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UNIT 8
Almanac Map Practice
EAST ASIA: PHYSICAL
MONGOLIA
Alta
ts.
Tian Shan
Plateau
of
Tibet
K2
28,250 ft.
(8,611 m)
Mt. Everest
29,035 ft.
(8,850 m)
SOUTH
AMERICA
Mongolian
Plateau
N. KOREA
Gobi
iM
e
gH
an
Hu
Bellingshausen
Sea
JAPAN
PACIFIC
OCEAN
CHINA
S. KOREA
ang
Chang Ji
SOUTHERN
OCEAN
Scotia Sea
Weddell
Sea
Ross
Sea
TAIWAN
South
China
Sea
GUAM
(U.S.)
C
R
O
N
E
S
km 0
1000
mi 0
I
A
O
L
Y
KIRIBATI
N
I
FEDERATED STATES
OF MICRONESIA
M E
L A
PAPUA
N
NEW
E
S TUVALU
GUINEA
SOLOMON
IS.
AUSTRALIA
1000
P
INDIAN
OCEAN
I
A
E
SAMOA
Coral VANUATU
1,000
2,000
FIJI
TONGA
A
mi 0
2,000
I
1,000
FRENCH
POLYNESIA
S
Kimberley
Sea
Plateau
Great Sandy AUSTRALIA
Desert
Great
Artesian
.
Great Victorian Basin ling R
r
Desert
Da
SOUTHERN
OCEAN
SOUTHERN
OCEAN
NORTHERN
MARIANAS MARSHALL
(U.S.)
ISLANDS
M
PALAU
km 0
ANTARCTICA
South Pole
Amundsen
Sea
PITCAIRN
(U.K.)
NEW
CALEDONIA
(FR.)
Mt. Kosciusko
7,310 ft.
(2,228 m)
North I.
NEW
ZEALAND
South I.
Practice
Use the maps and the legend to answers questions 1 through 6.
1. What is the name of the largest plateau in China?
2. Draw circles around the names of the two deserts in Australia.
3. Look at the map of Antarctica. Draw a box around the southernmost
point. Write the name.
4. Which continent lies closest to Antarctica?
5. What is the name of the mountains in Mongolia?
6. Circle the two countries on a peninsula west of Japan.
Apply
7. With a partner, make a line graph on a sheet of graph paper showing
the highest and lowest elevations of Australia and China. Use a
different color pencil for each country. Compare your graph with one
made by another pair of students.
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Data File Practice
Several Nations of East Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands
Australia
Japan
Area:
Area:
Population:
Population:
Passenger cars per
1,000:
Passenger cars per
1,000:
South Korea
Area:
Population:
East Asia,
Australia,
and the Pacific
Islands
China
Area:
Population:
Passenger cars per
1,000:
Passenger cars per
1,000:
Practice
1. Complete the chart above with information from the Data File in your
textbook.
2. Although China has only 4 cars per 1,000 people and Australia has
453 cars, China still has more cars overall. How is this possible?
3. Based on the information in the spider map, can you draw any
conclusions about the relationship between area and population?
Give an example.
Apply
Use the back of this page to create a spider map using four different
countries and categories. Compare your conclusions with those of your
classmates.
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CHAPTER 23, LESSON 1
Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast
This skill helps you identify similarities and differences.
1. Read “Japan” and “Australia.” Complete the diagram to show how the
geography of the two countries is similar and how it is different.
Japan
Australia
four main islands
active volcanoes
Both
block mountains
climate controlled
by monsoons
Reading Strategy: Question
Read “The Lands of China and Japan.” Write a checkmark (√) next to
each question that can be answered by this section.
2.
What major landforms are in these countries?
What are the main agricultural products of China and Japan?
Where is the world’s tallest mountain?
Read “New Zealand and Other Pacific Islands.” Write a checkmark (√)
next to the question that can be answered by reading this section.
3.
How many reefs are there in the Great Barrier Reef?
What three types of islands are there in Oceania?
What is the flattest continent on Earth?
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Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
If the statement is true, write T on the line. If the statement is false,
change the underlined word or words to make it true.
1. The Great Barrier Reef is an area of volcanic activity in
the Pacific Ocean.
2. A typhoon is a hurricane that occurs in the western
Pacific Ocean.
3. The Gobi Desert is the vast plain that extends
through the interior of Australia.
