Which of the following statements best describes east asia?
a. east asia is known to be the cradle of civilization.
b. east asia is one of the world’s most populated places.
c. east asia is one of the world’s richest places.
d. east asia is located near the equator.

A. East Asia is known to be the cradle of civilization.

Explanation:

East Asia is the subregion of Asian continent which consists of China, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea and South Korea. It is one of the earliest civilization of the world. Eastern China is highly populated region in their country. East Asian countries situated in the Tropic of cancer, so all the three sectors development are tremendously increased in recent years. East Asian countries are developing economies and more export products traded to the other parts of Asia and around the world.

it affected it because the kingdoms (with trade) slowly got richer and richer.

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