban areas are home to 92% of the population,

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Q: Outside of the cities, most of Japan’s islands are covered by ...

A. Deserts

B. Farms

C. Forests

D. Jungles

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C. The Japanese archipelago is 67% forest and 14% agricultural. The primarily rugged and mountainous terrain restricts where people can live.

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Q: Abandoned farmland, homes, and gardens in Akita are providing cover and food to foraging black bears weighing up to 287 pounds. Where can you find bears with an average weight of more than 1,000 pounds?

A. Alaska

B. California

C. Montana

D. Texas

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A. Alaska’s polar bears have a weight range of 900 to 1.500 pounds, and they are members of the largest bear species on earth.

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