Study Guide
The names of important physical features of East Asia, Australia, and the
Pacific Islands are listed below. Write the name or names that complete
each sentence.
Chang Jiang
high oceanic
Taklimakan
continental
Huang He
Xi Jiang
Everest
Great Barrier Reef
Gobi
low oceanic
4. The highest mountain in the world is Mount
.
5. The three great rivers of China are the
, the
, and the
.
6. The two deserts of China are the
and the
.
7. Japan’s highest mountain is Mount
.
8. The three types of Pacific islands are
,
, and
.
9. Over 400 species of coral and other ocean life live on Australia’s
.
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CHAPTER 23, LESSON 2
Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Sequence
This skill helps you understand the order in which events take place.
Read “The Ming Dynasty.” List important events at the beginning, middle,
and end of the Ming Dynasty. One answer is done for you.
1.
Beginning:
Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang won the Yunnan province
from Mongols.
Middle:
End:
Reading Strategy: Question
Look over Lesson 2. Under which heading would you find the answer to
the following question? Circle your answer.
2. What were some of the teachings of Confucius?
“Achievements of the Dynasties”
“Religion and Philosophy”
Answer the following question as you read Lesson 2.
3. What are two important inventions that came from China?
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Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
Circle the letter before the term that best completes each sentence.
1. For most of China’s history since the Shang takeover, the country
was ruled by a families of rulers which is known as a
A. bureaucracy.
B. dynasty.
C. military dictatorship.
D. Shinto.
2. The administration of government through departments is called
A. Information technology.
B. caste system.
C. bureaucracy.
D. dowry.
Study Guide
Write the name of the Chinese dynasty during which each achievement
took place.
Chinese Achievements
Achievement
Dynasty
Confucianism
3.
Taoism
4.
trade on the Silk Road
5.
porcelain
6.
writing
7.
building of the Forbidden City
8.
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Skillbuilder: Create a Database
Practice
Copy the chart on another sheet of paper so you have more space
to write. Then answer the following questions. Use your answers to
complete the chart.
History of Ancient China
Philosophers and
Teachings
Inventions and
Achievements
Silk Road
1. What three names could you use for a key-word search for
information about ancient Chinese philosophers?
2. What were some of the hazards faced by travelers along the
Silk Road?
3. What were some great achievements in construction in ancient
China?
4. What were some of the goods that were transported along the
Silk Road?
Apply
Make a chart similar to the one above to create a database about the
history of Japan. Look for topics in your textbook.
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CHAPTER 23, LESSON 3
Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Cause and Effect
This skill helps you identify the reasons things happen and what occurs
as a result.
Read “Tokugawa Shogunate.” Look at the cause on the chart below.
Complete the chart with the effects of this cause. One answer is done
for you.
1.
Cause: Catholic missionaries converted many Japanese peasants to Catholicism.
Tokugawa worried that the Spanish would build a settlement in Japan.
Effect:
The shogun ordered
all Christians out
of Japan.
Effect:
Effect:
Reading Strategy: Question
Look over “Early Japan.” Turn the heading into a question and look for the
answers to the question. Write the question and answers below.
2. Heading: Early Japan
Question:
Answer:
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CHAPTER 23, LESSON 3
Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
Match the definition in the second column with the word in the first
column. Write the correct letter on the line.
1. clan
A. a Japanese warrior who served a lord
2. samurai
B. a chief general of the Japanese emperor
3. shogun
C. a group of families with a common ancestor
Study Guide
Number the events below in the order in which they occurred.
4. Buddhism becomes a national religion in Japan.
5. Japan develops a feudal system.
6. Japanese begin practicing Shintoism.
7. The Heian Age begins.
8. Most Europeans are banned from Japan.
9. Prince Shotoku encourages Chinese influence in Japan.
10. Japan isolates itself from outside contact for 200 years.
11. The first Europeans come to Japan.
12. The first shogunate is established.
13. Kublai Khan attempts to invade Japan.
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CHAPTER 24, LESSON 1
Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Problem and Solution
This skill helps you understand a problem people faced and how they
resolved it.
Read “China’s Last Dynasty.” Complete the chart. List the problems that
led to the end of the Qing dynasty.
1.
Problem:
Problem:
Problem:
Solution: The Chinese Nationalist Party toppled the Qing dynasty.
