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Monsoon Asia: Essential Questions. West Middle. East Asia. Where in the world is East Asia ? What Countries are in East Asia? How do Geographic Factors affect/ impact population distribution ? Where do most people in East Asia live ?
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Monsoon Asia: Essential Questions West Middle
East Asia • Where in the world is East Asia? • What Countries are in East Asia? • How do Geographic Factors affect/impactpopulation distribution? • Where do most people in East Asia live? • What are the two major rivers in China & where do they come from? • How do China’s rivers support a large population? • China’s major cities are located in what geographic feature? • How did the Japanese islands form? • Why is trade so important to Japan's economy? • In what ways are North & South Korea alike & different? • Creating the DMZ has had what unexpected effect? • What is the economy like in Mongolia? • What is the climate like in Mongolia? • What impact has the Gand Canal had on China’s development? 1. N.E. Hemisphere 2. China, Mongolia, Japan, N Korea, S Korea & Taiwan 3. Mild climate, N. China Plain & P. Ocean are population pull factors. 4. Along the Pacific Coast/East China 5. Huang He (Yellow R) & Chang Jiang (Yangtze) both start in the Mtns & Plateau of Western China. 6. Provide minerals for soil, irrigation & trans/comm 7. North China Plain 8. Underwater Volcanic Mtn ranges along the tectonic plates 9. Japan has limited resources & must trade to develop 10. North: CommGov, produce military equip, limited resources & agriculture South: Democratic Gov. Population is 2x’s more than N.K. Highly Industrialized manufacture ships, cars, electronics 11. created a natural animal refuge 12. Undeveloped, nomadic herding exporting furs & leather 13. Cold Dry 14. Trans/comm from the north & south