How did japans location both separate it from and tie it to china and korea?

When a nation depletes its natural resources, it often experiences rapid decline because it:

Which of the following was a characteristic of government proposed by the new jersey plan? it denied congress the ability to levy taxes. it based representation on population rather than keeping states equal regardless of size. it denied congress the ability to regulate trade. it preserved an executive committee rather than adopting a singular president.

To keep other european powers from threatening its empire in america, spain sent soldiers, settlers, and?