Reading Strategy: Predict and Infer
2. Look at the photos and read the captions for “Revolution and Reform.”
Predict what the section will be about. Put a checkmark (√) next to
your answer(s).
leaders of the reform movements
explanation of the Opium Wars
explanation of the Chinese dynasties
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Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
1. Circle the letter for the correct definition of Cultural Revolution.
A. a movement launched by Mao in 1966 to remove opposition to the
Communist Party
B. different methods of farming introduced to make farming more
productive
C. the overthrow of a government by force
2. Use the term Cultural Revolution in your own sentence.
Study Guide
Imagine that the words below are newspaper headlines. Number the
headlines in the order in which they would have appeared.
3. Boxer Rebellion Rocks China
4. China Becomes a Republic
5. Communist Revolution Successful
6. Cultural Revolution Begins
7. Great Leap Forward Underway
8. Nationalists and Communists Battle
9. Opium War Rages
10. Qing Dynasty Established
11. Taiping Rebellion Takes Millions of Lives
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Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Cause and Effect
This skill helps you identify the reasons events happen and what happens
as a result.
Read “Modern Japan.” Complete the chart to show the causes of Japan’s
modern economic growth.
1.
Cause:
Cause:
Cause:
Effect: The growth of Japan’s modern economy
Reading Strategy: Predict and Infer
2. Read the main idea and headings under “History.” Based on what you
read, predict what the lesson will be about. Put a checkmark (√) next
to your answer.
history of modern China
military history of modern Japan
3. Read “Modern Japan.” Complete the sentence below.
Compared with the period just after World War II, the economy
in Japan today
.
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Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
1. Circle the letter for the correct definition of homogeneous.
A. largely the same
B. rights to which every person is entitled
C. what is handed down from one generation to the next
2. Use the word homogeneous in your own sentence.
Study Guide
Write T in the blank if the statement is true. If the statement is false, write
F in the blank and then write the corrected statement on the line below.
3. The Meiji Restoration was a period of modernization.
4. The Great Kanto Earthquake took place in 1903.
5. Japan fought on the side of the United States in World War II.
6. The Japanese value hard work and saving money.
7. Japan encourages free enterprise.
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Skillbuilder: Read a
Population Density Map
Practice
Use the map to complete the chart. The first row has been done for you.
CHINA: POPULATION DENSITY
0
500
0
500
1,000 miles
1,000 kilometers
Harbin
Sea of
Japan
MONGOLIA
Shenyang
N. KOREA
S. KOREA
Beijing
Tianjin
CHINA
Lanzhou
Chengdu
Yellow Sea
Shanghai
Wuhan
East China
Sea
Chongqing
Persons per
sq. mi.
Persons per
km2
More than 1,000
More than 400
250 to 1,000
25 to 250
5 to 25
Less than 5
JAPAN
Nanjing
Xi’an
TAIWAN
Guangzhou
N
Hong Kong
PACIFIC
OCEAN
100 to 400
10 to 100
South China
Sea
2 to 10
Less than 2
China Population
City
Population
Region
Chengdu
More than
1,000 per sq. mi.
Central China
1.
Beijing
2.
Harbin
3.
Nanjing
Apply
4. What general statement can you make about how population is
distributed in China?
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CHAPTER 24, LESSON 3
Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast
This skill helps you identify similarities and differences.
Read “North and South Korea.” Complete the chart to compare and
contrast the governments of North and South Korea.
North Korea
1.
Communist dictatorship
South Korea
Graphic Organizer
1p visual space above art to base of text.
1p6 min. visual space below art to text.
Korean Workers Party holds power
People have little freedom.
Reading Strategy: Predict and Infer
2. Look at the main idea and heading under “China’s Government
Today.” Predict what you might learn in this section. Put a checkmark
(√) next to your answer(s).
China’s government has created economic growth.
The capitals of North and South Korea are located on rivers.
The violation of human rights is a problem in China.
3. Look at the main idea and headings under “China’s Neighbors.” Make
a prediction about what you might learn about China. Write your
answer below.
I will learn
.
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CHAPTER 24, LESSON 3
Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
1. Circle the letter for the correct definition of human rights.
A. money or property given by a bride to her new husband and his
family
B. a group of families who trace their descent from a common
ancestor
C. freedoms to which every person is entitled
2. Use the term human rights in your own sentence.
Study Guide
Write the name of the type of government each country currently has—
Communist, republic, or constitutional monarchy. You may use an answer
more than once.
Governments of East Asia
Country
Type of Government
China
3.
