Question
The Golden Resources one of these places in Beijing was quickly succeeded by the “South China” one in 2005 as the largest in the world. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these locations whose many low-occupancy ones were touted as examples of China’s “ghost cities.” The Ghermezian family owns some of these buildings in Edmonton and Bloomington, Minnesota.
ANSWER: shopping malls [or shopping centers; prompt on department stores]
[10h] Construction in Chinese “ghost cities” is sometimes compared to this stuff’s non-durability. This phrase gained popularity after several schools collapsed due to cheap cement construction in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
ANSWER: tofu-dreg projects [accept dòufuzhā gōngchéng; prompt on tofu or dòufu]
[10m] The fight against so-called “white pollution” in Chinese cities was undercut by the government’s removal of a ban on this material’s “expanded” form in 2013. Larvae of Zophobas morio “superworms” can digest this material.
ANSWER: expanded polystyrene foam [accept Styrofoam; prompt on foam]
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