East Asia & Pacific World

1. East Asia & Pacific World Unit 4 Chapters 30-34 Pages 632 - 741

2. Chapter 30 Look through the chapter. Answer the questions on Pg. 4 in packet. Remember: Vocabulary and maps Pg. 2-3 & 5-9

3. China Chapter 31 Pg. 650 - 679

4. Government History • Emperors • Spheres of Influence • West influenced economics and trade • Nationalists - Chiang Kai-shek 1920s • Didn’t allow Communists • The Long March – Communist exit • World War II – Nationals + Communists  Japan • People’s Republic of China – Communists • Mao Zedong

5. People’s Republic of China • Collective Farms • Great Leap Forward • Communes • Great Cultural Revolution • Smash the 4 “Olds” • Thought, ideology, habits & customs • Another failure

6. Mao’s Death • People’s Republic Continued • 4 Modernizations • 5th? • Tiananmen Square

7. 4 Regions in China • Map Pg. 660 • Northwest • Southwest • Northeast • Southeast • What makes each region unique?

8. Culture Ethnic Groups • 8% Minority • 92% Han Descendents Religions: Atheism • Practice • Confucianism • Taoism (Daoism) • Buddhism

9. Rights v. Privileges Pg. 670 Violations • Women • Religious minorities • Tibet

10. People & Culture • Have Kids • Have 2 Kids • Have 1 Kid One Kid, Two Kid… Red Kid, Blue Kid.

11. Japan & the Koreas Chapter 32 Pages 680 - 699

12. Japan Physical Geography • Archipelago • Peaks are a great underwater mountain range • 13% of land is arable • Ring of Fire – Tectonic activity • 170 volcanoes / 75 Active Climate • Similar to east coast of US – varies N to S • Monsoons & Typhoons • Long growing season-ocean current temps

13. Japan Human Geography • Homogeneous – “uniform” • Give a strong national unity & identity • Isolated • Religion – Shinto • Worship forces of nature & spirits of dead ancestors • Zen Gardens Pg. 685 • Confucianism – respect for wisdom of older people and obedience to leaders • Large middle class

14. Government Forced re-opening • Advantages to foreigners • Unfair treaties • Meiji Reforms • “Selective borrowing” Lack of resources • Iron ore & petroleum needed for industry

15. Government WWII • Japan sided with Nazi Germany • When Nazis occupied, so did Japan • Pearl Harbor Hawaii • Atomic bombs • American Occupation 1945 – 1952 • Removed military dictatorship

16. Economy since WWII • Grew Fast! • Obtained materials through trade  taking it • Quality goods • Reasons for success • Educated work force • Work ethic • Trade Networks – in the middle • Government role in business • Tariffs • Quotas

17. Pacific World & Antarctica Chapter 34 Pages 716 - 739

18. Australian History Aborigines • Crossed land bridge Great Britain Colony • James Cook landed in 1770 • Prison? Settlement patterns • Coastal • Cities

19. Australian Economy Aborigines Use • Lived the outback • Few possessions • Only take what is needed from the land European Use • Wanted • Gold found in outback • Gold rush!! Today • Minerals exported • Stations – wool exported

20. New Zealand Made up of Volcanic Islands North Island South Island Pg. 726 Explain the differences between the two islands.

21. Pacific Islands Chain of underwater Mountains • Volcanic • Atolls Economics • Farming • Fishing • Subsistence • Tourism

22. Antarctica Conditions • < 2” of precipitation per year • Crevasses • Pack ice • Convergence zone Claim • Antarctic Treaty

23. Topographic Maps – Pg. 732