Which is a reason why many people in Southeast Asia live in coastal regions?
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Responses
Access to seas and other waterways enables transportation and trade.
Access to seas and other waterways enables transportation and trade.
Heavy rainfall is good for the soil and makes farming easier.
Heavy rainfall is good for the soil and makes farming easier.
These areas are safer because they are less likely to be hit by natural disasters.
These areas are safer because they are less likely to be hit by natural disasters.
Tropical rain forests in these areas supply abundant natural resources.
Access to seas and other waterways enables transportation and trade.
How does the central waterway shown benefit Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore?
(1 point)
Responses
It offers people who live in the region an abundant source of clean water.
It offers people who live in the region an abundant source of clean water.
It provides natural sea barriers to defend them against attack and conquest.
It provides natural sea barriers to defend them against attack and conquest.
It provides a channel by which they can restrict access to the region by foreign nations.
It provides a channel by which they can restrict access to the region by foreign nations.
It ensures a large volume of shipping and trade passes through their ports each year.