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Physical Geography of East Asia

Physical Geography of East Asia. Major Geographic Characteristics of East Asia. World’s MOST POPULOUS REALM One of the world’s earliest culture hearths Population concentrations in the East , situated in river basins and special economic zones. Sub-regions of East Asia.

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Physical Geography of East Asia

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  1. Physical Geography of East Asia

  2. Major Geographic Characteristics of East Asia • World’s MOST POPULOUS REALM • One of the world’s earliest culture hearths • Population concentrations in the East, situated in river basins and special economic zones

  3. Sub-regions of East Asia • CHINA PROPER-Eastern half; the core of China • XIZANG (TIBET)- Tall mountains and high plateaus; sparsely populated • XINJIANG- Vast desert basin and mountain rims; gateway to the Islam world • MONGOLIA- Mostly desert • The JAKOTA TRIANGLE • Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

  4. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • LONGITUDINAL EXTENT (East to West) Comparable to the U.S. • LATITUDINAL RANGE (North to South): Comparable to Northern Quebec to Central Caribbean • Bordered by oceans, high mountains, steppe country, and desert

  5. Karst Landscape

  6. Eastern China

  7. Northern China: The Great Wall

  8. Tibet

  9. CLIMATE • CLIMATE TYPES INCLUDE: B (Dry); C (Humid temperate); D (Humid cold); and H (Unclassified Highlands) • Includes the largest area of highland climate in the world • Desert conditions prevail in the Northern and Western interior • Coastal, peninsular, and insular East Asia have more moderate climates than the interior regions

  10. Step terraces are designed to allow water to flow by gravity through all the fields, generally reentering a stream at a lower level.

  11. Rice Fields

  12. XIZANG (TIBET) • A harsh physical environment • Sparsely populated • Came under Chinese control during the Manchu Dynasty in 1720 • Gained separate status in the late 19th Century • China’s Communist regime took control in the 1950s • Cornerstone of Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, and monasteries • Now an autonomous region

  13. The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, is the ceremonial home of the 14th Dalai Lama, now in exile in India.

  14. Highland Pasture in Tibet – nomadic herders

  15. XINJIANG • Comprises one-sixth of China’s total land area • A region of high mountains and basins • Chinese only account for 40% of the population • Half of the population is Islamic • Has extensive reserves of oil and natural gas

  16. MONGOLIA • Steppe and desert physical environment • Sparsely populated with an estimated 2.5 million inhabitants • Part of the Chinese empire from late1600s until 1911 • Functions as a buffer state between Russia and China • Economy is focused on herding and animal products

  17. THE JAKOTA TRIANGLE • CHARACTERISTICS • Small, confined land area (Japan and Taiwan are islands and the Koreas are on a Peninsula) • Hazardous region- earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons • Great cities and high-tech industry • Enormous consumption of raw materials, but few raw materials produced locally • Global links and rapid development

  18. Known Hazards for this Region • Earthquakes • Tsunamis • Volcanic Activity (Japan) • Typhoons • Floods • Drought

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