show how society and family life compare and contrast in the Pacific Rim? I don't need an answer, just an explanation please. I don't know what that means..

The Pacific Rim includes all of the land around the Pacific Ocean.

http://geography.about.com/library/misc/blpacificrim.htm

http://www.sinica.edu.tw/info/event/pnc/htdocs/firstmap.html

How is society different in all of these countries?