What year did European countries make colonial inroads in the Far East?

The layers of earth are based on what two sets of characteristics?

What did the pattern of earthquakes in the wadati-benioff seafloor zones show scientists? a.) earthquakes occur where the ocean floor reaches its highest temperatures. b.) many earthquakes take place 700 kilometers below the seafloor. c.) slabs of ocean floor return to the mantle in subduction zones. d.) ocean - trenches cause earthquakes.

The economies of nordon could be described a. unable to use rich resources b. struggling but diverse c. dependent on one product d. healthy and diverse