Japan
4.
Mongolia
5.
North Korea
6.
South Korea
7.
Taiwan
8.
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CHAPTER 24, LESSON 4
Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Categorize
This skill helps you sort traits that are shared by members of a group.
Read Lesson 4. Then categorize countries that have an agricultural
economic base and countries that have a manufacturing economic base.
Some countries may be listed in both categories.
Agriculture
Manufacturing
1.
Reading Strategy: Predict and Infer
2. Look at the photos in “China’s Economy.” Predict what you might learn
more about from reading this section. Put a checkmark (√) next to
your answer.
changes in the economy in South Korea
some of East Asia’s major industries
industry growth in North Korea
3. Look at the headings in “Other East Asian Economies.” Predict which
economies you will learn more about in this section. Write your
answers on the lines below.
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CHAPTER 24, LESSON 4
Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
Match the definition in the second column with the word in the first
column. Write the correct letter on the line. One definition will not be used.
1. cooperative
A. cloth made by weaving or knitting
2. textile
B. clay tiles
C. farms where many families share the work
Study Guide
Whose economy does each statement describe? Circle your answers.
3. The United States is this country’s biggest export customer.
China
North Korea
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
4. This country is the world’s largest producer of rice.
China
North Korea
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
5. Farmers work on large cooperatives in this country.
China
North Korea
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
6. This country has a growing market economy that relies heavily on
manufacturing and foreign trade.
China
North Korea
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
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CHAPTER 24, LESSON 5
Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Main Idea and Details
This skill helps you identify a central thought and details that support it.
Look at the main idea statement in the chart below. Read “Cultural
Exchange.” As you read, write details that support this main idea.
Main Idea: Writing, religion, and the arts are three examples of cultural exchange within East Asia.
1.
Detail:
Detail:
Detail:
Reading Strategy: Predict and Infer
2. Look at the map in “Arts Past and Present.” Read the map title and
captions. Predict what you will learn in this section. Write your answer
on the lines below.
3. Look at the main idea and headings in “Culture and Communism.”
Predict what you will learn in this section. Write your answer on the
lines below.
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Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
Write the term that best completes each sentence.
1. Bells, flutes, drums and a stringed instrument called a
are
all still played in China.
2. In literature,
is a world-famous form of Japanese poetry.
Study Guide
Write the letter of the correct answer on each line.
3. Buddhism was introduced into East Asia from this country.
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Mongolia
4. This East Asian country discourages religious freedom.
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Mongolia
5. China developed this art form around 1100 B.C.
A. bronze casting
B. zither playing
C. the Beijing Opera
6. This Japanese poetic form is world famous.
A. Bunraku
B. Basho
C. haiku
7. Most Chinese people belong to this ethnic group.
A. akido
B. Han
C. communism
8. The martial art practiced by Koreans is called
A. judo
B. tae kwon do.
C. kung fu.
9. Chinese couples who live in cities are allowed to have
A. one child.
B. two children.
C. three children.
10. Traditionally, Chinese marriages have been arranged by
A. children.
B. parents.
C. grandparents.
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Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast
This skill helps you identify similarities and differences.
Read “History and Governments.” Then compare and contrast the
Aborigines with the Maori by completing the chart below.
Aborigines
1.
Maori
• settled Australia about 40,000 years ago
•
• came from Southeast Asia
•
• make up 1% of Australia’s population
today
•
Reading Strategy: Summarize
2. Read “Europeans in Australia and New Zealand.” Choose the best
summary. Put a checkmark (√) next to your answer.
British convicts and other colonists settled in Australia. New
Zealand was settled by whalers and traders from Europe and
the U.S.
The Maori and the British signed the Treaty of Waitangi. This
treaty gave control of the country to Britain.
Only about 14 percent of New Zealand’s population today is of
Maori descent. This is still more than the Aboriginal population
of New Zealand.
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Vocabulary and Study Guide
Vocabulary
Circle the letter before the term that best completes each sentence.
1. The descendants of Australia’s first inhabitants are the
A. Maori.
B. Aborigines.
C. Micronesians.
D. British.
2. Australia and New Zealand both belong to
A. Micronesia.
B. Polynesia.
C. the Commonwealth of Nations.
D. matrilineal societies.
Study Guide
Read each statement below. Write details to support each statement.
3. People have been migrating to Australia, New Zealand, and the
Pacific Islands for thousands of years.
