The great Asian river Mekong does run through:
- AChina
- BMalaysiaCorrect
- CCambodia
- DLaos
Explanation
The question asks which country the Mekong River does not run through. The correct answer is B because the Mekong River flows through six countries in East and Southeast Asia: China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Malaysia is located further south on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo, and the Mekong drainage basin does not extend into its territory. Therefore, while China, Cambodia, and Laos are part of the Mekong basin, Malaysia is not.
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