A.
B.
4. Colonizing countries still control some islands in the Pacific.
A.
B.
5. Descendents of the original settlers to Australia and New Zealand
have declined in number since the arrival of the British.
A.
B.
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CHAPTER 25
Skillbuilder: Use Primary Sources
Practice
The following text is from the Balfour Declaration of 1926, an important
document that established the guidelines for the British Commonwealth
of Nations.
It is the right of the Government of each Dominion to advise the
Crown on all matters relating to its own affairs. Consequently, it would
not be in accordance with constitutional practice for advice to be
tendered [or offered] to His Majesty by His Majesty’s Government . . .
[on a Dominion matter] against the views of the Government of that
Dominion.
Use this checklist to help you determine when and how to use a primary
source.
Primary Source Checklist
✔
It is a primary, not a secondary, source.
✔
It has the information I need.
✔
It helps me prove my point.
✔
I will quote it exactly as it is written.
Complete the chart to help you determine when and how to use this
primary source for a report about the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Subject
1.
Primary Source
2.
Reasons for Quoting It
3.
Apply
You learned about the Antarctic Treaty in your textbook. Find a copy of
this treaty in the library or on the Internet. Then make a chart like the one
above to determine when and how to use this primary source.
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Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Main Idea and Details
This skill helps you identify important ideas and details that support them.
Read “Resources and Economies.” Complete the web by filling in the
tourist attractions to the region. These attractions are just some of the
foundations of the economy of the region.
1.
Tourist
attractions in
Australia, New
Zealand, and
Oceania
Reading Strategy: Summarize
2. Choose the best summary for “Resources and Economies.” Put a
checkmark (√) next to your answer.
The economies of Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
depend on agriculture and tourism.
Service industries—including health care, tourism, news media,
and transportation—provide nearly three-fourths of Australia’s
jobs.
During colonial times, Australia and New Zealand mostly traded
with Great Britain.
3. Read “Cultures and Change.” Complete the summary of this section
by filling in the blanks below.
Many parts of the culture of Oceania are still
, such as matrilineal societies and
traditional arts.
today is a mix of
traditional canoes and more modern motorized vehicles.
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Vocabulary
Match the definition in the second column with the term or word in the
first column. Write the correct letter on the line.
A. a society in which ancestry is traced
through the father’s family
1. copra
2. matrilineal society
B. dried coconut meat
3. patrilineal society
C. a society in which ancestry is traced
through the mother’s family
Study Guide
Whose economy does each statement best describe? Circle the answer
that best completes each sentence.
4. A major trading partner with Japan is
Australia.
New Zealand.
Oceania.
5. Most people fish and grow their own food in
Australia.
New Zealand.
Oceania.
6. Asian countries play a big role in the economy of
Australia.
New Zealand.
Oceania.
7. Copra and coconut oil are important exports in
Australia.
New Zealand.
Oceania.
8. Service industries provide nearly three-fourths of the jobs in
Australia.
New Zealand.
Oceania.
9. The world’s leading producer of bauxite is
Australia.
New Zealand.
Oceania.
10. Australia is the main trading partner of
Australia.
New Zealand.
Oceania.
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CHAPTER 25, LESSON 3
Reading Skill and Strategy
Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast
This skill helps you identify similarities and differences.
Read “Resources.” Complete the chart below to compare plant and
animal life in the interior with those in the Southern Ocean of Antarctica.
Interior
Southern Ocean
1.
Reading Strategy: Summarize
2. Read “The Scientific Community.” Write a summary of this section.
3. Read “The Continent of Antarctica.” Complete the summary of this
section by filling in the blanks below.
Antarctica is the
|continent and was not explored by people until the 1900s.
An
covers most of the continent.
The
divide the continent into
East Antarctica and West Antarctica.
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Vocabulary
1. Circle the letter for the correct definition of ice shelf.
A. the southernmost point on Earth
B. a body of land surrounded by water on three sides
C. a sheet of ice that floats on water but connects to land on one side
2. Use the term ice shelf in your own sentence.
Study Guide
Write three details about each of the main ideas in the chart below.
Main Idea
Much of Antarctica’s
landscape is covered
by an icecap.
Details
3.
4.
5.
Antarctica’s climate is so
cold and dry that the
continent is called a polar
desert.
6.
7.
8.
Antarctica is mainly used
for scientific research.
9.
10.
11.
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